Lina Mu
PhD, MD
Director, Office of Global Health Initiatives
Associate Professor
Research Topics
Environmental epidemiology; air pollution; water pollution; cancer molecular epidemiology (primarily lung cancer, breast cancer and Upper-GI cancers); gene-environment interaction; cancer survival.
Selected Publications
- Niu Z, Wen X, Wang M, Tian L, Mu L. Personal exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEXs) mixture and telomere length: A cross-sectional study of the general US adult population. Environ Res. 2022 Jan 28:112810. PMID: 35101395.
- Niu Z, Wen X, Buka SL, Wang M, Tian L, Loucks EB, Kubzansky LD, Mu L. Associations of telomere length at birth with predicted atherosclerotic lesions and cardiovascular disease risk factors in midlife: A 40-year longitudinal study. Atherosclerosis. 2021 Sep;333:67-74. PMID: 34428605.
- Liu R, Zhang J, Chu L, Zhang J, Guo Y, Qiao L, Niu Z, Wang M, Farhat Z, Grippo A, Zhang Y, Ma C, Zhang Y, Zhu K, Mu L, Lei L. Association of ambient fine particulate matter exposure with gestational diabetes mellitus and blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Environ Res. 2022 Aug 2:114008. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114008. PMID: 35931192.
- Zhu K, Browne RW, Blair RH, Bonner MR, Tian M, Niu Z, Deng F, Farhat Z, Mu L. Changes in arachidonic acid (AA)- and linoleic acid (LA)-derived hydroxy metabolites and their interplay with inflammatory biomarkers in response to drastic changes in air pollution exposure. Environ Res. 2021 Sep;200:111401. PMID: 34089746.
- Zheng KH, Zhu K, Wactawski-Wende J, Freudenheim JL, LaMonte MJ, Hovey KM, Mu L. Caffeine intake from coffee and tea and invasive breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative. Int J Cancer. 2021 Dec 15;149(12):2032-2044. PMID: 34418085.
- Zhu K, Niu Z, Freudenheim JL, Zhang ZF, Lei L, Homish GG, Cao Y, Zorich SC, Yue Y, Liu R, Mu L. COVID-19 Related Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD among US Adults. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Jul; 301:113959. PMID: 33964602
- Myneni AA, Giovino GA, Millen AE, LaMonte MJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Neuhouser ML, Zhao J, Shikany JM, Mu L. Indices of Diet Quality and Risk of Lung Cancer in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Nutr. 2021 Jun 1;151(6):1618-1627. PMID: 33982106;
- Mu L, Niu ZZ, Hageman Blair R, Yu H, Browne RW, Bonner MR, Fanter T, Deng FR, Swanson M. Metabolomics profiling before, during, and after the Beijing Olympics: A panel study of within-individual differences during periods of high and low air pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2019, 127(5):57010.
- Farhat Z, Browne R, Bonner M*, Tian L, Deng F, Swanson M, Mu L, Air Pollution Exposure and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities. Environmental International, 2018, 112:287-293. PMID: 29324239
- Glasgow ML, Rudra CB, Yoo EH, Demirbas M, Merriman J, Nayak P, Crabtree-Ide C, Szpiro AA, Rudra A, Wactawski-Wende J, Mu L. Using smartphones to collect time-activity data for long-term personal-level air pollution exposure assessment. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;26(4):356-64. PMID: 25425137.
- Myneni AA, Chang SC, Niu R, Liu L, Swanson MK, Li J, Su J, Giovino GA, Yu S, Zhang ZF, Mu L. Raw garlic consumption and lung cancer in a Chinese population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Apr;25(4):624-33. PMID: 26809277.
- Li Y, Browne RW, Bonner MR, Deng F, Tian L, Mu L. Positive relationship between total antioxidant status and chemokines observed in adults. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2014;2014:693680. PMID: 25254081.
- Mu L, Deng F, Tian L, Li Y, Swanson M, Ying J, Browne RW, Rittenhouse-Olson K, Zhang JJ, Zhang ZF, Bonner MR. Peak expiratory flow, breath rate and blood pressure in adults with changes in particulate matter air pollution during the Beijing Olympics: a panel study. Environ Res. 2014 Aug;133:4-11. PMID: 24906062.
- Mu L, Liu L, Niu R, Zhao B, Shi J, Li Y, Swanson M, Scheider W, Su J, Chang SC, Yu S, Zhang ZF. Indoor air pollution and risk of lung cancer among Chinese female non-smokers. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Mar;24(3):439-50. PMID: 23314675.
- Mu L, Tuck D, Katsaros D, Lu L, Schulz V, Perincheri S, Menato G, Scarampi L, Harris L, Yu H. Favorable outcome associated with an IGF-1 ligand signature in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012, 133(1):321-31.iu L, Niu R, Zhao B, Shi J, Li Y, Swanson M, Scheider W, Su J, Chang SC, Yu S, Zhang ZF. Indoor air pollution and risk of lung cancer among Chinese female non-smokers. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Mar;24(3):439-50. PMID: 23314675.