Lina Mu

PhD, MD

Lina Mu

PhD, MD

Lina Mu

PhD, MD

Director, Office of Global Health Initiatives

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

School of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Topics

Assessing air pollution exposure and associated health outcomes, and the underlying biological mechanisms; examining lifestyle factors, gene-environment interaction, and cancer etiology, survival and prevention; as well as using a life-course approach to understand the role of various environmental and social exposure on child development and human health.

Contact Information

273A Farber Hall

Buffalo NY, 14214

Phone: (716) 829-5381

Fax: (716) 829-2979

linamu@buffalo.edu

Overview Publications News

Selected Publications

Zhu K, Mendola P, Barnabei VM, Wang M, Hageman Blair R, Schwartz J, Shelton J, Lei L, Mu L. Association of prenatal exposure to PM_2.5 and NO₂ with gestational diabetes in Western New York. Environ Res. 2023 Dec 8:117873. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117873. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38072106.
Farhat Z, Scheving T, Aga DS, Hershberger PA, Freudenheim JL, Hageman Blair R, Mammen MJ, Mu L. Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Several Garlic Forms. Nutrients. 2023 Sep 22;15(19):4099. doi: 10.3390/nu15194099. PMID: 37836382; PMCID: PMC10574068.
Grippo A, Zhu K, Yeung EH, Bell EM, Bonner MR, Tian L, Mendola P, Mu L. Indoor air pollution exposure and early childhood development in the Upstate KIDS Study. Environ Res. 2023 Oct 1;234:116528. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116528. Epub 2023 Jul 5. PMID: 37419197
Zhu K, Wactawski-Wende J, Mendola P, Parikh NI, LaMonte MJ, Barnabei VM, Hageman Blair R, Manson JE, Liu S, Wang M, Wild RA, Shadyab AH, Van Horn L, Leblanc ES, Sinkey R, Schnatz PF, Saquib N, Mu L. Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jul 23:S0002-9378(23)00502-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.07.030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37490991
Zhu K, Wang S, Yue Y, Smith BA, Zhang ZF, Freudenheim JL, Niu Z, Zhang J, Smith E, Ye J, Cao Y, Zhang J, Hennessy DA, Lei L, Mu L. Disparities in insecurity, social support, and family relationships in association with poor mental health among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 15;13(1):9731. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35981-0. PMID: 37322075; PMCID: PMC10272217.
Yue Y, Wang S, Smith E, Goyal D, Zhu K, Zhang ZF, Smith B, Niu Z, Lei L, Freudenheim JL, Cao Y, Mu L. Alcohol Consumption and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Alcohol Alcohol. 2023 Mar 1:agad011. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agad011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36864564.
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.