Since 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher, MPRG Biosocial, MPI for Human Development
2019-2024: PhD in Gerontology, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
2019-2024: Research Assistant, USC-UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health
2017-2018: Master of International Public Policy and Management, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
2013-2017: BA in History, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Selected Publications
Willems YE, Rezaki AD, Aikins MA, Bahl A, Wu Q, Belsky D, Raffington L. Social determinants of health and epigenetic clocks: Meta-analysis of 140 studies. medRxiv. 2025:2025-05 (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.08.25327207
Wu Q, Klopack E, Kim JK, Arpawong T, Thyagarajan B, Cole S, Faul J, Zhou F, Crimmins E. RNA-based Indicators of Cellular Senescence Predict Aging Health Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Study. Research Square. 2024 (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5392573/v1
Wu Q, Ailshire JA, Kim JK, Crimmins EM. The Association Between Cardiometabolic Risk and Cognitive Function Among Older Americans and Chinese. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2024 Jul 1;79(7):glae116. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae116
Wu Q, Ailshire JA, Kim JK, Crimmins EM. Cardiometabolic risk trajectory among older Americans: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 2021 Dec 1;76(12):2265-74. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab205
Wu Q. Understanding the burden of post-covid-19 condition. Bmj. 2023 May 31;381. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p932
Wu Q, Ailshire JA, Crimmins EM. Long COVID and symptom trajectory in a representative sample of Americans in the first year of the pandemic. Scientific reports. 2022 Jul 8;12(1):11647. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15727-0
