Portrait of Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS

Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS

Instructor in Surgery
Division of Public Health Sciences

Specialties

  • Community health 
  • Epidemiology 
  • Chronic disease 
  • Obesity 

Meet Dr. Ji 

Dr. Mengmeng Ji is an epidemiologist and researcher in the Chang Lab. 

Her research focus is on prevention and control of obesity and related cancer, and the application of AI for health. 

Dr. Ji earned her medical degree from Kunming Medical University. She also earned her doctorate in community health from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  


Degrees

Doctorate in Community Health
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
2021

Master of Science in Community Health
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
2019

MBBS
Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
2016

Fellowship

Cancer Epidemiology Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2024

Postdoctoral Training

Postdoctoral Training in Cancer Epidemiology
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO


Research interests

Social and environmental determinants of obesity and related cancer 

Impact of health policies on the reduction of health disparities 

Use of economic and statistical modeling to evaluate treatment effects 

Applications of machine learning and deep learning in public health 


Chang Lab

600 S Taylor Ave, 2nd Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
Contact: 314-362-8623
Primary Investigator: [email protected]


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Professional Memberships


Obesity Medicine Association, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, The Obesity Society, American Association for Cancer Research

Awards and Honors


2023, CISNET Junior Investigator Award, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

2021, Block Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2020, Certificate in Foundations of Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2018, Founding Board Member, KCH Graduate Student Association, University of Illinois

2018, Block Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign