Yiling Cheng, MD, MS

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

S.P.H. University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208, USA

Phone: (803)-777-5336(O) (803)-771-6442(H) FAX (O): (803)-777-5042

E-mail address: [email protected]; [email protected]

CURRENT POSITION:

5/1998 ? present: Data Analyzer

 

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

8/1995 ? 5/1998: Research Assistant (data management, data analysis)

8/1990 - 8/1995: Instructor

8/1984 - 8/1987: Assistant Teacher

EDUCATION

8/1995 - present: Ph.D. Candidate (Major: Epidemiology; Minor: Biostatistics); (expected date of graduation:12/1998)

9/1987 - 8/1990: MS (Epidemiology)

8/1979 - 8/1984: Medical Doctor

6/1986 - 8/1986: WHO training course on Management Sector Analysis and Community Diagnosis

3/1986 - 5/1986: Training Course on Epidemiology

AWARDS

SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

RESEARCH EXPERTISE
    1. Physical activity and diseases (peptic ulcer, osteoarthritis, COPD)
    2. Physical activity promotion
    3. Managed care data analysis
    4. Statewide Alzheimer?s disease and related disorders registry, South Carolina
    1. Epidemiology investigation using direct immunofluorescent procedure in children for detecting Cryptosporidium/Giardia infection
    2. Diseases surveillance and health investigation for staff of nuclear power plant
    3. Computer application in medicine, education of epidemiology
    4. HP antigen analysis by SDS-PAGE and immuno-blot
    5. 30 years nuclear industry workers and staff members health evaluation, major in epidemiology, and computer statistics software
    6. ENA(extractable nuclear antigen) antibody detection kit by immuno-blot
    7. Nosocominal infection
    8. HP detection kit, modification of HP culture base
    9. Seroepidemiology by ELISA & IEST of campylobacter jejune/coli(CJ) & Helicobacter pylori(HP)
    10. Risk factors of malignant lymphoma

TEACHING EXPERTISE (from 1984)
    1. Foundation of Epidemiology
    2. Design and conduct in research
    3. Clinical epidemiology
    4. Nosocominal infection
    5. Introduction of Statistical analysis system (SAS)
    6. Epiinfo : a word processing, database, and statistics program system for Epidemiology on microcomputer. ver. 5.01
    7. Cosmetics hygiene criteria
    8. Hygiene examining methods of disposable medical appliances

PUBLICATION
    1. Ying, QH., Cheng, Y., Zhang, TZ., Zhong, HL. Comparison of experimental efficacy of four methods of air disinfection. Chinese Journal of Disinfection 1996; 13:45-46
    2. Cheng, Y., Ying, QH., Zhong, HL. Epidemiology investigation on risk factors of HP infection. Chinese Journal of Public Health 1995; 14:327-30.
    3. Cheng, Y., Li, HL., Zhou, LR. The establishment of China National Nuclear Industry staff health and risk evaluation statistics report program. In: Radiation Effect & Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Hazard, 1995, Nuclear Power Publishing House, Beijing, China
    4. Cheng, Y., Li, HL., Zhou, LR. The establishing of China National Nuclear industry staff health and risk evaluation statistics report program. Computer Application in Nuclear Field 1995;28(2):24-26
    5. Cheng, Y., Ying, QH., Zhong, HL. Evaluation and application of IEST diagnostic method in detection of pyloric helicobacteria antibody in human sera. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 1995;11(3):35-38
    6. Cheng, Y., Ying, QH., Zhong, HL. The establishing of epidemiology test question database in microcomputer. Acta Academiae Medicinae Suzhou 1995;15(2):377-378
    7. Zhong, HL., Ying, QH., Cheng, Y. Diagnostic value of detecting IgG, IgA, IgM antibody titre of H. Pylori. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 1995;11(1):29-33
    8. Cheng, Y., Ying, QH., Zhong, HL. Evaluating the value of detecting the serum H. pylori antibody by IEST. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 1994;15(special 8):352
    9. Cheng, Y., Yan, LF., Ying, QH. Making condition comparison of campylobacter whole cell soluble antigen in ELISA. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 1992;8:25-28
    10. Mi, ZS., Cheng, Y., Wan, CY. Multi-factor analysis of the medical student's epidemiological grade. Journal of Nuclear Industry Higher Education 1992;3:95-96
    11. Ying, QH., Cheng, YL., Zhu, L. Cost matching analysis of nosocominal infection in Suzhou District. Modern Management of Health Care 1992; 3:145-147
    12. Cheng, Y., Ying, QH., Yan, LF. Adult immune response to campylobacter jejune/coli in Suzhou Area. Chinese Journal of Public Health 1992; 11(1):32
    13. Ying, QH., Cheng, Y., Zhong, HL. Determinations of free amino acids for campylobacter pyloridis. Amino Acid Magazine 1990; 4:46-48
    14. Ying, QH., Zhong, HL., Cheng, Y. Study of gastric campylobacter-like organism. Jiangsu Medical Journal 1988;14(10):560
    15. Ying, QH., Zhang, TC., Cheng, Y. A study on risk factor of malignant lymphoma among clinical patients in Suzhou and Wuxi District. Acta Academiae Medicinae Suzhou 1987;7(3):218-220
    16. Wu, ZD., Ying, QH., Cheng, Y. A study of some gastric disease in relationship with the campylobacter-like organism. Acta Academiae Medicinae Suzhou 1987; 7(3):186-188

 

    1. Cheng, Y., Macera, CA., Davis, DR., Blair SN. Physical activity and osteoarthritis: is physical activity a risk factor? 76th Annual South Carolina Public Health Association Meeting, Myrtle Beach, 5/1997, Oral Presentation.
    2. Macera, CA., Cheng, Y., Blair SN. Physical Activity and Peptic Ulcer. ACSM?s 45th Annual Meeting, Orlando, 6/1998, Oral Presentation.

 

    1. Macera, CA., Cheng, Y., Davis, DR., Blair SN. The relationship between physical activity and peptic ulcer: a prospective study on the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1998 ( in review).
    2. Cheng, Y., Macera, CA., Davis, DR., Blair SN. Physical activity and osteoarthritis: is physical activity a risk factor? The Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1997 (in revise) .
    3. Cheng, Y., Macera, CA., Blair., SN. A Simulation analysis of non-response bias in the Cooper Clinic Longitudinal Study. 1998 (in preparation).
    4. Blair, SN., Dunn, A., Cheng, Y. Physical activity habit change in the Cooper Clinic Longitudinal Study. 1998 (in preparation).
    5. Cheng, Y., Macera, CA, Huang, Y., Wang, H. The issues of standardization of age and potential improvement. 1998 (in preparation).

 

    1. Epiinfo user's guide. Chief of Editor. 1992 by Public Health School, Suzhou Medical College
    2. Medical Epidemiology, Chapter 3. Author. Copyright 1991 by Shichuan Science & Technology Publishing House

 

    1. China National Nuclear industry workers and staff members? health evaluation statistics report program, version 1.1. 1993
    2. Test question database of epidemiology for Undergraduate students of medicine and public health, version 1.0. 1992
    3. Small data management system for BASIC, version 1.0. 1990

 

    1. The prevention of diarrhea in travel period. Suzhou Daily Aug. 24, 1985

FUNDED PROJECTS

    1. Epidemiology investigation using direct immunofluorescent procedure in children for detecting Cryptosporidium/Giardia infection, Suzhou Medical College, 94-95.
    2. HP detection kits, Suzhou Medical College, 93-94.
    3. Epidemiological study of campylobacter Jejune/coli", Suzhou Medical College, 90-92.

REFERENCES

Caroline A. Macera, Ph.D.

Epidemiologist

Division of Nutrition & Physical Activity

4770 Buford Hwy. (K46), Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

Phone: (770) 488-5018 Fax: (770) 488-5473 E-mail: [email protected]

 

Dorothy R. Davis, B.A.

Data Manager

Prevention Center, S.P.H. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-5332 Fax: (803) 777-5042 E-mail: [email protected]

 

UPDATED: 07/28/98