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Dr. Feng Gao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, he completed postdoctoral training at Columbia University and Yale University. Dr. Gao obtained his PhD degree in computational science and environmental toxicology from Michigan State University. His research focuses on understanding the effects of environmental exposures, such as metals, pesticides, air pollution, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), on human health, particularly in relation to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and aging. He leverages multi-omics data, including genetics, epigenetics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics, to conduct exposure assessment modeling and computational toxicology. His work in environmental epidemiology aims to predict disease outcomes and assists in the early detection of diseases through novel computational methodologies that estimate exposures, predict toxicity, and identify biomarkers.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.