Shih‐Jen Hwang

Preventive Cardiology

National Institutes of Health

About

Shih‐Jen Hwang works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with National Institutes of Health.

Shih-Jen Hwang is a staff scientist in the Laboratory for Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genomics at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. She has been the health statistician for the NIH's Framingham Heart Study since 2005. Her research focuses on genetic statistics and epidemiology for aging-related health issues, including cardiovascular diseases.

Research focus

Cardiovascular GeneticsHypertension EpidemiologyChronic Kidney Disease in Cardiovascular ContextMetabolic Traits and Cardiovascular RiskGenetic Epidemiology of Aging-Related Heart Disease

Impact

253 pubs · 20,662 cites · h-index 71

Training

PhD in Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins University
1994
MHS in Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins University
MPH in Epidemiology
National Taiwan University

Affiliations

Work Experience

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Framingham Heart Study (NIH)

2005 - Present

Boston University School of Public Health