Lead Researchers

Professor Jie Jin Wang

MBBS, MPH, FRCSE, PhD, FRANZCO

 

Professor Jie Jin Wang, an epidemiologist and NHMRC senior researcher fellow, is a senior member of the team within the Health Services and Ocular Epidemiology Research Unit at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. On completion of medical and postgraduate studies at Sun Yat-Sen University, China, she attained her Masters in epidemiology and PhD at the University of Sydney, as well as another Masters in applied statistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

 

Other concurrent positions

  • NHMRC Senior Researcher Fellow (Level B) and Professor, Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney
  • Editor-in-Chief of Ophthalmic Epidemiology
  • Primary supervisor of 4 current PhD candidates. Prof Wang has previously supervised 5 PhD candidates to their completions over the last 10 years. 

 

Research Interests
Professor Wang's research primarily focuses on the interplay of environmental, systemic and genetic factors that jointly contribute to the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Prof Wang actively contributes to a number of internationally collaborative research organisations such as the Three Continent Study Consortium, the Eye Working Group of the CHARGE Consortium, and the AMDGene Consortium. She has jointly led a number of research projects on AMD within these consortia. In addition, she also conducts research on other eye diseases or conditions such as retinal vascular signs in relation to systemic vascular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, myopic retinopathy and age-related cataract. 

 

Education

  • 2001, MApplStat, Macquarie University, Australia
  • 2000, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia
  • 1995, MMed Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney, Australia
  • 1989, MMed Ophthalmic Pathology, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China
  • 1982-4, Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship Certificate
  • 1978, MBBS equivalent, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China

 

Previous Positions

  • 2011-12, NHMRC Project Grant Review Panel (GRP) member.
  • 2007-11, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Centre for Vision Research, Ophthalmology
  • 2009-10, Associate Professor, Retinal Vascular Imaging Centre, Centre for Eye Research Australia
  • 2005-09, NHMRC Senior research fellow (Level A)
  • 2002-06, Senior research fellow, Deputy Director of Centre for Vision Research, Ophthalmology, University of Sydney
  • 2006-08, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of Retinal Vascular Imaging Centre, Centre for Eye Research Australia 

 

Awards

  • 2010-2014, NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (Level B)
  • 2005-2009, NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (Level A)
  • 2003-2005, Sesqui Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Sydney
  • 1998-2000, NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Research Scholarship
  • 1998, Travel Fellowship from Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
  • 1997, Westmead Hospital Research Foundation Initiating Grants
  • 1982-84, Estelle Doheny Eye Foundation Fellowship, University of Southern California, USA

 

Ophthalmology & Scientific Involvement

  • 2011, Editor-in-Chief, Ophthalmic Epidemiology
  • 2011, Section Editor of the Asia-Pacific region, Ophthalmic Epidemiology Subspecialty, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO)
  • 2009, Editorial Board member, ‘Clinical Ophthalmology'
  • 2006,  Expert scientific reviewer for Westmead Scientific Advisory Committee, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney
  • 2005, Member of the American Heart Association, Scientific Council for High Blood Pressure Research
  • 2005, Member of the National Association of Research Fellows (NARF) of NHMRC
  • 2002, Peer reviewer for national and international research grants
  • 2001, Editorial Board member, ‘Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology'
  • 1998, Peer reviewer for 55 international journals
  • 1997, Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

 

Selected publications from a total of 432 original papers, 15 reviews, 4 book chapters & 10 editorials (0 book):

 

  1. Wang JJ, Klein R, Smith W, Klein B.E.K, Tomany S, Mitchell P. Cataract surgery and the 5-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration: Pooled findings from the Beaver Dam and Blue Mountains Eye Studies. Ophthalmology 110:1960-1967, 2003 cover article [IF=5.296] [72 citations] 90% contribution
  2. Wang JJ, Cugati S, Knudtson M, Rochtchina E, Klein R, Klein B, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Retinal arteriolar emboli and long-term mortality: Pooled data analysis from two older populations. Stroke 37:1833-1836, 2006 [IF=6.499] [12 citations] 75% contribution
  3. Wang JJ, Liew G, Wong TY, Smith W, Klein R, Leeder SR, Mitchell P. Retinal vascular calibre and the risk of coronary heart disease-related mortality. Heart 92: 1583-1587, 2006 [IF=4.96] [31 citations] 70% contribution
  4. Wang JJ, Liew G, Klein R, Rochtchina E, Knutson M, Klein B, Wong TY, Burlutsky G, Mitchell P. Retinal vessel diameter and cardiovascular mortality: Pooled data analysis from two older populations. European Heart Journal 28:1984-1992, 2007 [IF=7.924] [14 citations] 75% contribution
  5. Liew G, Sharrett AR, Kronmal RA, Klein R, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Kifley A, Wang JJ. Measurement of retinal vascular calibre: Issues and alternatives to using the arteriole to venule ratio. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 48:52-57, 2007 [IF=3.582] [20 citations] 50% contribution
  6. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Lee AJ, Chia E-M, Smith W, Cumming RG, Mitchell P. 10-year incidence and progression of age-related maculopathy: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology 114:92-98, 2007 [IF=5.296] [20 citations] 80% contribution
  7. Wang JJ, Ross R, Tuo J, Burlutsky G, Tan AG, Chan CC, Favaloro EJ, Williams A, Mitchell P. The LOC387715 polymorphism, inflammatory markers, smoking and risk of age-related macular degeneration: A population-based case control study. Ophthalmology 155:693-699, 2008 [IF=5.296] [3 citations] 75% contribution
  8. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Liew G, Tan AG, Wong TY, Leeder SR, Smith W, Shankar A, Mitchell P. The long-term relationship between retinal arteriolar narrowing, blood pressure and incident severe hypertension. American Journal of Epidemiology 168:80-88, 2008 [IF=5.45] [1 citation] 75% contribution
  9. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Smith W, Klein R, Klein BEK, Joshi T, Sivakumaran TA, Iyengar S, Mitchell P. Combined effects of Complement Factor H genotypes, fish consumption, and inflammatory markers on long-term risk of age-related macular degeneration in a cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology 169:633-641, 2009 [IF=5.45] [1 citation] 80% contribution
  10. Lindley RL, Wang JJ, Wong MC, Mitchell P, Liew G, Hand P, Wardlaw J, De Silva DA, Baker M, Rochtchina E, Chen C, Hankey GJ, Chang HM, Fung V, Gomes L, Wong TY. Multi-center Retinal and Stroke Study (MCRS) Collaborative Group. Retinal microvasculature in acute lacunar stroke: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Neurology 8:628-634, 2009 [IF=14.270] [0 citation] 40% contribution
  11. Hong T, Mitchell P, de Loryn T, E Rochtchina, Cugati S, Wang JJ. Development and progression of diabetic retinopathy 12 months after phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Ophthalmology 116:1510-1514, 2009
  12. Pai A, Mitchell P, Rochtchina E, Iyengar S, Wang JJ. Complement factor H and the bilaterality of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127:1339-1344, 2009
  13. Karpa MJ, Mitchell P, Beath K, Rochtchina E, Cumming R, Wang JJ. Direct and indirect effects of visual impairment on mortality risk in older persons: the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 127:1347-1353, 2009
  14. Baker ML, Hand PJ, Liew G, Wong TY, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Lindley RI, Hankey GJ, Wang JJ. Retinal microvascular signs may provide clues to the underlying vasculopathy in patients with deep intracerebral hemorrhage Stroke 41:618-623, 2010
  15. Baker ML, Wang JJ, Liew G, Hand PJ, De Silva D, Lindley RI, Mitchell P, Wong MC, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Wardlaw JM, Hankey GJ, the Multi-Centre Retinal Stroke Study Group. Differential associations of cortical and subcortical cerebral atrophy with retinal vascular signs in patients with acute stroke. Stroke 41:2143-2150, 2010
  16. Baker ML, Hand PJ, Wong TY, Liew G, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P, Lindley RI, Hankey GJ, Wang JJ, the Multi-Centre Retinal Stroke Study Group. Retinopathy and lobar intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights into pathogenesis. Archives of Neurology 67:1224-1230, 2010
  17. Wang JJ*, Baker ML*, Hand PJ, Hankey GJ, Lindley RI, Rochtchina E, Wong TY, Liew G, Mitchell P. The Multi-Centre Retinal Stroke Study Group. TIA and acute ischemic stroke: Associations with retinal microvascular signs. Stroke 42:404-408, 2011
  18. Hong T, Tan AG, Mitchell P, Wang JJ. A review and meta-analysis of the association between C reactive protein and late age-related macular degeneration. Survey of Ophthalmology 56:184-194, 2011
  19. Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Kaushik S, Kifley A, Cugati S, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Ten-year evolution of retinopathy lesions in an older nondiabtetic population. Archives of Ophthalmology 130:796-797, 2012
  20. Wang JJ, Fong CS, Rochtchina E, Cugati S, de Loryn T, Kaushik S, Tan JSL, Arnold J, Smith W, Mitchell P. Risk of Age-related Macular Degeneration 3 Years after Cataract Surgery: Paired Eye Comparisons. Ophthalmology (Epub Sept 4, 2012)

 

Professor Jie Jin Wang