Education
1996~2001 B.S., Shenyang Medical College, Liaoning, P.R.China
2001~2004 M.S., Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R.China
2007~2010 Ph.D., Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R.China
Professional Experiences
2004~2006 Instructor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2007~2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2010~2012 Post-doctor, Department of dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine
2012~2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2013~2018 Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2018~present Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Research Focus
Dr. Fengju Song is currently a professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital in Tianjin, China. Dr. Song received his Ph.D. degree in Epidemiology from Tianjin Medical University in 2010. Subsequently, Dr. Song joined Dr. Jiali Han’s group for cancer research as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University School of Medicine, MA, USA.
Dr. Fengju Song’s research focuses on studying the epidemiology and etiology of cancer. Dr. Song first time provided convincing epidemiological evidence on the association between higher caffeine intake and lower risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in two prospective cohort studies, which was published in Cancer Research as first-author. Most importantly, his work has drawn enormous media attention, and has been overwhelmingly reported in many media, including newspaper, magazine, radio, TV, and Internet, all over the world. His work is so impactful to people’s daily life and provides a novel lifestyle modification for skin cancer prevention because 20% of the whites have BCC in their lifetime.
Anther Dr. Song’s impactful publication is his work on secondary cancers among skin cancer survivors published in PLoS Medicine. He found that women with personal history of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are most likely to develop secondary cancers, including breast and lung cancers. These findings support the need for continued investigation of the apparent relationship between NMSC and subsequent cancers. His work not only pinpoints to potential molecular mechanisms, but also has substantial impact on clinical practice.
At present, Dr. Song leads a research group working on cancer research at Tianjin Medical University. He plans to build on his extensive expertise to establish a breast cancer cohort in Tianjin. The cohort will become a good platform to facilitate the fully use of clinical resources in scientific researches. His future research will enable better evaluation of the factors associated with breast cancer progression and prognosis.
Selected Publications
1. Song F, Qureshi AA, Giovannucci EL, Fuchs CS, Chen WY, Stampfer MJ, Han J. Risk of a Second Primary Cancer after Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in White Men and Women: A Prospective Cohort Study. PLoS Med. 10 (4):e1001433. 2013.https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001433
2. Song F, Qureshi AA, Han J. Increased caffeine intake is associated with reduced risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Cancer Res. 72(13):3282-3289. 2012.https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/72/13/3282
3. Song F, Yang D, Liu B, Guo Y, Zheng H, Li L, Wang T, Yu J, Zhao Y, Niu R, Liang H, Winkler H, Zhang W, Hao X, Chen K. Integrated microRNA network analyses identify a poor-prognosis subtype of gastric cancer characterized by the miR-200 family. Clin Cancer Res. 20(4):878-889. 2014.https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/20/4/878
4. Song F, Zheng H, Liu B, Wei S, Dai H, Zhang L, Calin GA, Hao X, Wei Q, Zhang W, Chen K. An miR-502-binding site single-nucleotide polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region of the SET8 gene is associated with early age of breast cancer onset. Clin Cancer Res. 15(19):6292-6300. 2009.https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/15/19/6292
5. Song F, Qureshi AA, Gao X, Li T, Han J. Smoking and risk of skin cancer: a prospective analysis and a meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 41(6):1694-1705. 2012.https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/41/6/1694/743465