Lu Qi

Lu Qi is the HCA Regents Distinguished Chair & Professor and Interim Chair of the Epidemiology Department at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He also holds an adjunct professorship at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and directs the Tulane University Obesity Research Center.

• Education:
  • PhD in Nutrition and Epidemiology, Tufts University
  • MD, Peking University Health Science Center
  • MS in Nutrition, Chinese Center for Disease Prevention

Research Interests focus on genetic, nutritional, and biochemical risk factors for obesity, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, with emphasis on gene-environment interactions. His work bridges molecular epidemiology, nutrigenomics, and population health.

Scientific Awards include fellowships from the American Heart Association (FAHA), American College of Nutrition (FACN), and The Obesity Society (FOS). He serves as editor-in-chief of the World Journal of Diabetes and holds editorial roles at multiple journals, including BMC Medical Genetics and Nutrition Reviews.