Ping-Ching Hsu

Ping-Ching Hsu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. His research focuses on molecular epidemiology, environmental exposure, and metabolomics to address health disparities, particularly in rural and underserved communities. He leads the Arkansas Rural Community Health (ARCH) cohort study involving 26,375 women across Arkansas, and serves as Principal Investigator for studies on chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and prostate cancer disparities.

Education: Postdoctoral training at The Ohio State University (2016), PhD in Tumor Biology (Georgetown University, 2012), and prior degrees in Neuroscience and Nutrition from Taipei Medical College.

Research interests include: (1) environmental exposure impacts on cancer disparities, (2) metabolomic profiling for disease prediction, and (3) epigenetic mechanisms linking socioeconomic factors to health outcomes. He holds affiliations with the UAMS Cancer Institute, the P20 COBRE Center for Host Response to Cancer Therapy, and the UALR/UAMS Joint Bioinformatics Program.

Key contributions include developing biomarkers for doxorubicin cardiotoxicity, linking pesticide exposure to colorectal cancer, and analyzing DNA methylation patterns related to smoking cessation. His work emphasizes translational research to improve healthcare equity in rural populations.

Grants/Projects: Principal Investigator for DoD Prostate Cancer Health Disparity Awards, NIMHD Arkansas Center for Health Disparities Co-I, and multiple metabolomics consortium initiatives.