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Professor Jason Wu is a leading academic in public health nutrition and epidemiology, currently serving as Professor and Head of the Nutrition Science Program at the George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales. His research focuses on reducing diet-related chronic diseases through innovative interventions, food policy modeling, and dietary factor analysis for disease prevention. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and an MSc in Biostatistics, with postdoctoral training at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Education:
- BSc in Biochemistry, University of Canterbury (New Zealand)
- BSc (First Class Honours) in Biochemistry, Australian National University
- MSc in Biostatistics, University of Sydney
- PhD in Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia
Research Interests:
- Public health nutrition strategies targeting cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
- Evaluation of population-level food policies
- Role of dietary fats and diet quality in chronic disease prevention
- Global health equity in nutrition interventions
Grants & Funding: Total research funding exceeding $20 million to date, supporting large-scale epidemiological studies and intervention trials.
Labs & Teams: Leads the Nutrition Science Program at the George Institute for Global Health, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in global health research.
