Jiu-Chiuan Chen

Jiu-Chiuan Chen is a Professor in Population & Public Health Sciences and Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). As a physician-epidemiologist, he specializes in integrating medicine, toxicology, and quantitative methods to study environmental influences on chronic diseases and health disparities. His research focuses on air pollution's impact on brain health, including Alzheimer’s disease and neurodevelopment, and addresses socio-geographic disparities in dementia. He co-leads the AirPollBrain Network, a collaborative initiative exploring environmental neurosciences in urban settings.

Key research areas include environmental neurosciences, particulate matter exposure effects, and health disparities linked to urban environmental stressors. His work employs interdisciplinary approaches combining neuroimaging, epidemiology, and data science. Recent studies investigate air pollution’s role in autism spectrum disorder, maternal health, and cognitive decline in aging populations.

Dr. Chen’s team has published extensively on air pollution’s impact on mental health, cardiovascular outcomes, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Their findings highlight the need for policy interventions to reduce environmental health inequities. No specific awards are listed, though his contributions to environmental epidemiology are recognized through peer-reviewed publications.

He advises on grants related to environmental health and aging, and collaborates across disciplines to advance understanding of complex health-environment interactions. The AirPollBrain Network exemplifies his commitment to translational research, bridging basic science and public health practice.