Jessica Graus Woo, MHSA, PhD
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email
jessica.woo@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-9598
Fax
513-636-7509
Credentials
BA: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1993
MHSA: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1995
PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 2004
Awards and Honors
- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, 2005
- Outstanding Poster Presentation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2004
- Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, Merrill Presidential Scholar, 1993
- Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Honor Societies, 1992
Research Grants and Contracts
ADA 7-03-CD-06 (Martin). American Diabetes Association. 07/03-06/08 - The metabolic syndrome: The role of plasma adiponectin and common genetic polymorphisms in adolescents.
Trustee Award. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. 05/06-04/08 - Adiponectin in Human Milk and Infant Serum in Relation to Early Adiposity. Principal Investigator.
R21 HD054029. NIH/NICHD. 07/06-06/08 - Adiponectin in Human Milk and Infant Serum in Relation to Early Adiposity. Principal Investigator.
Completed Grants
UC Center for Environmental Genetics. 2005-2006 - Genetic Susceptibility to BPA and BADGE and Influences on Metabolic Phenotypes during Pregnancy. Principal Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Woo JG, Dolan LM, Morrow AL, Geraghty SR, Goodman E. Breastfeeding Helps Explain Racial and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Adolescent Adiposity. Pediatrics Electronic Pages. 121(3): p. e458-65. 2008.
(read an article on Rueters about this research.)
Woo JG, Sun G, Haverbusch M, Indugula S, Martin LJ, Broderick JP, Deka R, Woo D. Quality Assessment of Buccal versus Blood Genomic DNA using the Affymetrix 500K GeneChip.BMC Genetics, 8:79. 2007.
Martin LJ, Woo JG, Avery C, Chen HS, North KE. Multiple Testing in the Genomics Era: Findings from GAW 15.Genetic Epidemiology 31 (Suppl. 1): S124-S131. 2007.
Tabangin ME, Woo JG, Liu C, Nick T, Martin LJ. Comparison of FDR for Genome-wide and Fine Mapping Regions.BMC Proceedings 1 (Suppl 1): S148. 2007.
Crimmins NA, Dolan LM, Martin LJ, Bean JA, Daniels SR, Lawson ML, Goodman E, Woo JG. Stability of Adolescent Body Mass Index During Three Years of Follow-up.Journal of Pediatrics 151(4):383-387. 2007.
Crimmins NA, Woo JG, Kaushal RD, Deka R, Dolan LM, Martin LJ. Adiponectin Receptor 1 Variation Associated with Lower Insulin Resistance in African-Americans.Obesity 15(8): 1903-1907. 2007.
Martin LJ, Woo JG, Geraghty SR, Altaye M, Davidson BS, Banach W, Dolan LM, Ruiz-Palacios GM, Morrow AL. Adiponectin is Present in Human Milk and is Associated with Maternal Factors.American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 83:1106-1111. 2006.
Woo JG, Dolan LM, Deka R, Kaushal RD, Shen Y, Pal P, Daniels SR, Martin LJ. Interactions between Noncontiguous Haplotypes in the Adiponectin Gene ACDC are Associated with Plasma Adiponectin.Diabetes 55:523-529. 2006.
Woo JG, Dolan LM, Daniels SR, Goodman E, Martin LJ. Adolescent Sex Differences in Adiponectin are Conditional on Pubertal Development and Adiposity.Obesity Research 13(12): 2095-2101. 2005.
Woo D, Kaushal R, Chakraborty R, Woo J, Haverbusch M, Sekar P, Kissela B, Pancioli A, Jauch E, Kleindorfer D, Flaherty M, Schneider A, Khatri P, Sauerbeck L, Khoury J, Broderick J, Deka R. Association of Apolipoprotein E4 and Haplotypes of the Apolipoprotein E Gene with Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage.Stroke 36(9):1874-9. 2005.
Martin LJ, Woo JG, Daniels SR, Goodman E, Dolan LM. The Relationship of Adiponectin with Insulin and Lipids is Conditional on Adiposity.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 90(7):4255-4259. 2005.
Presentations, Most Recent
February 2008. Human Milk Adiponectin Associated with Lower Infant Weight in Two Independent Cohorts; International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, Perth, Australia.
August 2007. Genetic Epidemiology in Families and Populations. Invited Lecture; Epidemiology Summer 2007, Busan, South Korea.
May 2007. Breastfeeding Protective for Adolescent Adiposity Regardless of Socioeconomic Status (SES) or Race. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
September 2006. Adiponectin in Human Milk is Associated with Infant Weight. International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
September 2006. Birth Weight and Breastfeeding Contribute Independently to Adolescent Adiposity and Insulin Resistance. International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
April 2006. Birth Weight and Breastfeeding Contribute Independently to Adolescent Adiposity and Insulin Resistance. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
April 2006. Maternal Factors are Associated with Human Milk Adiponectin Concentrations. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
October 2005. Adiponectin and Adiposity from Infancy to Adolescence. UC Department of Environmental Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Seminar Series; Cincinnati, OH.
Professional Organization Memberships
Teaching
Summer 2007 – Introduction to Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Instructor
May 2006 – "Biomarkers of Obesity"; Lecture for Molecular Epidemiology course at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
April and October 2006 – "Epidemiology 101" and "Epidemiology 201"; Lectures for CCHMC Endocrinology Fellowship Curriculum.
2003 – Microbiology, Undergraduate Course, Xavier University. Guest Lectures: Epidemiology, Case Studies in Epidemiology.
2003 – Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Graduate Level Course, UC College of Medicine, Teaching Assistant. Lectures: Epidemiology of Obesity and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity Assessment Methods.
2001 – Introduction to Epidemiology, Graduate Level Course, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Teaching Assistant.
2000-2002 – Introduction to Biostatistics, Graduate Level Course, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Teaching Assistant. Lectures: Normal Distribution, Binomial Distribution.
Abstracts
Woo JG, Wilson K, Dolan LM, Inge T. Children's Inpatient Distribution and Utilization by BMI Category, 2005-2007. Accepted for poster presentation at The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA. October, 2007.
Crimmins N, Dolan LM, Martin LJ, Bean JA, Daniels SR, Lawson ML, Goodman E, Woo JG. Longitudinal Stability of the Prevalence and Extent of Adolescent Overweight between 2001-2005. Presented as a poster at the American Diabetes Association 66th Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC. Diabetes 55 (Supplement 1): A405, June 2006.
Woo JG, Dolan LM, Deka R, Goodman E, Daniels SR, Martin LJ. Adiponectin Gene-Adiposity Interactions Affect High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Levels. Presented as a poster at the American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. Diabetes 54 (Supplement 1): A282, June 2005.
Martin LJ, Woo JG, Deka R, Goodman E, Daniels SR, Dolan LM. The effect of Adiponectin Gene Variants on Insulin Resistance is a Function of Adiposity. Presented as a poster the American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. Diabetes 54 (Supplement 1): A282, June 2005.
Crimmins N, Woo JG, Kaushal R, Deka R, Goodman E, Daniels SR, Dolan LM, Martin LJ. Adiponectin Receptor 1 Gene (AdipoR1) Variation is Associated with Decreased HOMA-IR Conditional on Adiposity in African-Americans. Presented as an oral abstract at the American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA. Diabetes 54 (Supplement 1): A43, June 2005.
Special Interests
Molecular epidemiology, with a particular research interest in pediatric obesity. Specifically interested in how genetics and early life influences may impact a child's likelihood of developing obesity and specific metabolic complications of obesity, such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia.
Ad hoc Journal Reviewer. Diabetes, American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007-present
Ad hoc Journal Reviewer. Journal of Pediatrics, European Journal of Endocrinology, 2006-present
Ad hoc Journal Reviewer. Collegium Antropologicum, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005-present
Ad hoc Journal Reviewer. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2004-present
Related Areas
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