Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Woo Lab

Woo Research Lab

The overarching theme of the Woo Lab is to understand the causes and short- and long-term consequences of childhood obesity and metabolic dysregulation. Childhood obesity is multifactorial, so the Woo Lab leverages both large-scale epidemiologic cohort data and detailed assessments of biochemical, social, and genetic factors related to growth and development. Areas of particular interest in childhood include longitudinal growth trajectories, early nutrition, infant-caregiver interactions, and microbiome development. Long-term/adult cardiovascular risk from childhood measurements is a major focus on this lab, as well, as a key component of the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium. The Woo Lab is also a hub for several significant epidemiologic cohorts based in Cincinnati, and welcomes potential collaborators interested in these resources.

Science Blog

Heart and Lung

5 Childhood Risk Factors Predict Risk of Adult Cardiovascular Events

Jessica Graus Woo, MHSA, PhD, Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS2/8/2023

Heart and Lung

How Childhood Risk Factors Affect Adult Cardiovascular Events

Jessica Graus Woo, MHSA, PhD4/6/2022

Contact

Jessica G. Woo, PhD, MHSA, FAHA
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Mailing address:
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 5041
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Office phone: 513-636-9598
Cell phone: 513-708-4901
Fax: 513-636-7509
Email: jessica.woo@cchmc.org