Jinghui is a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, with interest in multiple fields of epidemiological study, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, women’s health, and perinatal health. Her dissertation work focuses on the interrelationship between reproductive health and cardiometabolic health in women with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Tina Costacou is her primary advisor. She also works for Dr. Costacou for the data management of the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications (EDC) study (NIH/NHLBI R01 DK34818) and the RETRO HDLc study (NIH/NIDDK R01 HL130153). 

She previously worked as an ORISE fellow at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where she was able to learn and apply skills simultaneously in real-world public health practice. Since 2018, she has been served as a Student Ambassador at the Epidemiology Department, answering questions from newly accepted Master’s students. Her goal is to become an epidemiologist committed to improving cardiovascular health and women’s health in diverse populations. 

Select presentations

• Ju J, Kinney GL, Miller RJ, Orchard TJ, Costacou T. The association of ankle-brachial index and BMI with pulmonary disease in type 1 diabetes. Presented at the 81^st Scientific Sessions of American Diabetes Association, June25-29,2021. 

• Ju J, Rubinstein DN, EI Khoudary SR, Orchard TJ, Costacou T. Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome in type 1 diabetes. Presented at the 80thScientific Sessions of American Diabetes Association, Jun12-16,2020. 

Select publications 

• Ju J, Tomaszewski EL, Orchard TJ, Evans RW, Feingold E, Costacou T.(2020).Thehaptoglobin 2-2 genotype is associated with cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes: the RETRO HDLc study. Acta Diabetol. 2020;57(3):271-278. 

• JuJ,& XieD.(2013). Radicular Cyst Infected Maxillary Sinus One Case Misdiagnosis.Medical Journal of QILU, ISSN:1008-0341/CN:37-1280/R.