Kai Chen
@ChenKai_yale
Associate Professor @YaleSPH @YaleDeptEHS. #Humboldtian Working on #ClimateChange, #AirPollution, and public health.
Delighted and humbled to share the news that I have been promoted to Associate Professor @YaleSPH @YaleDeptEHS! I am thrilled to co-direct Yale Center on #Climatechange and Health @CCHYale with Prof. Dubrow. Thank you all for the kind support &look forward to the journey ahead!
We streamlined six new DID-like estimators and created this tutorial for implementation in R. yiqingxu.org/packages/fect/… Hope you no longer need to spend months figuring out what these estimators are and how to use them. w/ @liuziyi233
🚨 Big news from JACC! 🚨 Scientific publishing is evolving, and so are we. Our updated Preprint Servers Policy makes it easier than ever to include preprints in your submissions. Learn more from this #JACC Editor's Page 🔗 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… @hmkyale #CardioEd
📢 Our study: Short-term exposure to ozone linked to incr risk of acute myocardial infarction in younger adults, with stronger effects in non-Hispanic Black patients. 🌍❤️ #Virgostudy 🔗 Read more: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… w/ @ChenKai_yale @CCHYale @YaleSPH @YaleDeptEHS @yalemed
🚀 Big news @JACCJournals! We’re embracing preprints to accelerate cardiovascular research & enhance collaboration. Check out our updated policy & streamlined @medrxivpreprint integration for faster more transparent science. 🧬 🔗Read more: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kaqe2d9GH%7… #OpenScience
The Effort Report: 40 - Indirect Costs effortreport.libsyn.com/40-indirect-co…
Timely new paper on chemical species in wildfire smoke, expertly led by @emma_ks1. We find that smoke drives detectable increases in concentrations of 25 out of 27 species we examine, incl stuff like lead and arsenic, often distant from the active fire. 1/ pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…
🌡️🌎❤️🩹Interested in learning more about health impacts of climate change-related events? Please join us for our quarterly seminar by @ChenKai_yale on Feb 25. Climate Epidemiology: How to Assess the impacts of climate change? #climate #epidimiology @theAGU
ICYMI: "Wildfires, compound extreme events, climate change and cardiovascular health," are the central theme of an editorial in #JACC. Watch the video for more: youtube.com/watch?v=I1MbNd… @hmkyale @ChenKai_yale @JACCJournals #AirPollution #CVD
Exposomic Determinants of Atherosclerosis Great teamwork with @usman_sagheer @khurramn1 Marin Kuntic Andreas Daiber @anavasac @ChenKai_yale @sanjay_MD1 @Sadeer_AlKindi now online: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
🔥 L.A.’s #wildfires; 🌡️ 2024: The warmest year on record; 🌍 Another U.S. withdrawal from #ParisAgreement. As #ClimateChange accelerates, the compounding crises of multiple extreme events fuel cardiovascular risks. Check our #JACC paper 👇 w. @hmkyale and Yuan Lu @CCHYale
🔥 New in #JACC: #Wildfires and extreme events are increasing cardiovascular risks. Full read: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Experts urge cardiologists to lead efforts in anticipation, mitigation and adaptation. #CardioX #CVD @ACCinTouch @hmkyale @ChenKai_yale
🔥 New in #JACC: Wildfires and extreme events are increasing cardiovascular risks. Full read: bit.ly/3E514iP Experts urge cardiologists to lead efforts in anticipation, mitigation and adaptation. #CardioX #CVD @hmkyale @ChenKai_yale @JACCJournals
The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles are a grave reminder about the consequences of climate change and the need to take action. Learn about causes and solutions in this explainer feat. Yale experts Terry Baker of @foresters & @ChenKai_yale of @YaleSPH. buff.ly/3da6Nnp
A new #JACCAdvances paper shows that humidity is linked with ventricular arrhythmia tinyurl.com/3a3n37eb contributing to the exposome-CVD story Read our accompanying editorial with @jadardakani @ChenKai_yale tinyurl.com/4wdntvm5
We are also on the other side! Follow us on Bluesky! @agugeohealth.bsky.social
Heat exposure is associated with increased stroke risk among younger adults aged 18-64 years in the US, a new #JACC study finds: bit.ly/3V5AZpu @ChenKai_yale @lingzhi_chu @cpgYALE @CCHYale @YaleSPH
Thanksgiving lunch with the amazing Climate, Health, and Environment Nexus (CHEN) Lab members @CCHYale @YaleSPH @lingzhi_chu @liu_riyang @AlineMaybank

#JACC EiC Dr. @hmkyale gave keynote lecture at the Qianjiang International CV Conference, #QICC2024, speaking about his personal history with China, and present opportunity for Asian research to shine in #JACCJournals. #ACCIntl
We're on Bluesky! Join us as we continue to expand the conversation on climate and health. 🌎🌱 bsky.app/profile/cchyal…
We spoke to Prof. @DezielLab_yale about fracking, its health risks, and policies and alternatives that could improve health: m.yale.edu/cydh
And we are excited to have our newly elected President-Elect @ChenKai_yale Kai Chen and Secretary Morgan Gorris at the @AguGeohealth section!
We are pleased to announce that our @AguGeohealth section Past President, Benjamin Zaitchik @BenZaitchik has been Elected @theAGU President-Elect for 2025-2026 Term! Congratulations to Ben and we are so excited to work with you to promote #GeoHealth! fromtheprow.agu.org/benjamin-zaitc…