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Shumei S. Sun Ph.D., FAHA 1 Updated: January 25, 2021 Shumei S. Sun Ph.D., F.A.H.A. Professor and Chair W. Hans Carter Jr. Professor PERSONAL INFORMATION Shumei S. Sun Ph.D., F.A.H.A. Professor and Chair Department of Biostatistics Professor Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health One Capitol Square 830 East Main Street P.O. Box 980032 Richmond, VA 23298‐0032 Tel: 804‐827‐2042 Fax: 804‐828‐8900 or 804‐827‐2552 e‐mail:[email protected] PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY EDUCATION 1983 Ph.D. Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public HealthUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1980 MS. Applied Mathematics and Statistics, State University of NewYork, Stony Brook, New York 1976 B.P.H. Public Health, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT HISTORY 2007 – present W. Hans Carter, Jr. Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 2007 – present Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, with joint faculty appointment in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 20018 – present Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Core (BERD), Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 1/27/2021 Page 1 Shumei S. Sun, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 2 2010 – 2012 Director, Biomedical Informatics Core, Clinical Translational Scientific Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 2002 ‐ 2006 Brage Golding Distinguished Professor, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1994 ‐ 2007 Tenured Professor, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, with a joint courtesy appointment in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1990 ‐ 1994 Tenured Associate Professor, joint faculty appointment in Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science and Mathematics and Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, Tenured 1994. 1988 ‐ 1990 Research Associate Professor, Division of Human Biology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1985 ‐ 1988 Research Assistant Professor, Division of Human Biology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1985 ‐ 1986 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1983 ‐ 1984 Consulting Statistician, Information Management Services, Inc. NCI‐Frederick Cancer Research Facility, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, Maryland. 1980 ‐ 1983 Research Assistant, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1979‐1980 Instructor, Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Stony Brook, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York. Consulting Statistician Universities: 2010‐2017 Pennsylvania State University. Methods to study body composition in children. 2006‐2007 Consultant to the Department of Cardiology and Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1999‐2007 Determinants of Rate of Growth in the First Year of Life, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1996‐2007 St Luke’s Hospital, Obesity Research Center, New York, New York. 1992‐1997 University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas. 1992‐2007 Department of Cardiology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology and, Endocrinology, Childrenʹs Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1992‐1997 Member, Scientific Review Committee, General Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1988‐1990 Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pediatrics. Physical Growth in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, 1988‐1990. Private Industry and DOD: 1998 ‐2016 Nestlé USA, Switzerland. 2000‐2007 Tefal, France.Inc 2003‐2005 Genzyme, Inc, Cambridge, MA 1997‐1998 Novartis, Inc., Dayton, Ohio. 1/27/2021 Page 2 Shumei S. Sun, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 3 1991‐1992 Chrono dynamics, Ltd., Breast Cancer Detection Project and The Arterial‐Venous Impulse Pump Project, Dayton, Ohio. 1990‐1995 Ross Laboratory, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 1991‐1995 Latema Laboratories, LTM, France, Research in Nutrition and Gerontology. 1991‐1992 St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. 1987‐1996 Carnation Inc. Longitudinal Data Analysis of Infant Growth and Multicenter Study of Infant Growth, California. 1986 Multi‐center High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator Trials, Sensor Medics Corp., Dayton, Ohio. 1986‐1991 Survey of Anthropometry of U.S. Army Personnel, Anthropometric Research Project, Inc., Dayton, Ohio. SPECIAL HONORS AND AWARDS 2007‐present W. Hans Carter, Jr. Endowed Chair, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award for Research, University of Pittsburgh 2002‐2006 Presidential awards for faculty excellence 2002‐2006 Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research award at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 2001‐2007 Fellow, American Association of Human Biology. 2001 Fellow, American Heart Association. 1997 Keynote speaker of the year, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Dayton Chapter 1997 Women’s Advancement Awards, Certificate of Recognition in Achievement. 1997 Recipient of Wright State University International Women’s Day Tribute. In Recognition of Work with and for Women Across Cultures. 1996 Presidential Award for Excellence in Research at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 1996 Selected participant for Professional Development Seminar for Senior Women in Medicine, Washington, DC. 1998‐1999 Selected participant, The Hedwig Van Amenagon, Executive Leadership for Women in Academic Medicine (ELAM). MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC OR PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 1983 ‐ present American Statistical Association 1983 ‐2014 Biometric Society 1983 ‐2007 C.A.U.C.U.S for Women in Statistics 1985 ‐2012 Human Biology Council (Fellow) 1985 ‐ 2007 Midwest Society for Pediatric Research 1985 ‐ 2007 Society for Clinical Trials 1985 ‐ 2007 Society for Epidemiologic Research 1985 ‐ 2007 American Institute of Nutrition 1985 ‐ 2007 American Heart Association 1985 ‐ 2007 International Genetic Epidemiology Society 1/27/2021 Page 3 Shumei S. Sun, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 4 SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES 2019‐2020 NIDDK External Scientific Consultants (ESCs) panel for the The Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) Extension Study (LA‐E) to provide expert opinion to the NIDDK/NIH on the relative merits of the investigator’s proposal and the future directions of the LA‐E. 2019‐2020 NIDDK working group on Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 years: Challenges, Gaps, Existing & Emerging Technologies, National Institutes of Health, May 2019. 2018‐2019 NCHS workshop participant on using the CDC growth charts for assessing extreme values of BMI as a continuous variable, February 21‐22, 2018, Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, DC 2018‐2018 Reviewer, National Health Research Institutes, Innovative Research Grant Application, Republic of China, Taiwan, August, 2018 2015‐2016 IOM Committee on Evaluating Approaches to Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity 2010 ‐ 2015 NIEHS and NCI, NIH External Advisory Board. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program. 2014‐present Chair, The Faculty Endowment Review Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. 2012‐2017 NIDDK DSMB member, Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Followup Study. 2014‐2014 Member of NIDDK Study Section Review Panel, ZRG1 PSE‐Q (80) Agenda Seq Num ‐ 273298 July 10, 2014, 2014. 2014‐2014 Chair of NIDDK Study Section Review Panel, CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW PAR 13‐109: Mechanistic Insights from Birth Cohorts, May, 2014. 2013‐2013 Reviewer, NIH Special Study Section on Clinical and Translational Scientific Award. 2013‐2013 Chair of NIDDK Study Section Review Panel, CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW PAR 13‐109: Mechanistic Insights from Birth Cohorts, November 2013 2011 NICHD/NIH Scientific Vision Workshop, Environment, National Institutes of Health, Mar 2011. 2010 NIDDK working group to discuss the use of longitudinal birth cohorts to understand the role of the intrauterine environment in determining future obesity and metabolic disease in the offspring, National Institutes of Health, Nov 2010. 2008‐2010 Co‐chair, NIDDK Anthropometry, Body Composition Working Group to develop consensus on anthropometric measurements in studies of childhood obesity. 2008‐2009 TODAY, a multi‐center clinical trial assessing the best treatment options for type 2 diabetes in youth, external advisory committee (EAC). NIDDK. To advise NIDDK on the value of a TODAY follow‐up study. 2000‐2009 Expert Panel, NIH/NICHD. Research Portfolio and Potential New Research Directions for the Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Growth Branch. 2004‐2005 Nutrition, Physical Activity, Body Composition Committee, National Children’s Study 2002‐2005 Diversity Promotions Panel for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 1/27/2021 Page 4 Shumei S. Sun, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 5 1997 2007 Advisory Committee on Body Composition, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV.
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