Yifang Zhu

Professor

Faculty

yifang@ucla.edu

310.825.4324

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
650 Charles E. Young DR S, 51-295B CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Academic Titles/Accomplishments/Affiliations:

PhD, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research interest:

Aerosol, Air Pollution, Exposure Assessment, Industrial Hygiene

Dr. Yifang Zhu is a Professor of the Environmental Health Sciences Department in UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She graduated from Tsinghua University in 1997 and received her Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from UCLA in 2003. Her research interest is primarily in the field of air pollution, environmental exposure assessment, and aerosol science and technology. Specifically, she is interested in quantitative exposure/risk assessments on ultrafine particles from various indoor and outdoor sources. Her current research focuses on measuring and modeling ultrafine particle emissions, transport, and transformation on and near roadways as well as in various indoor environments. Her scholarship and creativity has been recognized by several national awards, including the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award from the Health Effects Institute in 2007, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation in 2009, and the Haagen-Smit Prize from Atmosphere Environment in 2011. Dr. Zhu was appointed to California Air Resource Board (CARB)’s Research Screening Committee in January 2014.

Publications

Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5, Facemask Mandates, Stay Home Orders and COVID-19 Incidence in the United States Fang, F., Mu, L., Zhu, Y., Rao, J., Heymann, J., & Zhang, Z. F. (2021). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6274.
Dynamic Imaging and Characterization of Volatile Aerosols in E-Cigarette Emissions Using Deep Learning-Based Holographic Microscopy Lu, Y., Wu, Y., Li, L., Guo, Y., Çetintaş, E., Zhu, Y., and Ozcan, A. (2021). ACS Sensors. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00628
Impacts of electronic cigarettes usage on air quality of vape shops and their nearby areas. Li, L., Nguyen, C., Lin, Y., Guo, Y., Abou Fadel, N., & Zhu, Y. (2021). Science of The Total Environment, 760, 143423.
Metabolomic Changes after Subacute Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Natural Experiment among Healthy Travelers from Los Angeles to Beijing. Lu, X., Lin, Y., Qiu, X., Liu, J., Zhu, T., Araujo, J. A., … & Zhu, Y. (2021). Environmental science & technology.
Spatial Analysis of COVID-19 and traffic-related air pollution in Los Angeles. Lipsitt J., Chan-Golston A.M., Liu J., Su J., Zhu Y., Jerrett, M. (2021). Environment International, Volume 153, 106531.
Urinary carboxylic acid metabolites as possible novel metabolites as possible novel biomarkers of exposures to alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Lin, Y., Gao, X., Qiu, X., Liu, J., Tseng, C. H., Zhang, J. J., … & Zhu, Y. (2021). Environment International, 147, 106325.
Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 on Air Quality in Southern Californa: Implications for Future Control Policies. Jiang, Z., Shi, H., Zhao, B., Gu, Y., Zhu, Y., Miyazaki, K., … & Liou, K. N. (2020). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 1-16.
Electronic cigarette aerosols induce oxidative stress-dependent cell death and NF-kB mediated acute lung inflammation in mice. Ma, T., Wang, X., Li, L., Sun, B., Zhu, Y., & Xia, T. (2020). Archives of toxicology, 1-11.
Assessing the effectiveness of using various face coverings to mitigate the transport of airborne particles produced by coughing indoors. Li, L., Niu, M., & Zhu, Y. (2020). Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-12.
Passive Smoking Increases Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Leads to Prolonged Lipid Oxidation: Lessons From a Natural Experiment in Travelers From Los Angeles to Beijing. Lin, Y., Zhu, Y., Qiu, X., Yin, F., Tseng, C. H., & Araujo, J. A. (2020).
Ambient air pollution and cause-specific risk of hospital admission in China: A nationwide time-series study. Gu J, Shi Y, Zhu Y, Chen N, Wang H, Zhang Z, Chen T. PLoS Medicine. 2020 Aug 6;17(8):e1003188.
Different temporal trends of exposure to Bisphenol A among international travelers between Los Angeles and Beijing. Lin Y, Qiu X, Liu J, Tseng CH, Allard P, Araujo JA, Zhu Y. Environment International. 2020 Aug 1;141:105758.
Impacts of COVID-19 response actions on air quality in China Marlier ME, Xing J, Zhu Y, Wang S. Impacts of COVID-19 response actions on air quality in China. Environmental Research Communications. 2020 Jul 17;2(7):075003.
Effects of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and nicotine on emissions and dynamics of electronic cigarette aerosols. Li, L., Lee, E. S., Nguyen, C., & Zhu, Y. (2020). Aerosol Science and Technology, 54(11), 1270-1281.
Effects of propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and nicotine on emissions and dynamics of electronic cigarette aerosols. Li L, Lee ES, Nguyen C, Zhu Y. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2020 May 22:1-5.
Health co-benefits of achieving sustainable net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in California Wang T, Jiang Z, Zhao B, Gu Y, Liou KN, Kalandiyur N, Zhang D, Zhu Y. Nature Sustainability. 2020 May 4:1-9.
Effects of electronic cigarettes on indoor air quality and health Li L, Lin Y, Xia T, Zhu Y. Annual Review of Public Health. 2020 Apr 1;41:363-80.
Mortality burdens in California due to air pollution attributable to local and nonlocal emissions. Wang T, Zhao B, Liou KN, Gu Y, Jiang Z, Song K, Su H, Jerrett M, Zhu Y. (2019) Environment international.
Biotransformation and Potential Adverse Effects of Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticles. Hwang, R., Chang, C. H., Zhu, Y., & Xia, T. (2019). In Nanotechnology Characterization Tools for Environment, Health, and Safety (pp. 47-63). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Pro-Oxidative and Pro-Inflammatory Effects After Traveling from Los Angeles to Beijing: A Biomarker-Based Natural Experiment. Lin, Y., Ramanathan, G., Zhu, Y., Yin, F., Rea, N. D., Lu, X., … & Zhu, T. (2019). Circulation.
E-cigarette aerosols induce unfolded protein response in normal human oral keratinocytes. Ji E.H., Elzakra N., Chen W., Cui L., Lee E.S., Sun B., Messadi D., Xia T., Zhu Y., Hu S. Journal of Cancer. 2019;10(27):6915.
Infiltration of diesel exhaust from a loading dock into a nearby building. Lin, Y., Hu, D., Fung, C. C., Marino, E., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Atmospheric Environment, 216, 116949.
Fine and ultrafine particles concentrations in vape shops. Nguyen, C., Li, L., Sen, C. A., Ronquillo, E., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Atmospheric Environment, 211, 159-169.
Air quality and health co-benefits of different deep decarbonization pathways in California. Zhao, B., Wang, T., Jiang, Z., Gu, Y., Liou, K. N., Kalandiyur, N., … & Zhu, Y. (2019). Environmental science & technology.
Effectiveness of vegetation and sound wall-vegetation combination barriers on pollution dispersion from freeways under early morning conditions. Ranasinghe, D., Lee, E. S., Zhu, Y., Frausto-Vicencio, I., Choi, W., Sun, W., … & Paulson, S. E. (2019). Science of the Total Environment, 658, 1549-1558.
Identification and quantification of electronic cigarette exhaled aerosol residue chemicals in field sites. Khachatoorian, C., Jacob III, P., Sen, A., Zhu, Y., Benowitz, N. L., & Talbot, P. (2019). Environmental research, 170, 351-358.
Chronic intermittent nicotine delivery via lung alveolar region-targeted aerosol technology produces circadian pharmacokinetics in rats resembling human smokers. Shao, X. M., Liu, S., Lee, E. S., Fung, D., Pei, H., Liang, J., … & Zhu, Y., Louie, S., and Xie, X.S. (2018). Journal of Applied Physiology, 125(5), 1555-1562.
Cardiopulmonary effects induced by occupational exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Zhao L, Zhu Y, Chen Z, Xu H, Zhou J, Tang S, Xu Z, Kong F, Li X, Zhang Y, Li X, Zhang J, Jia G. Nanotoxicology. 2018 Mar;12(2):169-184. doi: 10.1080/17435390.2018.1425502. PMID: 29324056
Linkage between human population and trace elements in soils of the Pearl River Delta: Implications for source identification and risk assessment. Lin Y, Ma J, Zhang Z, Zhu Y, Hou H, Zhao L, Sun Z, Xue W, Shi H. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Jan 1;610-611:944-950. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.147. PMID: 28830054
Corrigendum to; A novel approach for apportionment between primary and secondary sources of airborne nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs);[Atmo… Lin y, Qui X, Ma Y, Wang J, Wu Y, Zang L, Hu M, Zhu T, Zhu Y. Atmospheric Environment 167, 665-665 10/2017
Effects of the window openings on the micro-environmental condition in a school bus Li F, Lee Es, Zhou B, Lui J, Zhu Y. 2017. Atmospheric Environment 167, 434-443 10/2017
Chronic intermittent nicotine delivery with lung alveolar region-targeted aerosol technology produces circadian blood pharmacokinetics in rats resembling human s… Xuesi Max Shao, Siyu Liu, Eon S Lee, David Fung, Hua Pei, Jing Liang, Ross Mudgway, Jingxi Zhang, Jack L Feldman, Yifang Zhu, Stan Louie, Xinmin S Xie. bioRxiv, 195123 09/27/2017
Characteristics of secondhand electronic cigarette aerosols from active human us Tongke Zhao, Charlene Nguyen, Che-Hsuan Lin, Holly R. Middlekauff, Kacey Peters, Roya Moheimani, Qiuju Guo & Yifang Zhu. 2017. Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-9 07/13/2017
Disparate Antibiotic Resistance Gene Quantities Revealed across 4 Major Cities in California: A Survey in Drinking Water, Air, and Soil at 24 Public Parks CM Echeverria-Palencia, V Thulsiraj, N Tran, CA Ericksen, I Melendez, Y Zhu. 2017. ACS Omega 2 (5), 2255-2263 05/24/2017
Total Particle Number Emissions from Modern Diesel, Natural Gas, and Hybrid Heavy-Duty Vehicles During On-Road Operation T Wang, DC Quiros, A Thiruvengadam, S Pradhan, S Hu, T Huai, ES Lee, Y Zhu. 2017. Environmental Science & Technology 05/22/2017
Correction: Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol and Its Induction of Oxidative Stress Response in Oral Keratinocytes EH Ji, B Sun, T Zhao, S Shu, CH Chang, D Messadi, T Xia, Y Zhu, S Hu. 2016. PloS one 11 (12), e0169380
Atmospheric thorium pollution and inhalation exposure in the largest rare earth mining and smelting area in China L Wang, B Zhong, T Liang, B Xing, Y Zhu. 2016. Science of the Total Environment 572, 1-8 12/2016
Atmospheric thorium pollution and inhalation exposure in the largest rare earth mining and smelting area in China. Wang L, Zhong B, Liang T, Xing B, Zhu Y. 2016. Sci Total Environ. 572:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.192.
A study of ambient fine particles at Tianjin International Airport, China. Ren J, Liu J, Li F, Cao X, Ren S, Xu B, Zhu Y. 2016. Sci Total Environ. 556:126-35. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.186.
Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol and Its Induction of Oxidative Stress Response in Oral Keratinocytes. Ji EH, Sun B, Zhao T, Shu S, Chang CH, Messadi D, Xia T, Zhu Y, Hu S. 2016. PLoS One. 11(5):e0154447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154447.
Urinary Metabolites of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Association with Lipid Peroxidation: A Biomarker-Based Study between Los Angeles and Beijing. Lin Y, Qiu X, Yu N, Yang Q, Araujo JA, Zhu Y. 2016. Environ Sci Technol. 50(7):3738-45. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04629.
Icariin displays anticancer activity against human esophageal cancer cells via regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptotic signaling. Fan C, Yang Y, Liu Y, Jiang S, Di S, Hu W, Ma Z, Li T, Zhu Y, Xin Z, Wu G, Han J, Li X, Yan X. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 19;6:21145. doi: 10.1038/srep21145.
Air quality impacts of a CicLAvia event in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Shu S, Batteate C, Cole B, Froines J, Zhu Y. 2016. Environ Pollut. 208(Pt A):170-6. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.010.