Biography
Dr Tran Thi Du Chi is currently a research faculty at Vinmec-VinUni Institute of Immunology, VinUniversity, College of Health Science.
She obtained her BSc in Biology from VNU – Hanoi University of Sciences, MSc in Enzyme Engineering, Bioconversion and Microbiology from University of Sciences and Technology of Lille and PhD in Physiology and Biology of Organisms – Population – Interaction from National Museum of Natural History of Paris, France.
She worked for 16 years as faculty member at the faculty of Biology, VNU-Hanoi University of Sciences. In order to pursue her interests in multidisciplinary research she moved to work, first in the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology (NHDV) and subsequently to the Vinmec Healthcare System. At Vinmec, she served as the site-PI role of the Vietnam Colorectal Cancer and Polyps Research (VinCAPR), a collaborative study between Vinmec, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).In the framework of VinCAPR, the first population-based colorectal cancer screening in Vietnam with 103,542 residents of Hanoi screened between 2018 and 2021 was conducted, followed by case-control studies to identify risk factors for colorectal cancer. Through VinCAPR, a database and biobank of 71,952 biospecimens were also built for the development of additional studies. Based on VinCAPR resources, Dr Chi has been conducting GWAS and TWAS studies to identify susceptility genes for colorectal cancer and polyps. Her research focus on applying molecular and genetic epidemiology to investigate mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
- Tran CT, Nguyen MV, Tran MT, Tuong TT, Tran QH, Le LC, Pham HT, Bui NC, Vu HH, Nguyen TT, Ta PQ, Ha HT, Trinh DT, Bui HT, Trinh DQ, Van Nguyen K, Le SH, Van Vu K, Van Tran T, Tran HT, Shrubsole MJ, Ye F, Cai Q, Zheng W, Boffetta P, Shu XO, Luu HN. Findings from the first colorectal cancer screening among 103 542 individuals in Vietnam with systematic review of colorectal cancer screening programs in Asia-Pacific region. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2022 Jul 8;52(7):707-715. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac043. Erratum in: Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2022 Nov 3;52(11):1358. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac156. PMID: 35383373; PMCID: PMC9264238.
- Tran CT, Paragomi P, Tran MT, Nguyen MV, Tuong TT, Tran QH, Le LC, Pham HT, Ha HT, Bui NC, Vu HH, Ta PQ, Shrubsole MJ, Cai Q, Ye F, Le SH, Vu KV, Tran HT, Tran TV, Boffetta P, Shu XO, Luu HN. Association between Sleep Duration and Colorectal Adenomas: Findings from a Case-Control Study in Vietnam. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 Sep 1;32(9):1160-1168. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0056. PMID: 37314746; PMCID: PMC10527343.
- Luu HN, Tran CT, Wang R, Nguyen MV, Tran MT, Tuong TT, Tran QH, Le LC, Pham HT, Vu HH, Bui NC, Ha HT, Trinh DT, Thomas CE, Adams-Haduch J, Velikokhatnaya L, Schoen RE, Xie G, Jia W, Boffetta P, Clemente JC, Yuan JM. Associations between Ileal Juice Bile Acids and Colorectal Advanced Adenoma. Nutrients. 2023 Jun 28;15(13):2930. doi: 10.3390/nu15132930. PMID: 37447256; PMCID: PMC10346326.
- Luu HN, Tran MT, Nguyen MV, Tuong TT, Tran QH, Le LC, Pham HT, Ha HT, Shrubsole MJ, Cai Q, Ye F, Boffetta P, Shu XO, Tran CT. Association between body mass index and colorectal adenomas: Findings from a case-control study in Vietnam. Int J Cancer. 2021 Dec 1;149(11):1898-1909. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33757. Epub 2021 Sep 9. PMID: 34346504.
- Nguyen TP, Luu HN, Nguyen MVT, Tran MT, Tuong TTV, Tran CTD, Boffetta P. Attributable Causes of Cancer in Vietnam. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Feb;6:195-204. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00239. PMID: 32045545; PMCID: PMC7051248.
- Nguyen SM, Tran TDC, Tran TM, Wang C, Wu J, Cai Q, Ye F, Shu X-O. Influence of Peanut Consumption on the Gut Microbiome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2024; 16(19):3313. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193313
- Ho NT, Tran MT, Tran CTD, Vanderbloemen L, Pham TT, Hoang LB, Nguyen QV, Dorn J, Trevisan M, Shu XO, Le LC. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Vietnamese adult employees. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 Feb;34(2):326-333. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Oct 6. PMID: 38000991.
- BSc in Biology – VNU University of Science
- MSc in Enzyme Engineering, Bioconversion and Microbiology – University of Sciences and Technology of Lille, France
- PhD in Physiology and Biology of Organisms – Population – Interaction – CNRS-MNHN, Paris, France
