Frank Hu

Frank B. Hu
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Hubei Province, China
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Chicago
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Scientific career
FieldsNutrition
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School

Frank B. Hu (Chinese: 胡丙长; pinyin: Hú Bǐngcháng; born 1966) is a Chinese American nutrition and diabetes researcher. He is Chair of the Department of Nutrition and the Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,[1] and Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.

Hu is also the Director of the Epidemiology and Genetics Core of the Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center;[2] and co-director of the Program in Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[3]

Hu was elected into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)[4] in 2015, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

  1. ^ "Frank Hu". 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center".
  3. ^ "Obesity Program".
  4. ^ "NAM Elects 80 New Members".