Junjia Zhu, MS, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Junjia Zhu, MS, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Research Interests
- Neoplasms
- Therapeutics
- Tobacco Products
- Smokers
- Nicotine
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Smoking
- Pregnancy
- Survival
- Mothers
- Population
- Randomized Controlled Trials
Clinical Trials
BINGO: Bridging Knowledge, Increasing Awareness - Empowering the Black Community through Educational Gamification on Cancer Screenings and Clinical Trial Diversity
Recent Publications
2024
Graziane, JA, Dalke, K, Swigart, A, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Laux, T, Mikoluk, C, Miller, CJ, Luther, J & Kunkel, EJS 2024, 'Empowering Psychiatric Inpatients to Vote: Perceptions of Voting and the Barriers Encountered', Community Mental Health Journal, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 885-897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01241-2
Helm, M, Golub, S, Long, C, Zhu, J, Kirby, JS & Hollins, LC 2024, 'Pain management in hidradenitis suppurativa: a retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data from Black and White patients demonstrates racial disparity', International Journal of Dermatology, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. e84-e85. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.17090
2023
Manni, A, Sun, YW, Schell, TD, Lutsiv, T, Thompson, H, Chen, KM, Aliaga, C, Zhu, J & El-Bayoumy, K 2023, 'Complementarity between Microbiome and Immunity May Account for the Potentiating Effect of Quercetin on the Antitumor Action of Cyclophosphamide in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model', Pharmaceuticals, vol. 16, no. 10, 1422. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16101422
Keane, A, Jardine, K, Goldenberg, D, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Mansour, J, Knoller, H, Eshel, R, Talmi, YP, Vaida, S & Slonimsky, G 2023, 'Opioid versus non-opioid postoperative pain management in otolaryngology', BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 23, no. 1, 291. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02213-x
Hawkins, S, Nighot, M, Dalessio, S, Zhu, J, Morris, N & Clarke, K 2024, 'Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Celiac Patients', Digestive Diseases, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1159/000534800
Sinha, I, Zhu, J & Sinha, R 2023, 'Selective Impact of Selenium Compounds on Two Cytokine Storm Players', Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 13, no. 10, 1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13101455
2022
Hughes, A, Im, K, Zhu, J & Saunders, B 2022, 'A descriptive analysis of general surgery residency program directors in the United States', American Journal of Surgery, vol. 224, no. 5, pp. 1247-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.06.020
Patel, SD, Daher, GS, Engle, L, Zhu, J & Slonimsky, G 2022, 'Adult tonsillectomy: An evaluation of indications and complications', American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 43, no. 3, 103403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103403
Lin, W, Zhu, J, Hayes, JE, Richie, JP & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Comparison of Carcinogen Biomarkers in Smokers of Menthol and Nonmenthol Cigarettes: The 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Special Sample', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1539-1545. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0239
Lin, W, Hobkirk, AL, Zhu, J, Krebs, NM, Hayes, JE, Richie, JP, Liao, J, Horn, K, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Effect of menthol on nicotine reduction: Pooled results from two double-blind randomized controlled trials', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 189, pp. 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.08.019
Yingst, JM, Lester, C, Livelsberger, C, Allen, SI, Hammett, E, Veldheer, S, Hummer, B, Bordner, C, Zhu, J, Sciamanna, CN, Trushin, N, Tan, HS, Wilson, SJ, Twining, RC, Foulds, J & Grigson, PS 2022, 'Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 188, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017
Graziane, J, Dalke, KB, Mikoluk, C, Laux, T, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Zug, D, Noel, J, Bowen, JL & Kunkel, EJS 2023, 'Promoting Health Equity Through Voter Support Activities for the Inpatient Psychiatric Population', Community Mental Health Journal, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 498-506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01033-6
Foulds, J, Veldheer, S, Pachas, G, Hrabovsky, S, Hameed, A, Allen, SI, Cather, C, Azzouz, N, Yingst, J, Hammett, E, Modesto, J, Krebs, NM, Lester, C, Trushin, N, Reinhart, L, Wasserman, E, Zhu, J, Liao, J, Muscat, JE, Richie, JP & Evins, AE 2022, 'The effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes on biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure, smoking behavior and psychiatric symptoms in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders: A double-blind randomized trial', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 11 November, e0275522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275522
2021
Schmidt, AL, Tucker, MD, Bakouny, Z, Labaki, C, Hsu, CY, Shyr, Y, Armstrong, AJ, Beer, TM, Bijjula, RR, Bilen, MA, Connell, CF, Dawsey, SJ, Faller, B, Gao, X, Gartrell, BA, Gill, D, Gulati, S, Halabi, S, Hwang, C, Joshi, M, Khaki, AR, Menon, H, Morris, MJ, Puc, M, Russell, KB, Shah, NJ, Sharifi, N, Shaya, J, Schweizer, MT, Steinharter, J, Wulff-Burchfield, EM, Xu, W, Zhu, J, Mishra, S, Grivas, P, Rini, BI, Warner, JL, Zhang, T, Choueiri, TK, Gupta, S & McKay, RR 2021, 'Association between Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Mortality among Patients with Prostate Cancer and COVID-19', JAMA network open, vol. 4, no. 11, e2134330. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34330
Lee, SY, Slagle-Webb, B, Schengrund, CL, Zhu, J & Connor, JR 2021, 'Association between iron and cholesterol in neuroblastomas', Anticancer Research, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 2795-2804. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15060
Joshi, M, Holder, SL, Zhu, J, Zheng, H, Komanduri, S, Warrick, J, Yasin, H, Gajre, R, Jia, B, Drabick, JJ, DeGraff, DJ & Zakharia, Y 2022, 'Avelumab in Combination with Eribulin Mesylate in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: BTCRC GU-051, a Phase 1b Study', European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 483-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.03.005
Nesterova, D, Zhu, J, Kramer, C, Vasekar, M, Truica, C, Joshi, A, Hayes, M, Kessler, J, Saunders, EFH, Drabick, JJ & Joshi, M 2022, 'Group-led creative writing and behavioural health in cancer: A randomised clinical trial', BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002463
Mikhail, D, Zhu, J, Pradhan, S & Freiberg, AS 2022, 'Rate of Rise of Platelet Count after IVIG for Pediatric Immune Thrombocytopenia', Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. E672-E676. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000002319
Pool, C, Slonimsky, E, Nayak, R, Engle, L, Zhu, J & Wilson, MN 2022, 'Skull Base Anatomy in Patients with Bilateral Choanal Atresia: A Radiographic Study', Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1722230
Pool, C, Weaver, T, Zhu, J, Goldenberg, D & Goyal, N 2021, 'Surgical Margin Determination in the Era of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer', Laryngoscope, vol. 131, no. 10, pp. E2650-E2654. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29533
Krebs, NM, Zhu, J, Wasserman, E, Kuprewicz, R, Martinez, DJ, Veldheer, S, Livelsberger, C, Modesto, J, Reinhart, L, Trushin, N, Reilly, SM, Liao, J, Fazzi, A, Bascom, R, Richie, JP, Foulds, J, Horn, K & Muscat, JE 2021, 'Switching to Progressively Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Smokers with Low Socioeconomic Status: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 992-1001. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa247
Moroco, AE, Saadi, RA, Baker, AR, Zhu, J & Isildak, H 2021, 'Usage Patterns of CT and MRI in the Evaluation of Otologic Disease', Otology and Neurotology, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. E698-E708. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000003095
2020
Zheng, H, Mineishi, S, Claxton, D, Zhu, J, Zhao, C, Jia, B, Ehmann, WC, Rybka, WB, Naik, S, Songdej, N, Drabick, JJ & Hohl, RJ 2021, 'A phase I clinical trial of avelumab in combination with decitabine as first line treatment of unfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia', American Journal of Hematology, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. E46-E50. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26043
Soriano, CT, McGarrity, TJ, Zhu, J, Loloi, J, Peiffer, LP & Cooper, J 2021, 'An Electronic Questionnaire to Survey Colorectal Cancer Screening Status and Identify High-Risk Cohorts in Large Health Care Organizations', American Journal of Medical Quality, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860620937236
Chen, KM, Sun, YW, Kawasawa, YI, Salzberg, AC, Zhu, J, Gowda, K, Aliaga, C, Amin, S, Atkins, H & El-Bayoumy, K 2020, 'Black raspberry inhibits oral tumors in mice treated with the tobacco smoke constituent dibenzo(def,p)chrysene via genetic and epigenetic alterations', Cancer Prevention Research, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-19-0496
Lin, W, Krebs, NM, Zhu, J, Foulds, J, Horn, K & Muscat, JE 2020, 'Comparison between gradual reduced nicotine content and usual nicotine content groups on subjective cigarette ratings in a randomized double-blind trial', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 17, no. 19, 7047, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197047
Pool, C, Ehret, C, Engle, L, Zhu, J & Wilson, MN 2020, 'Feasibility of same day surgery for pediatric second branchial cleft anomalies', International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, vol. 139, 110402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110402
Liu, J, Xu, C, Zhu, J, Sivik, J, Drabick, JJ & Mackley, HB 2020, 'Identifying the optimal fractionation schedules for improved response rates and survival in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ipilimumab and radiotherapy', Current Cancer Therapy Reviews, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 78-85. https://doi.org/10.2174/2542584601666180326111906
Zaki, P, Zhu, J, Mackley, HB & Rosenberg, JC 2020, 'Pregnancy screening practices and treatment of pregnant patients among radiation oncologists: Results of an international survey', ecancermedicalscience, vol. 15, 1169. https://doi.org/10.3332/ECANCER.2021.1169