Huihui Hong | Health Statistics and Public Health Analysis | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Huihui Hong | Health Statistics and Public Health Analysis | Research Excellence Award

Chongqing University | China

Dr. Huihui Hong is an Assistant Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Medicine, Chongqing University, whose research spans environmental toxicology, occupational health, and molecular mechanisms underlying pollutant-induced diseases. With academic training that includes a doctoral degree in Occupational and Environmental Health from Zhejiang University and a bachelor’s degree in Preventive Medicine from Hangzhou Normal University, she has built a strong foundation in toxicological mechanisms, environmental exposure assessment, and cellular pathology. Dr. Hong’s research focuses on the biological consequences of exposure to heavy metals and environmental pollutants, such as cadmium, manganese, paraquat, and dissolved organic matter, and she explores how these toxicants interfere with metabolic regulation, β-cell function, lipid homeostasis, mitochondrial integrity, neuronal signaling, and inflammatory responses. Her work has revealed critical mechanistic insights, including pollutant-induced ferroptosis through axes such as Gpx4/Ager/p65, mitochondrial dysfunction-dependent β-cell impairment, lipidomic disturbances contributing to diabetes progression, and neuroinflammatory pathways leading to Parkinson-like phenotypes. She has also contributed to understanding the molecular impact of chlorination disinfection on dissolved organic matter in surface water sources and how such transformations influence cytotoxicity, advancing environmental health risk assessment. Dr. Hong has authored more than twenty scientific publications, many as first author or corresponding author, in prominent international journals covering environmental science, toxicology, and public health. According to current bibliometric sources, her scholarly output has accumulated approximately 466 citations, and based on citation distribution, her estimated h-index is in the mid-teens, demonstrating strong research visibility and influence at an early stage in her career. In addition to elucidating pollutant-driven metabolic and neurological injury, she frequently collaborates across multidisciplinary teams to integrate metabolomics, lipidomics, molecular biology, and in vivo toxicology, strengthening the translational relevance of her findings. Through this combination of methodological rigor, mechanistic depth, and sustained productivity, Dr. Hong continues to expand her impact within environmental toxicology, contributing valuable knowledge toward understanding how environmental exposures shape human health risks and guiding future intervention or prevention strategies within public health and environmental safety domains.

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Featured Publication

Hong, H., Liu, S., Yang, T., Lin, J., Luo, K., Xu, Y., Li, T., Xi, Y., Yang, L., Lu, Y.-Q., Yuan, W., & Zhou, Z. (2025). Manganese exposure induces parkinsonism-like symptoms by Serpina3n–TFEB–v/p-ATPase signaling mediated lysosomal dysfunction. Cell Biology and Toxicology, 41, Article 34.

Ruchi singh Parihar | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award

Assist Prof. Dr. Ruchi singh Parihar | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award

Christ University | India

Assist Prof. Dr. Ruchi Singh Parihar is a distinguished climate scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, whose research embodies a unique integration of climate science, epidemiology, and data-driven modeling. With a Ph.D. in Climate Change and Health jointly awarded by IIT Delhi and Graphic Era University, her scholarly journey reflects a deep commitment to understanding the nexus between climate variability, disease transmission, and human health. Dr. Parihar’s expertise spans climate and atmospheric modeling, remote sensing, GIS applications, numerical simulations, and environmental health risk assessment, focusing particularly on vector-borne diseases such as malaria. Her according to Scopus includes more than 36 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 30 citations and an h-index of 3, with studies featured in prestigious journals such as Nature Scientific Reports, GeoHealth, and the International Journal of Biometeorology. She has held research and visiting positions at globally renowned institutions, including the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, where she continues as an Associate. Recognized with several international Travel and Research Grants from organizations like NSF (USA), UNESCO/IAEA, and Rutgers University, Dr. Parihar actively contributes to international scientific dialogues on climate and health through presentations at major conferences including AGU, EGU, and Gordon Research Conferences. Her memberships in leading professional societies such as AGU, EGU, AOGS, ISNTD, and AWIS highlight her active role in advancing collaborative global science. Dr. Parihar’s pioneering contributions lie in her ability to combine statistical modeling, climate projections, and epidemiological simulations to forecast disease transmission patterns under future climate scenarios, thereby influencing both academic research and public health policy on a global scale.

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Featured Publications

Bal, P. K., Kumar, D. S., Parihar, R. S., & Saini, A. (2025). Changing climate and its impacts on the dynamics of future malaria transmission over certain endemic regions in India. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 35412.

Parihar, C. M. Q. D. R. S. (2025). Women, health, and the climate emergency. American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research.

Parihar, R. S. (2025). Climate variability and its impact on vector-borne diseases: Using numerical/statistical modeling. In IntechOpen.

Franzke, C. L. E., & Parihar, R. S. (2025). Time of emergence and future projections of extremes of malaria infections in Africa. GeoHealth, 9(6), e2025GH001356.

Franzke, C. L. E., & Parihar, R. S. (2025). Time of emergence and future projections of extremes of malaria transmission dynamics in Africa region. European Geosciences Union (EGU25-2188), Vienna, Austria.