Ting Fang Alvin Ang, MD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Biography
Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. He also works with the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), where his research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – pressing public health issues at hand. Trained as a physician, his clinical experience in tertiary hospitals and overseas humanitarian missions has inspired him to pivot towards public health research, to improve current clinical guidelines and practice of neurocognitive disorders. His research primarily involves data analyses and management of AD and TBI research, where he enjoys taking an agnostic approach to tackling different scientific questions, implementing different study designs and adopting both conventional statistical and machine-learning analytic techniques. He works closely with Dr. Rhoda Au on numerous multi-site collaborative research projects, harnessing the expertise and resources from other academic institutes and industries, in an effort to advance research in the brain health domain. Beyond his personal research interests, he is an avid believer in team science and plays a crucial role in spearheading data-sharing efforts and advocating for open data movement at FHS.
Other Positions
- Center Faculty Member, Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Public Health
Education
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MBBS
- Boston University, MPH
Publications
- Published on 3/2/2025
Yang J, Ding H, Li Y, Ang TFA, Devine S, Liu Y, Qiu W, Au R, Ma J, Liu C. Association of mid-age Life's Essential 8 score with digital cognitive performance and incident Alzheimer's disease: The Framingham Heart Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Mar; 104(2):498-508. PMID: 40025717.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/13/2025
Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Gibbons LE, Scollard P, Lee M, Choi SE, Klinedinst B, Nakano C, Dumitrescu LC, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Kukull WA, Bennett DA, Wang LS, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Farrer LA. Genome-wide pleiotropy analysis of longitudinal blood pressure and harmonized cognitive performance measures. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 13. PMID: 39990565.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2025
Li J, Liu C, Ang TFA, Au R. Associations of Mid- and Late-Life Fasting Blood Glucose Levels With Dementia Risk Among Patients With Diabetes: Framingham Heart Study. Eur J Neurol. 2025 Feb; 32(2):e70062. PMID: 39910859.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2025
Leng Y, Ding H, Ang TFA, Au R, Doraiswamy PM, Liu C. Identifying proteomic prognostic markers for Alzheimer's disease with survival machine learning: The Framingham Heart Study. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Feb; 12(2):100021. PMID: 39863332.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/15/2024
Yuan J, Tao Q, Ang TFA, Liu C, Devine S, Auerbach SH, Mez J, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Au R. The Relationship between Framingham Stroke Risk Profile on Incident Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: A 40-Year Follow-Up Study Highlighting Female Vulnerability. Ann Neurol. 2024 Dec; 96(6):1124-1134. PMID: 39404028.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2024
Kang M, Li C, Mahajan A, Spat-Lemus J, Durape S, Chen J, Gurnani AS, Devine S, Auerbach SH, Ang TFA, Sherva R, Qiu WQ, Lunetta KL, Au R, Farrer LA, Mez J. Subjective Cognitive Decline Plus and Longitudinal Assessment and Risk for Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):993-1002. PMID: 38959008.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2024
van Gils V, Tao Q, Ang TFA, Young CB, Mormino EC, Qiu WQ, Visser PJ, Au R, Jansen WJ, Vos SJB. Associations Between Glucose Metabolism Measures and Amyloid-ß and Tau Load on PET 14 Years Later: Findings From the Framingham Heart Study. Diabetes Care. 2024 Oct 01; 47(10):1787-1793. PMID: 39078159.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/29/2024
Akhter-Khan SC, Tao Q, Ang TFA, Karjadi C, Itchapurapu IS, Libon DJ, Alosco M, Mez J, Qiu WQ, Au R. Cerebral Microbleeds in Different Brain Regions and Their Associations With the Digital Clock-Drawing Test: Secondary Analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Jul 29; 26:e45780. PMID: 39073857.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/12/2024
Wang Y, Huang J, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Mez J, Alosco M, Denis GV, Belkina A, Gurnani A, Ross M, Gong B, Han J, Lunetta KL, Stein TD, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. The association between circulating CD34+CD133+ endothelial progenitor cells and reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Framingham Heart Study. Explor Med. 2024; 5(2):193-214. PMID: 38854406.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/27/2024
Ding H, Liu C, Li Y, Ang TFA, Devine S, Liu Y, Au R, Doraiswamy PM. Sex-specific blood biomarkers linked to memory changes in middle-aged adults: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2024; 16(1):e12569. PMID: 38545543.
Read at: PubMed
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