Ting Fang Alvin Ang, MD, MPH

Research Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 9/1/2025

    Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, 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. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e70681. PMID: 40951946.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/19/2025

    Huang J, Wang Y, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Zhang X. The impact of blood MCP-1 levels on Alzheimer's disease with genetic variation at the NAV3 and UNC5C loci. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 19; 15(1):296. PMID: 40830334.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/21/2025

    Li Z, Ding H, Wang M, Li Y, Ang TFA, Ashita G, Gifford KA, Karjadi C, Levy D, Au R, Liu C. Association of DNA methylation age acceleration with digital clock drawing test performance: the Framingham Heart Study. Aging (Albany NY). 2025 Jul 21; 17(7):1721-1745. PMID: 40699219.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/26/2025

    Popp ZT, Ang TFA, Hwang PH, Au R, Chen J. Association between education and rate of cognitive decline among individuals with Alzheimer's disease: A multi-national European observational study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Aug; 106(4):1463-1474. PMID: 40567106.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 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.

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Other Positions

  • Center Faculty Member, Slone Epidemiology Center
    Boston University School of Public Health

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Education

  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MBBS
  • Boston University, MPH

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