Professor Suzanne Sut-ying C. HO (何陳雪鸚教授)
BA (Calif., Berkeley), MSc (Brown), MPH(Col.), PhD (Sing.), FACE, FACN

Founding Director, Centre of Research and Promotion of Women’s Health; and                                                                                                                           
Emeritus Professor

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Suzanne C Ho is the Research Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Head of Division of Epidemiology of School of Public Health. She also serves as Director of Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health, Deputy Director of the Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Co-Director of Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Public Health of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  Professor Ho is the Founding Member and has served as President of the Hong Kong Epidemiological Association (2004-2007). Professor Ho’s major research interests are in women’s health, aging,

nutritional epidemiology, particularly osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, breast cancer risks in women and the health effects of soy.  She has also coordinated community-based studies on acute gastroenteritis in the general population and early homes.  Prof. Ho has obtained a number of competitive local as well as international research grants for studies in the above-

mentioned areas.  Her publications have totaled 16 books and book chapters, and over 190 scientific publications in refereed journals.

Teaching of epidemiological methods, clinical epidemiology, critical appraisal, screening & prevention, epidemiology of common chronic diseases, common diseases in mid-life women, nutritional epidemiology  

• Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Programmes
  http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/cmd/master.html
• Postgraduate Programme in Women's Health Studies
  http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/crpwh/womenshealth/index.html
• Nutrition course
  http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/crpwh/nutrition/index.htm

• Nutrition
  Nutritional epidemiology, dietary intake, in particular soy intake, and chronic diseases, nutritional intake in population groups
• Aging
  Longitudinal study on mortality and morbidity outcomes, epidemiology of aging and common chronic diseases
• Women's health / Osteoporosis 
  Women's health in midlife, cardiovascular health, body composition, bone mass and bone loss in different age groups and their determinants, soy protein and isoflavones and women’s health (osteoporosis, cardiovascular risks, cognitive function, breast cancer risks)

Chen YM, Ho SC*, Lam SSH, Ho SSS, Woo JLF. Soy isoflavones have a favorable effect on bone loss in Chinese postmenopausal women with lower bone mass: a double-blind randomized-controlled trial. J Clin Endoc Metab 2003; 88(10):4740-4747

Ho SC, Chen YM, Woo JLF, Lam SSH. High habitual calcium intake attenuates bone loss in early postmenopausal Chinese women: an 18 month followup study. J Clin Endoc Metab 2004; 89(5):2166-70

Messina M, Ho SC, Lee DA. Skeletal benefits of soy isoflavones: a review of the clinical trial and epidemiologic data. Curr Opin Clin Nutr 2004;7:649-658

Ho SC, Chen YM, Woo JLF. Educational level and osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal Chinese women. Am J Epidemiol 2005; 161:680-690

Zhan SY, Ho SC*. Meta-analysis of the effects of soy protein containing isoflavones on the lipid profile. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:397-408

Zhang JX, Ho SC, Woo J. Assessing mental health and its association with income and resource utilization in the old-old Chinese in Hong Kong. Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatr 2005; 13(3): 236-243

Zhan S, Ho SC*. Meta-analysis of the association of the Trp64Arg polymorphism in the β3 adrenergic receptor with insulin resistance.  Obes Res 2005;13:1709-1719

Ho SC, Guldan GS, Woo J, Yu R, Tse MM, Sham A, Cheng J. A prospective study of the effects of 1-year calcium-fortified soy milk supplementation on dietary calcium intake and bone health in Chinese adolescent girls aged 14-16. Osteoporos Int 2005;16(12):1907-1916

Goggins W, Woo J, Sham A, Ho SC. Frailty index as a measure of biological age in a Chinese population. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2005;60A(8):1046-1051

Chen YM, Ho SC*, Lam SSH, Chan SSG.  Validity of body mass index and waist circumference in the classification of obesity as compared to percent body fat in Chinese middle-aged women.  Int J Obes.  2006;30:918-925

Ho SC, Woo J, Lau J, Chan ZY.  A population-based cohort study on phytoestrogen intake and bone loss in Chinese early post-menopausal women.  Hong Kong Medical Journal 2006; 12(4): 40-47

Chen YM, Ho SC*, Woo J.  Greater fruit intake is associated with better bone mass among postmenopausal Chinese women.  Br J Nutr.  2006;96(4):745-751

Chen YM, Teucher B, Tang XY, Dainty JRD, Lee KKC, Woo J and Ho SC*. Calcium absorption study in postmenopausal Chinese women: a randomized crossover intervention study.  Br J Nutr.  2007;97:160-166

Ho SC, Chan A, Ho YP, So E, Sham A, Zee B, Woo J.  Effects of soy isoflavones supplementation on cognitive function in Chinese Postmenopausal women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.  Menopause 2007;14(3 Pt 1):489-99

Ho SC, Woo J, Chan SG, Chan CSY, Leung PC.  A study of bone mass and bone loss in peri-menopausal Chinese women.  Hong Kong Medical Journal 13(4):2007

Ho SC, Chen YM,Woo J, Soy isoflavone supplementation and fasting serum glucose and lipid profile among postmenopausal Chinese women: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.  Menopause 2007;14(5):905-12

Chan SG, Ho SC, Kreiger N, Darlington G, So KF, Chong PYY.  Dietary sources and determinants of soy isoflavone intake among midlife Chinese Women in Hong Kong.  J. Nutr. 007;137:2451-2455

Yu RHY, Ho SC*, Ho SSY, Woo J.  Association of general and abdominal obesities with subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic postmenopausal Chinese women.  Menopause. 2008;15(1):185-192

Chan SG, Ho SC, Kreiger N, Darlington G, Adlaf E, So KF, Chong PYY.  Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Assessing Dietary Soy Isoflavone Intake among Midlife Chinese Women In Hong Kong.  J Nutr 2008;138:567-573

You JHS, Ho SC, Sham A.  Economic Burden of Informal Caregivers for Chinese Elderly in Hong Kong.  J Am Geriatr Soc (in press)

Ho SC, Chan SG, Yip YB, Chan CSY, Woo J, Sham A.  Change in bone mineral density and its determinants in pre- and perimenopausal Chinese women: the Hong Kong perimenopausal women osteoporosis study.  Osteoporos Int (in press)