Member Insight – Lisha Lin
Introduction Hello! My name is Lisha Lin, and I am a PhD candidate in Epidemiologic Science at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. My research area mainly focuses on investigating the intricate interplay between the epigenome at different levels and health risk factors, including social, psychosocial, and neighborhood structure. What sparked your decision to become an epidemiologist? Growing up in a Chinese family with two healthcare workers, I always think about questions logically and enjoy analyzing their inner connection. I was familiar with the hospital’s atmosphere, where diseases and deaths are happening every day. At that time, I wanted to promote health and make fewer people suffer. In college, I chose Preventive Medicine as my major because I liked the concept of finding ways to promote health not only individually but also at a population level. In my fourth year, I studied Epidemiology and was fascinated by different epidemiological methods used to deal with various data types. Therefore, I went to the University of Michigan School of Public Health to further train myself in Epidemiology! What do you see as the biggest obstacle facing epidemiologists in the next five years? Misinformation and lack of trust between scientists and […]