Dr. Chenkai Wu is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). Prior to joining DKU, he was a faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health at New York Medical College. Dr. Wu has a B.S. degree in Psychology from Zhejiang University and a M.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences, an M.P.H. in Biostatistics, and a Ph.D. in Public Health from Oregon State University. His main research interests include prevention of cardiovascular disease, frailty, and disability as well as promotion of healthy aging and longevity with three foci: (1) measurements, epidemiology, and clinical implications of frailty, (2) quantification and determinants of healthy aging and longevity, and (3) traditional and novel risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Dr. Wu has published extensively in the fields of epidemiology, gerontology, and cardiovascular disease. His work has been featured in major national and international media, including the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and National Public Radio.