Pek Kei (Becky) Im
BSc, MPhil, DPhil AFHEA
Intermediate Research Fellow
Becky is an Intermediate Research Fellow at the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU). Her research focuses on investigating the health impacts of alcohol intake and exploring the mechanisms of alcohol intake in the aetiology of major chronic diseases, using data from the China Kadoorie Biobank and the UK Biobanky. She is also a tutor for the Principles of Statistics module in the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology.
Prior to her current fellowship, Becky held and Early Career Research Fellowship. She completed her DPhil in Population Health at the University of Oxford, for which she examined the changing patterns of alcohol consumption in China over time and their relation to wellbeing and major chronic diseases (particularly cancer and liver disease). She holds a BSc (Hons) Human Sciences from University College London and an MPhil in Public Health from University of Cambridge. Prior to moving to Oxford, Becky worked as a research assistant in Information and Communications Technologies for Development at United Nations University in Macau.
Recent publications
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Alcohol metabolism genes and risks of site-specific cancers in Chinese adults: An 11-year prospective study.
Journal article
Im PK. et al, (2022), Int J Cancer, 150, 1627 - 1639
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Alcohol drinking and risks of total and site-specific cancers in China: A 10-year prospective study of 0.5 million adults.
Journal article
Im PK. et al, (2021), Int J Cancer, 149, 522 - 534
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Problem drinking, wellbeing and mortality risk in Chinese men: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank.
Journal article
Im PK. et al, (2020), Addiction, 115, 850 - 862
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Patterns and trends of alcohol consumption in rural and urban areas of China: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank.
Journal article
Im PK. et al, (2019), BMC Public Health, 19
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ALCOHOL DRINKING AND RISK OF CANCERS: FINDINGS FROM THE CHINA KADOORIE BIOBANK
Conference paper
Im PK. et al, (2018), ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 42, 132A - 132A