蔡国旗，男，博士，“东南学者” 校聘教授，博士生导师。本科毕业于蚌埠医学院，博士毕业于澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚大学（University of Tasmania）。主要研究方向为骨骼与肌肉系统疾病的流行病学和发生发展机制。目前主持国家自然科学基金青年项目1项（2022-2024）。在JAMA, Ann Intern Med, Ann Rheum Dis, Am J Clin Nutr, Rheumatology, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage等期刊发表论文30余篇，其中第一或通讯作者论文14篇。多次参加国际学术会议并作口头和壁报汇报，获欧洲风湿病年会最佳摘要奖（Top 0.2%）、世界骨关节炎大会最佳摘要奖（Top 1.5%）等荣誉称号。担任Am J Public Health,J Rheumatol, BMC Public Health等杂志审稿人。

联系方式： Guoqi.Cai@ahmu.edu.cn

1. 研究方向

1. 骨骼与肌肉系统疾病的风险因素识别及预后评估

2. 风湿免疫性疾病的发病机制研究

3. 药物和生活方式干预效果的临床评估

4. 统计学模型的构建及临床应用

2. 工作经历

2021.3-至今 安徽医科大学公共卫生学院 流行病与卫生统计学系 校聘教授

3. 主持科研项目

1. 国家自然科学基金青年项目，2022-2024，资助金额：24万元。

4. 近三年代表性论文（通讯作者*）

1. Cai G, Aitken D, Laslett LL, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Hill C, … Jones G*. Effect of Intravenous Zoledronic Acid on Tibiofemoral Cartilage Volume Among Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis with Bone Marrow Lesions: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2020;323(15):1456-1466.（IF: 56.272 中科院一区）

2. Cai G, Peng X*. Correspondence on 'Efficacy of a tight-control and treat-to-target strategy in axial spondyloarthritis: results of the open-label, pragmatic, cluster-randomised TICOSPA trial'. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Jun 29.DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220904.（IF: 19.103 中科院一区）

3. Cai G, Tian J, Winzenberg T, Wu F*. Calcium supplementation for improving bone density in lactating women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr2020;112(1):48-56.（IF: 7.045 中科院一区）

4. Cai G*, Otahal P, Cicuttini F, Wu F, Munugoda IP, Jones G, Aitken D. The association of subchondral and systemic bone mineral density with osteoarthritis-related joint replacements in older adults. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 2020; 28:438-445.（IF: 6.576 中科院一区）

5. Cai G, Cicuttini F, Aitken D, Laslett L, Zhu Z, Winzenberg T, Jones G*.Comparison of radiographic and MRI osteoarthritis definitions for prediction of tibial cartilage loss, knee symptoms and total knee replacement: a longitudinal study. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 2020;28(8):1062-70.（IF: 6.576 中科院一区）

6. Cai G, Laslett LL, Aitken D, Halliday A, Pan F, Otahal P, … Jones G*. Effect of Zoledronic Acid and Denosumab in Patients with Low Back Pain and Modic Change: A Proof-of-Principle Trial. J Bone Miner Res2018; 33(5):773-782.（IF: 6.741 中科院二区）

7. Cai G*, Aitken D, Laslett LL, Hill C, Wluka AE, March L, … Jones G. The association between change in bone marrow lesion size and change in tibiofemoral cartilage volume and knee symptoms. Rheumatology (Oxford)2021;60(6):2791-2800.（IF: 7.582 中科院二区）

8. Cai G, Laslett LL, Aitken D, Cicuttini F, March L, Hill C, Winzenberg T, Jones G*. Zoledronic acid plus methylprednisolone versus zoledronic acid or placebo in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis2019; 11:1-12.（IF: 5.346中科院二区）

9. Cai G, Jiang M, Cicuttini F, Jones G*. Association of age, sex and BMI with the rate of change in tibial cartilage volume: a 10.7-year longitudinal cohort study.Arthritis Res Ther2019; 21:273.（IF：5.156 中科院二区）

10. Cai G, Keen H, Host L, Aitken D, Laslett LL, Winzenberg T, … Jones G*. Once-yearly zoledronic acid and change in abdominal aortic calcification in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis over 3 years: results from the HORIZON Pivotal Fractural Trial. Osteoporos Int2020 Sep;31(9):1741-1747.（IF: 4.507 中科院二区）

11. Wang Z, Jones G, Winzenberg T, Cai G, Laslett LL, Aitken D, … Antony B*. Effectiveness of Curcuma longa Extract for the Treatment of Symptoms and Effusion-Synovitis of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med2020;173(11):861-869.（IF: 25.394 中科院一区）