Areas of Focus
- Computational Biology - Skin Genomics
- Human Phenome
Work Experience
- 2012-10~Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health - Researcher
- 2009-02~2012-05 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017-05-31~Present - Shanghai Anthropological Society - Vice President
- 2015-12-31~Present - Ann Hum Genet - Associate Editor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-09--2009-02 PhD: University of London
- 2002-09--2003-09 MSc: Durham University
- 1998-09--2002-06 BSc: Fudan University
Publications
- Genetic variants associated with sweat gland phenotypes in 6,210 Han Chinese individuals, 11th Author, 2024
- Epigenome-wide association study on short-, intermediate- and long-term ozone exposure in Han Chinese, the NSPT study, 11th Author, 2024
- Analysis of blood methylation quantitative trait loci in East Asians reveals ancestry-specific impacts on complex traits, 11th Author, 2024
- A novel approach to the detection of facial wrinkles: Database, detection algorithm, and evaluation metrics, 11th Author, 2024
- Combined genome-wide association study of 136 quantitative ear morphology traits in multiple populations reveal 8 novel loci, 11th Author, 2023
- Automatic landmarking identifies new loci associated with face morphology and implicates Neanderthal introgression in human nasal shape, 37th Author, 2023
- The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation, 18th Author, 2023
- GWAs Identify DNA Variants Influencing Eyebrow Thickness Variation in Europeans and Across Continental Populations, 23rd Author, 2023
- Scalp hair loss is not random across follicular units: A new insight into human hair ageing, 11th Author, 2023
- GWASs Identify Genetic Loci Associated with Human Scalp Hair Whorl Direction, 12th Author, 2023
- Ultrasonic Through-Transmission Measurements of Human Musculoskeletal and Fat Properties, 8th Author, 2023
- DNA methylation age acceleration contributes to the development and prediction of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, 1st Author, 2023
- Genetic Variants in Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Contribute to Solar Lentigines, 11th Author, 2023
- Multi-target landmark detection with incomplete images via reinforcement learning and shape prior embedding, 10th Author, 2023
- Twelve Loci Associated With Bone Density in Middle-aged and Elderly Chinese: The Shanghai Changfeng Study, 11th Author, 2023
- Analysis of factors influencing skin reactions to sunscreens, skin whitening products, and deodorants: Results from a large-scale patch test dataset in China, 11th Author, 2022
- Palmprint Phenotype Feature Extraction and Classification Based on Deep Learning, 5th Author, 2022
- An additional whole-exome sequencing study in 102 panel-undiagnosed patients: A retrospective study in a Chinese craniosynostosis cohort, 11th Author, 2022
- Single-cell transcriptomics reveals lineage trajectory of human scalp hair follicle and informs mechanisms of hair graying, Not mentioned, 2022
- The challenges in finding your home as a multidisciplinary scientist, 1st Author, 2022
- Single-cell transcriptomics reveals lineage trajectory of human scalp hair follicle and informs mechanisms of hair graying, Not mentioned, 2022
- NAFLD-related gene polymorphisms and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in an Asian population: the Shanghai Changfeng Study, 19th Author, 2022
- Genetic evidence for facial variation being a composite phenotype of cranial variation and facial soft tissue thickness, 13th Author, 2022
- Genetic variants underlying differences in facial morphology in East Asian and European populations, 11th Author, 2022
- From musk to body odor: Decoding olfaction through genetic variation, 11th Author, 2022
- Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns, 11th Author, 2022
- A Genome-Wide Scan on Individual Typology Angle Found Variants at SLC24A2 Associated with Skin Color Variation in Chinese Populations, 11th Author, 2022
- A Genome-Wide Association Study Finds Variants at 2p21 Associated with Self-Reported Sensitive Skin in the Han Chinese population, 7th Author, 2022
- Genetic evidence for facial variation being a composite phenotype of cranial variation and facial soft tissue thickness, Not mentioned, 2022
- Genetically predicted body composition in relation to cardiometabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization study, 11th Author, 2021
- A genome-wide association study of facial morphology identifies novel genetic loci in Han Chinese, 11th Author, 2021
- Dissecting dynamics and differences of selective pressures in the evolution of human pigmentation, 2nd Author, 2021
- A custom-designed panel sequencing study in 201 Chinese patients with craniosynostosis revealed novel variants and distinct mutation spectra, 11th Author, 2021
- Insights into contribution of genetic variants towards the susceptibility of MAFLD revealed by the NMR-based lipoprotein profiling, 3rd Author, 2021
- Type 2 Diabetes Is Causally Associated With Reduced Serum Osteocalcin: A Genomewide Association and Mendelian Randomization Study, 11th Author, 2021
- Analysis of factors influencing patch test reactions: Results from a large- population-based study in Chinese, 11th Author, 2021
- Identification of factors associated with minimal erythema dose variations in a large-scale population study of 22146 subjects, Not mentioned, 2020
- A cell-type deconvolution meta-analysis of whole blood EWAS reveals lineage-specific smoking-associated DNA methylation changes, 11th Author, 2020
- Genome-wide scan identified genetic variants associated with skin aging in a Chinese female population, 11th Author, 2019
- Genome-wide variants of Eurasian facial shape differentiation and a prospective model of DNA based face prediction, 15th Author, 2018
- Towards broadening Forensic DNA Phenotyping beyond pigmentation: Improving the prediction of head hair shape from DNA, 30th Author, 2018
- CETP (Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein) Concentration A Genome-Wide Association Study Followed by Mendelian Randomization on Coronary Artery Disease, Not mentioned, 2018
- Genome-wide association studies and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing identify regulatory variants influencing eyebrow thickness in humans, 11th Author, 2018
- Genome-wide variants of Eurasian facial shape differentiation and a prospective model of DNA based face prediction, 11th Author, 2018
- Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies 8 novel loci involved in shape variation of human head hair, 29th Author, 2018
- A Genome-Wide Association Study of Basal Transepidermal Water Loss Finds that Variantsat 9q34.3 Are Associated with SkinBarrier Function, 11th Author, 2017
- Genetic History of ***'s Uyghurs Suggests Bronze Age Multiple-Way Contacts in Eurasia, 11th Author, 2017
- Indoor PM2.5 exposure affects skin aging manifestation in a Chinese population, 11th Author, 2017
- Genetic variants associated with skin aging in the Chinese Han population, 11th Author, 2017
- Multiethnic GWAS Reveals Polygenic Architecture of Earlobe Attachment, 11th Author, 2017
- Large-scale genome-wide scans do not support petaloid toenail as a Mendelian trait, 11th Author, 2016
- EDARV370A associated facial characteristics in Uyghur population revealing further pleiotropic effects, 17th Author, 2016
- Ancestry variation and footprints of natural selection along the genome in Latin American populations, 11th Author, 2016
- Traffic-Related Air Pollution Contributes to Development of Facial Lentigines: Further Epidemiological Evidence from Caucasians and Asians, 11th Author, 2016
- Genome-wide scans reveal variants at EDAR predominantly affecting hair straightness in Han Chinese and Uyghur populations, 11th Author, 2016
- Epidemiological evidence that indoor air pollution from cooking with solid fuels accelerates skin aging in Chinese women, 16th Author, 2015
- Characteristics of dental morphology in the *** Uyghurs and correlation with the EDARV370A variant, 11th Author, 2014
- Modeling Recent Human Evolution in Mice by Expression of a Selected EDAR Variant, 2nd Author, 2013
- The adaptive variant EDARV370A is