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Yin Yao
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Genetics
Statistics
Mental Health
Genomics
Data Analysis
Bioinformatics
Epidemiology
Psychiatry
Computational Methods
Disease Research
Areas of Focus
- Statistical Genetics
- Psychiatric Genetics
- Computational Biology
Work Experience
- 1996-1997 - International Agency for Research on Cancer, France - Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1997-1998 - University of Pittsburgh, USA - Assistant Professor (Research Series)
- 1998-2004 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA - Assistant Professor
- 2004-2007 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA - Associate Professor (Tenured)
- 2007-2016 - National Institute of Mental Health, USA - Head of Genetic Epidemiology Research Group
- 2016-present - National Institute of Mental Health, USA - Director of Statistical Genomics and Data Analysis Center
- 2017-present - Fudan University, China - Distinguished Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1991.9-1996.7 Ph.D. in Genetics: Columbia University
- 2001: NIH Directors award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2003: The Louis I. and Thomas D. Dublin award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- 2006: The Helen Abbey Award for Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publications
- Genome-wide scan for familial nasopharyngeal carcinoma reveals evidence of linkage to chromosome 4, Bing-Jian, F., Huang, W., Shugart, Y.Y., 2002
- Genomewide linkage scan for obsessive-compulsive disorder: evidence for susceptibility loci on chromosomes 3q, 7p, 1q, 15q, and 6q, Shugart, Y.Y., 2006
- Whole genome association analysis of treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder, Qin H, Nestadt G, Shugart, Y.Y., 2016
- Comprehensive pathway-based association study of DNA repair gene variants and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Qin, H.D., Shugart, Y.Y., Zeng, Y.X., 2011
- Anticipation in familial Hodgkin lymphoma, Shugart, Y.Y., 1998
- Genomic characterization of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma reveals critical genes underlying tumorigenesis and poor prognosis, Qin, H.D., Shugart, Y.Y., Jia WH, 2016
- Exploring transcription factors-microRNAs Co-regulation networks in schizophrenia, Xu, Y., Yue, W., Shugart, Y.Y., 2015
- Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Ritter, M.L., Gerald Nestadt, Shugart, Y.Y., 2017
- Autosomal recessive lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia is associated with human RELN mutations, Hong, S.E., Shugart, Y.Y., Walsh, C.A., 2000
- Replication study supports evidence for linkage to 9p24 in obsessive-compulsive disorder, Willour, V.L., Shugart, Y.Y., 2004
- Common polygenic variation and risk for childhood-onset schizophrenia, Ahn, K., An, S.S., Shugart, Y.Y., Rapoport, J.L., 2016
- Sparse representation based biomarker selection for schizophrenia with integrated analysis of fMRI and SNPs, Cao, H., Duan, J., Lin, D., Shugart, Y.Y., Calhoun, V., Wang, Y.P., 2014
- Exome sequencing and the genetic basis of complex traits, Kiezun, A., Garimella, K., Do, R., Stitziel, N.O., Neale, B.M., McLaren, P.J., Gupta, N., Sklar, P., Sullivan, P.F., Moran, J.L., Hultman, C.M., 2012
Awards
- 2001: NIH Directors award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2003: The Louis I. and Thomas D. Dublin award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- 2006: The Helen Abbey Award for Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
