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Name	Yin Yao
Contact Information	yin_yao@fudan.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Yin Yao

Contact Information

yin_yao@fudan.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Life Sciences
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
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
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

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Life Sciences

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

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

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

Areas of Focus	Statistical Genetics Psychiatric Genetics Computational Biology
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

Areas of Focus

Statistical Genetics
Psychiatric Genetics
Computational Biology

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

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