Areas of Focus
- Genetic mechanisms of mental disorders
- Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
- Brain cognitive models
Work Experience
- 2020.01 – Present: Associate Researcher, Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2017.01 – 2019.12: Assistant Researcher, Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008 Bachelor in Applied Psychology: Nankai University
- 2011 Master in Applied Statistics: DePaul University, USA
- 2016 PhD in Statistics: University of Cincinnati, USA
Publications
- Bayesian network-based Mendelian randomization for variant prioritization and phenotypic causal inference, Yue Zhang et al., 2024
- Body mass index, waist circumference and mortality in subjects older than 80 years: a Mendelian randomization study, Yue Zhang et al., 2024
- Single-cell biclustering for cell-specific transcriptomic perturbation detection in AD progression, Yue Zhang et al., 2024
- SMetABF: A Rapid Algorithm for Bayesian GWAS Meta-analysis with a Large Number of Studies Involved, Yue Zhang et al., 2022
- GESLM Algorithm for Detecting Causal SNPs in GWAS with Multiple Phenotypes, Yue Zhang et al., 2021
- Association of HIV-infection and cognitive impairment in older adults: A meta-analysis, Yue Zhang et al., 2021
- Associations between Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Psychiatric Emergency Visits: Evidence from A Distributed Lag Non-linear Model, Yue Zhang et al., 2022
- GapClust Is a light-weight approach distinguishing rare cells from voluminous single cell expression profiles, Yue Zhang et al., 2021
- Elastic Correlation Adjusted Regression Score (ECARS) for High Dimensional Variable Importance Measuring, Yue Zhang et al., 2021
- Association between Arachidonic Acid and the Risk of Schizophrenia: A Cross-National Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis, Yue Zhang et al., 2023
Awards
- iGEM International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Gold Medal (Software Team Advisor, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
- iGEM Best Software Award (2023)
