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Manfei Zhang
Bio-X Research Institute
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Craniofacial
Phenotype
Quantification
Database
Genetics
Evolution
Appearance
Mental Health
Regulation
Mechanism
Areas of Focus
- Digital quantification and database construction of craniofacial phenotypes
- Formation mechanism and genetic evolution of appearance trait differences
- Association between craniofacial phenotypes and mental health and their regulatory mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2018-2022 - Fudan University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006-2012 Bachelor: Fudan University
- 2012-2018 Doctorate: Fudan University
- 2018-2022 Postdoctoral: Fudan University, Institute of Human Phenome
- Published 16 SCI papers with a total of 160 citations
- First/Co-first author in prestigious journals like Nature Genetics, PLOS Genetics
Publications
- Genetic variants underlying differences in facial morphology in East Asian and European populations, Zhang M*, Wu S*, Du S*, Qian W*, Chen J, et. al., 2022
- Genetic evidence for facial variation being a composite phenotype of cranial variation and facial soft tissue thickness, Qian W*, Zhang M*, Wan K*, Xie Y*, Du S, et. al., 2022
- Genome-wide association studies and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing identify regulatory variants influencing eyebrow thickness in humans, Wu S*, Zhang M*, Yang X*, Peng F, Zhang J, et. al., 2018
- A Genome-Wide Association Study of Basal Transepidermal Water Loss Finds that Variants at 9q34.3 Are Associated with Skin Barrier Function, Zhang M*, Li B*, Wu S, Tan J, Yang Y, et. al., 2017
- Large-scale genome-wide scans do not support petaloid toenail as a Mendelian trait, Zhang M*, Wu S*, Zhang J*, Yang Y*, Tan J, et. al., 2016
- Genomic insights into the formation of human populations in East Asia, Wang CC*, Yeh HY*, Popov AN*, Zhang HQ*, Matsumura H, … , Zhang M, He G, Yang X, Hu R, Robbeets M, Schiffels S, Kennett DJ, Jin L, Li H, Krause J, Pinhasi R, Reich D., 2021
- A genome-wide association study of facial morphology identifies novel genetic loci in Han Chinese, Huang Y*, Li D*, Qiao L, Liu Y, Peng Q, Wu S, Zhang M, et. al., 2021
- Genome-wide scans reveal variants at EDAR predominantly affecting hair straightness in Han Chinese and Uyghur populations, Wu S*, Tan J*, Yang Y*, Peng Q, Zhang M, et. al., 2016
- EDARV370A associated facial characteristics in Uyghur population revealing further pleiotropic effects, Peng Q*, Li J*, Tan J*, Yang Y*, Zhang M, et. al., 2016
Awards
- 2018: Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
- 2017: National Scholarship
- 2017: Fudan University 'Super Postdoctoral'
- 2017: CK-Research Award for Skin Physiology
