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Jian Zhao
Medical School
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Lifecycle Health
Cohort Studies
Early Life Exposure
Molecular Epidemiology
Multi-Omics
Big Data
Causal Inference
Integrative Analysis
Complex Diseases
Drug Discovery
Areas of Focus
- Impact of early life exposure on lifecycle health based on large-scale cohort studies
- Causal inference and integrative analysis of multi-omics big data in molecular epidemiology
- Drug target discovery for complex diseases
Work Experience
- 2023.12–Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Assistant Professor, Associate Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2021-2023, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine/Xinhua Hospital/Public Health School (concurrent), Young PI
- 2018-2020, University of Bristol MRC-Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Senior Research Associate
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014-2019 PhD: Curtin University School of Public Health
- 2011-2014 Master's: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University
- 2006-2011 Bachelor's: Anhui Medical University School of Health Management
Publications
- Fetal genetically determined birth weight plays a causal role in earlier puberty timing: evidence from human genetic studies, Peng Q, Qiu W, Li Z, Zhao J*, Zhu C*, 2024
- Genetically predicted plasma levels of amino acids and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease risk: a Mendelian randomization study, Zhao J*, Zeng J, Zhu C, Li X, Liu D, Zhang J, Li F, Targher G, Fan JG*, 2023
- Causal effects of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomisation study, Zhao J*, Stewart ID, Baird D, Mason D, Wright J, Zheng J, Gaunt TR, Evans DM, Freathy RM, Langenberg C, Warrington NM, 2023
- The hepato-ovarian axis: genetic evidence for a causal association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovary syndrome, Liu D, Gao X, Pan XF, Zhou T, Zhu C, Li F, Fan JG, Targher G, Zhao J*, 2023
- Assessing causal relationships between COVID-19 and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Liu D, Zhang Q, Bai P, Zhao J*, 2022
- Prevalence and incidence of MAFLD and associated anthropometric parameters among prepubertal children of the Shanghai Birth Cohort, Zeng J, Jin Q, Yang J, Yang RX, Zhang RN, Zhao J*, Fan JG*, 2023
- Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and offspring birth weight: a Mendelian randomization study, Gan Y, Lu D, Yan C*, Zhang J*, Zhao J*, 2021
- Children and adolescents’ sleep patterns and their associations with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai, China, Zhao J, Xu J, He Y, Xiang M, 2022
- A two-part mixed-effects model for analyzing clustered time-to-event data with clumping at zero, Zhao J, Zhao Y, Xiang L, Khanal V, Binns CW, Lee AH, 2020
- In utero exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood BMI trajectories: A mediation analysis with neonatal metabolic profiles, Zeng X, Chen T, Cui Y, Zhao J, Chen Q, Yu Z, Zhang Y, Han L, Chen Y, Zhang J, 2023
