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Wei Zhao

Xinjiang Medical University · CN
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.
h-index
81
citations
43,610
works
221
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification
Nature Genetics 2023cited by 100position: middledoi
Mangiferin alleviates renal inflammatory injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats by inhibiting MCP-1/CCR2 signaling pathway
Chinese Herbal Medicines 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: polygenic risk scores in population-based and case-control cohorts
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020cited by 124position: middledoi
Genomic profiling of human vascular cells identifies TWIST1 as a causal gene for common vascular diseases
PLoS Genetics 2020cited by 59position: middledoi
Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
Nature Genetics 2019cited by 642position: middledoi
Genome‐wide detection of genetic loci and candidate genes for teat number and body conformation traits at birth in Chinese Sushan pigs
Animal Genetics 2019cited by 19position: middledoi
Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 468position: middledoi
Genome-wide meta-analysis of macronutrient intake of 91,114 European ancestry participants from the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium
Molecular Psychiatry 2018cited by 65position: middledoi
Human knockouts and phenotypic analysis in a cohort with a high rate of consanguinity
Nature 2017cited by 354position: middledoi
Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults
PLoS Genetics 2017cited by 339position: middledoi
Fifteen new risk loci for coronary artery disease highlight arterial-wall-specific mechanisms
Nature Genetics 2017cited by 320position: middledoi
Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets
Nature Genetics 2017cited by 312position: middledoi
Identification of new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes and shared etiological pathways with coronary heart disease
Nature Genetics 2017cited by 295position: firstdoi
Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits
Nature Communications 2017cited by 232position: middledoi
Apolipoprotein(a) isoform size, lipoprotein(a) concentration, and coronary artery disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2017cited by 224position: middledoi
Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls
Scientific Data 2017cited by 43position: middledoi
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
Nature 2016cited by 1,107position: middledoi
Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease
Nature 2016cited by 539position: middledoi
The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 437position: middledoi
Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 329position: middledoi
New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk
Nature Communications 2016cited by 314position: middledoi
Meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants influencing blood pressure and overlapping with metabolic trait loci
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 272position: middledoi
Causal Assessment of Serum Urate Levels in Cardiometabolic Diseases Through a Mendelian Randomization Study
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016cited by 181position: middledoi
Genome-wide association studies in the Japanese population identify seven novel loci for type 2 diabetes
Nature Communications 2016cited by 177position: middledoi
Loss of Function of GALNT2 Lowers High-Density Lipoproteins in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rodents
Cell Metabolism 2016cited by 128position: middledoi
A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering <i>GLP1R</i> variant protective for coronary heart disease
Science Translational Medicine 2016cited by 118position: middledoi
Childhood gene-environment interactions and age-dependent effects of genetic variants associated with refractive error and myopia: The CREAM Consortium
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 108position: middledoi
Evidence for large-scale gene-by-smoking interaction effects on pulmonary function
International Journal of Epidemiology 2016cited by 55position: middledoi
SOS2 and ACP1 Loci Identified through Large-Scale Exome Chip Analysis Regulate Kidney Development and Function
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2016cited by 44position: middledoi
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
Nature 2015cited by 4,881position: middledoi

Grants

A Study of Security Countermeasures for Cyber-Physical Systems
NSF1059127$119,8862010–2013PIRePORTER
A Study of Architectural Models for Cyber-Physical Systems
NSF0963979$199,9882009–2013PIRePORTER
ITR/NGS: Collaborative Research: DDDAS: Data Dynamic Simulation for Disaster Management
NSF0963973$29,3712009–2011PIRePORTER
Insightful Understanding of China's Science Education and Research
NSF0963985$9,2602009–2011PIRePORTER
A Study of Architectural Models for Cyber-Physical Systems
NSF0824404$199,9882008–2009PIRePORTER
Insightful Understanding of China's Science Education and Research
NSF0829548$50,0002008–2009PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: WN: Proper Location Identification in Wireless Networks
NSF0721569$210,0002007–2010PIRePORTER
ITR/NGS: Collaborative Research: DDDAS: Data Dynamic Simulation for Disaster Management
NSF0808419$118,8162007–2009PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Visualization: Overlay Network Support for Remote Visualization of Time-Varying Data
NSF0808417$84,2452007–2009PIRePORTER
A Symposium on Cyber-Enabled Discoveries and Innovations
NSF0734828$55,0002007–2008PIRePORTER
ITR/NGS: Collaborative Research: DDDAS: Data Dynamic Simulation for Disaster Management
NSF0324988$200,0002003–2007PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Visualization: Overlay Network Support for Remote Visualization of Time-Varying Data
NSF0329181$120,0002003–2008PIRePORTER
Proposal for Supporting Travel Expenses to Attend the 7th IEEE Real-Time Technology and Application Symposium (RTAS) in Taipei, Taiwan
NSF0116796$12,0002001–2002PIRePORTER
Guaranteeing Hard Real-Time Deadlines in FDDI Networks
NSF9210583$99,6521992–1996PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Erich D. Jarvis · Rockefeller University2 papers (2014–2014)Jie Cui · University of Shanghai for Science and Technology2 papers (2014–2014)M. Thomas P. Gilbert · University of Copenhagen2 papers (2014–2014)Guojie Zhang · Zhejiang International Studies University2 papers (2014–2014)Edward C. Holmes · The University of Sydney2 papers (2014–2014)Zhiyong Huang · Xiamen University2 papers (2014–2014)Peter J. Walker · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston2 papers (2014–2014)Jiagang Deng · Guangxi University1 papers (2023–2023)Yoseph Barash · California University of Pennsylvania1 papers (2020–2020)Yunhe Fu · Jilin University1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2020–2020)Marie Guerraty · California University of Pennsylvania1 papers (2020–2020)Sanjay Sinha · University of Virginia1 papers (2020–2020)Thomas Quertermous · Cardiovascular Institute of the South1 papers (2020–2020)Jun Ren · South China Agricultural University1 papers (2019–2019)Milos Pjanic · Allen Institute for Brain Science1 papers (2020–2020)Daniel J. Rader · RWTH Aachen University1 papers (2020–2020)Ljubica Perisic · Karolinska University Hospital1 papers (2020–2020)Ulf Hedin · Karolinska Institutet1 papers (2020–2020) · 1 papers (2020–2020)