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Ying Wu

Jiangsu University · CN
Area of research
Genetics · Cancer Research
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.
h-index
56
citations
22,164
works
188
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Dapansutrile preserves pancreatic beta-cell function by regulating insulin vesicle membrane fusion and mitochondrial homeostasis.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Dapansutrile Regulates Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress and Reduces Hepatic Lipid Accumulation in Diabetic Mice.
2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Iodine activates NLRP3 inflammasomes in PBMCs of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and regulates Th1 and Th17 cell differentiation.
2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel potent dual Mer/c-Met inhibitors based on structural optimization
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
<i>Ramulus Mori</i> (Sangzhi) Alkaloids Improve Pancreatic β-Cell Function Through Gut Microbial and Intra-Islet 2-Methoxyestradiol Biosynthesis.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits
Nature Genetics 2021cited by 878position: middledoi
Prevalence and reclassification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants in a large, unselected Chinese Han breast cancer cohort
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2021cited by 35position: middledoi
Leptin Receptor (LEPR) promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibits apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating ANXA7
Cancer Cell International 2021cited by 23position: middledoi
Genetic Studies of Leptin Concentrations Implicate Leptin in the Regulation of Early Adiposity
Diabetes 2020cited by 55position: middledoi
Adiponectin GWAS loci harboring extensive allelic heterogeneity exhibit distinct molecular consequences
PLoS Genetics 2020cited by 22position: middledoi
Mendelian randomization analysis does not support causal associations of birth weight with hypertension risk and blood pressure in adulthood
European Journal of Epidemiology 2020cited by 12position: middledoi
Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
Nature Genetics 2019cited by 642position: middledoi
Adipose Tissue Gene Expression Associations Reveal Hundreds of Candidate Genes for Cardiometabolic Traits
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2019cited by 86position: middledoi
Colocalization of GWAS and eQTL signals at loci with multiple signals identifies additional candidate genes for body fat distribution
Human Molecular Genetics 2019cited by 65position: firstdoi
Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2018cited by 452position: middledoi
Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults
PLoS Genetics 2017cited by 339position: middledoi
Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits
Nature Communications 2017cited by 232position: middledoi
Genetic Regulation of Adipose Gene Expression and Cardio-Metabolic Traits
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2017cited by 206position: middledoi
Exome chip meta-analysis identifies novel loci and East Asian–specific coding variants that contribute to lipid levels and coronary artery disease
Nature Genetics 2017cited by 173position: middledoi
Association analyses of East Asian individuals and trans-ancestry analyses with European individuals reveal new loci associated with cholesterol and triglyceride levels
Human Molecular Genetics 2017cited by 167position: middledoi
A Low-Frequency Inactivating <i>AKT2</i> Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Diabetes 2017cited by 51position: middledoi
Germline determinants of the somatic mutation landscape in 2,642 cancer genomes
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2017cited by 26position: 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
Genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new loci for waist-hip ratio and waist circumference
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 79position: middledoi
Transancestral fine-mapping of four type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci highlights potential causal regulatory mechanisms
Human Molecular Genetics 2016cited by 22position: middledoi
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation
Nature Genetics 2015cited by 374position: middledoi
Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations
Nature 2015cited by 201position: middledoi
Genetic Variation Determines PPARγ Function and Anti-diabetic Drug Response In Vivo
Cell 2015cited by 123position: middledoi
Multiple Hepatic Regulatory Variants at the GALNT2 GWAS Locus Associated with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2015cited by 59position: middledoi

Grants

An Embodied, Augmented Reality Coding Platform for Pair Programming
NSF2017042$774,4142020–2024PIRePORTER
RI: Small: Visual Reasoning and Self-questioning for Explainable Visual Question Answering
NSF2007613$469,2092020–2026PIRePORTER
RI: Small: A Unified Compositional Model for Explainable Video-based Human Activity Parsing
NSF1815561$449,0002018–2023PIRePORTER
RI: Small: Modeling and Learning Visual Similarities Under Adverse Visual Conditions
NSF1619078$440,0002016–2021PIRePORTER
RI: Small: Mining and Learning Visual Contexts for Video Scene Understanding
NSF1217302$428,8802012–2018PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Sino-USA Summer School in Vision, Learning, Pattern Recognition VLPR 2010
NSF1037944$25,0002010–2012PIRePORTER
RI: Small: Computational Models of Context-awareness and Selective Attention for Persistent Visual Target Tracking
NSF0916607$391,9862009–2015PIRePORTER
CAREER: Visual Analysis of High-Dimensional Motion: A Distributed/Collaborative Approach
NSF0347877$475,0002004–2012PIRePORTER
Transductive Learning for Retrieving and Mining Visual Contents
NSF0308222$281,7022003–2008PIRePORTER
Essential Surfaces and the Topology of 3-Manifolds
NSF0203394$97,6612002–2005PIRePORTER
Topology of 3-Manifolds
NSF9802558$71,0311998–2001PIRePORTER
U.S.-China Cooperative Research: Fluid Mechanics Investiga-tions of a High Interaction Magnetohydrodynamic Generator
NSF8512165$42,7451986–1988PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

· 4 papers (2025–2026)Michael Boehnke · University of Tartu3 papers (2015–2020)Anne Jackson · AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)3 papers (2015–2020)Christian Fuchsberger · Eurac Research3 papers (2015–2020)Mete Civelek · Institute of Human Genetics3 papers (2015–2019)Karen L. Mohlke · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill3 papers (2015–2020)Francis S. Collins · Clinical Research Consortium3 papers (2015–2020)Johanna Kuusisto · University of Eastern Finland3 papers (2015–2020)Markku Laakso · Cleveland Clinic3 papers (2015–2020)Xihua Lin · Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital2 papers (2025–2026)Laura J. Scott · Marymount University2 papers (2019–2020)Narisu Narisu · Centre for Human Genetics2 papers (2019–2020)Aldons J. Lusis · ABT Molecular Imaging (United States)2 papers (2015–2019)Heather M. Stringham · Statistical Service2 papers (2019–2020)Chelsea K. Raulerson · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2 papers (2019–2020)Adam E. Locke · Regeneron (United States)2 papers (2019–2020) · 2 papers (2015–2020)Päivi Pajukanta · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2019–2020)Zhongyan Shan · Faculty Opinions1 papers (2025–2025)Jiaqiang Zhou · Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital1 papers (2025–2025)