Research description
I am interested in investigating the associations of lifestyle and nutritional factors with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer by using epidemiological and genetic approaches.
Education
PhD candidate, Karolinska Institutet (2020-current)
Master of Science in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet (2018-2020)
Bachelor in Medicine, Wuhan University (2013-2018)
Academic honours, awards and prizes
Selected Publications (as the 1st author)
Genetically predicted circulating vitamin C in relation to cardiovascular disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021
Homocysteine, B vitamins, and cardiovascular disease: a Mendelian randomization study. BMC Med. 2021
Genetically predicted circulating B vitamins in relation to digestive system cancers. Br J Cancer. 2021
Gallstone disease, diabetes, calcium, triglycerides, smoking and alcohol consumption and pancreatitis risk: Mendelian randomization study. NPJ Genom Med. 2021
Genetic liability to insomnia in relation to cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomisation study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021
Egg, cholesterol and protein intake and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: Results of repeated measurements from a prospective cohort study. Clinical Nutrition. 2021
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1, Bone Mineral Density, and Fracture: A Mendelian Randomization Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Gallstone Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Investigation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021
Overall and abdominal obesity in relation to venous thromboembolism. J Thromb Haemost. 2020
Circulating lipoprotein lipids, apolipoproteins and ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology. 2020
An atlas on risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a wide-angled Mendelian randomisation study. Diabetologia. 2020
Effects of tumor necrosis factor in cardiovascular diseases and cancer: two sample mendelian randomization study. EBioMedicine. 2020
Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Causally Associated with Cancer Risk? Evidence From a Two-Sample Mendelian Randomisation Study. Diabetes. 2020.
Major depressive disorder and cardiometabolic diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study Diabetologia. 2020.
Causal associations of thyroid function and dysfunction with overall, breast and thyroid cancer: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study: Thyroid dysfunction and cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 2020
Circulating interleukins in relation to coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke and its subtypes: A two sample Mendelian randomization. International Journal of Cardiology. 2020
Causal Associations of Iron Status With Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis, but Not With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clinical Nutrition. 2020
Fat Intake and Hypertension Among Adults in China: The Modifying Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Intake. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2019
Association of genetic variants related to plasma fatty acids with type 2 diabetes mellitus and glycaemic traits: a Mendelian randomisation study Diabetologia. 2019.
Genetic Prediction of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Calcium, and Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Relation to Development of Type 2 Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization Study Diabetes Care. 2019
Plasma phospholipid fatty acids, bone mineral density and fracture risk: Evidence from a Mendelian randomization study Clinical Nutrition. 2019.