By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Lai H; Ong JJ; Traeger MW; Fairley CK; Howden BP; Stoové MA; Shen M; Zhang L, 2026, 'Impact and cost-effectiveness of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis in Australian men who have sex with men', Nature Communications, 17, pp. 1846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68561-7

Jiang Y; Zhao Z; Li P; Su G; Qian Y; Zhao Y; Wang B; Bai Y; Zhang L; Zhao Z; Shi J; Lu W, 2026, 'The castration-resistant prostate cancer-associated SNP rs11067228 facilitates neuroendocrine differentiation through an enhancer-mediated chromatin interaction with SRRM4', International Journal of Biological Sciences, 22, pp. 1440 - 1460, http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.124731

Liu H; Chen G; Jie Y; Jiang Y; Huang Y; Wang X; Hao C; Gu J; Zhang L; Li J, 2026, 'Cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatitis E screening and vaccination: targeting vulnerable populations in outbreak and sporadic settings in China', Emerging Microbes and Infections, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2026.2623707

Chen Y; Liu J; Dai J; Sun T; Qiao Z; Wang M; Zhou H; Zhou Z; Liu X; Fu R; Xue F; Liu W; Ju M; Dong H; Dai X; Gu W; Yang R; Zhang L, 2026, 'Long-term efficacy and safety of low-dose rituximab in immune thrombocytopenia: a multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial', Annals of Hematology, 105, pp. 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-026-06908-2

Zhao M; Li S; Zhao X; Hu J; Yin Z; Ji F; Tang W; Zhang L, 2026, 'Moderating Role of Condom-Use Inertia on the Association Between Status Quo Bias and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Resistance Intention Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-Sectional Study', Jmir Public Health and Surveillance, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/88806

Wang X; Xue F; Zhang L; Yang R, 2026, 'MPIG6B-related thrombocytopenia and myelofibrosis: A case report', Annals of Hematology, 105, pp. 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-026-06933-1

Shao Y; Wu C; Liu W; Liu Y; Ding Q; Wu W; Wang X; Zhang L; He C; Dai J, 2026, 'Perioperative management of total hip arthroplasty in hemophilia A following gene therapy', Haematologica, 111, pp. 397 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2025.288074

Liu H; Zou Z; Zhang L, 2026, 'Reply to ‘Comments on “HPV vaccination is highly effective and cost-effective for cervical cancer prevention in women living with HIV in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis”’', International Journal of Cancer, 158, pp. 281 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70129

Wen Q; Chen J; Sun T; Wang X; Ju M; Liu X; Li H; Fu R; Liu W; Xue F; Dong H; Dai X; Wang W; Chi Y; Yang R; Chen Y; Zhang L, 2026, 'Bone marrow proteomic profiling reveals TMEM109 as a biomarker for relapse in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 24, pp. 1346 - 1358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2026.01.003

Qu X; Jia Y; Wang Y; Xue F; Liu W; Chen Y; Ju M; Sun T; Dai X; Dong H; Gu W; Zhang A; Sun Q; Xiao Z; Yang R; Zhang L; Liu X; Fu R, 2026, 'Clinical heterogeneity in congenital factor XII deficiency: Coexisting risk factors in thrombotic and bleeding events', British Journal of Haematology, 209, pp. 1280 - 1290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70652

Liu W; Dong H; Xue F; Pei X; Han Z; Yang R; Zhang L, 2026, 'Combined mesenchymal stem cells and telitacicept therapy for Evans syndrome refractory to various immunosuppressive: a case report', Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 10, pp. 103393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpth.2026.103393

Zou Z; Gbaja-Biamila T; Tahlil KM; Tucker JD; Iwelunmor J; Ezechi O; Nwaozuru U; Obiezu-Umeh C; Oladele D; Musa AZ; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2026, 'Cost-effectiveness of scaling up youth-led HIV self-testing among Nigerian youth: an economic evaluation', The Lancet Regional Health - Africa, pp. 100105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanafr.2026.100105

Zhao M; Hai L; Zhao X; Ji F; Zhang L; Liu H, 2026, 'How Do Egocentric Sexual Networks Affect Male Migrants’ HIV Sexual Behavior Patterns in Gender-Imbalanced China? The Moderating Role of Migration and Neighborhoods', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 55, pp. 885 - 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03347-4

Wang Y; Chen J; Li H; Chi Y; Liu X; Leng S; Feng G; Zhao Y; Gu Y; Dong L; Dong Q; An L; Peng J; Liu X; Zhang L, 2026, 'Identification of key biomarkers for initial corticosteroid resistance in newly diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia.', Exp Hematol, 157, pp. 105400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exphem.2026.105400

Fang L; Fu R; Dong H; Zhang W; Gao Y; Xu Y; Gu W; Liu Z; Li H; Wang W; Pei X; Chi Y; Zhou Y; Wei J; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2026, 'IFNα2b modulates anti-tumor immune responses involving STAT3-associated dendritic cell dysfunction in JAK2v617f-positive myeloproliferative neoplasms', Drug Resistance Updates, 85, pp. 101352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drup.2026.101352

Zhao F; Wang W; Gao H; Zhu P; Zhai W; He Y; Pang A; Feng S; Han M; Wu L; Qiao S; Zhang L; Jiang E; Pei X; Yang D, 2026, 'Integrated Transcriptomic and Functional Analyses Reveal lncRNA‐miRNA‐mRNA Axis in AML Relapse After Allo‐HSCT', Cancer Science, 117, pp. 2289 - 2304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cas.70417

Wang Y; Li H; Chen Y; Liu X; Fu R; Liu W; Xue F; Zhang L; Yang R, 2026, 'No significant increase in thrombotic risk following the widespread adoption of TPO-RAs in ITP: A comparative study', Global Medical Genetics, 13, pp. 100107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gmg.2026.100107

Mei H; Wen W; Zhang W; Zhang S; Sun T; Li G; Zhang J; Qi S; Zhou J; Li B; Zhao Y; Chen X; Li B; Xue Y; Lu W; Sun Y; Wang J; Shan H; Zhang S; Huang Y; Chen Y; Wang W; Liu Q; Lu W; Tan L; Ding Y; Fu J; Long J; Zhang L; Zhao B; Liang A; Jiang B; Yang J, 2026, 'Targeting DESI2 as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for JAK2‐Mutant Leukemias', Advanced Science, 13, pp. e15127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202515127

Liu Y; Song Y; Wang Y-H; Chen Z-P; Li Q; Wu R-H; Sun J; Zhang L; Hu X-B; Yang R-C; Wang X-F; Dai J, 2026, 'Toward standardized antithrombin activity assays: multi-center evaluation and optimization', LabMed Discovery, 3, pp. 100117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lmd.2026.100117

Kuter DJ; Berentsen S; Cooper N; Zhang L; Shi J; Chen Y; Zhang L; Zhou C; Wang Y; Dudani JS; Mozaffarian N, 2026, 'Towards achieving immune reset in autoimmune cytopenias: Insights from clinical experiences with B cell depleting therapies', Blood Reviews, 76, pp. 101387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.blre.2026.101387

Su S; Wei Y; Dong W; Sun J; Li Y; Zhang W; Song Q; Wu Z; Zhao R; Zhang L, 2025, 'Epidemiological impacts and cost-effectiveness of daily and on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among key HIV populations in China: An economic evaluation', Epidemiology and Infection, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095026882510068X

Li Y; Cao J; Tong J; Tang P; Chen H; Sun G; Yang Z; Zhang X; Dong F; Yang S; Gao J; Zhao X; Ma J; Wang D; Zhang L; Wang L; Cheng T; Cheng H; Shi L, 2025, 'Leukemia-expanded splenic CD81+ erythroblasts potentiate disease progression in mice by reshaping leukemic cell metabolism', Journal of Clinical Investigation, 135, pp. e193082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/jci193082

Xiao Q; Yang R; Zhang L; Tian Y; Wang X; Li W, 2025, 'Safety and Efficacy of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 11, pp. e74271, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/74271

Wang M; Lai H; Fairley CK; Soe NN; Latt PM; Shen M; Su S; Zhao R; Zhang L; Zhou Y; Zhou P; Li Z; Zhang L, 2025, 'The role of sequential sexual acts on Neisseria gonorrhoea transmissions between anatomical sites in men who have sex with men: a mathematical modelling study', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25128

Yu Z; Chen R; Gui P; Wang W; Razzak I; Alinejad-Rokny H; Zeng X; Shang X; Zhang L; Yang X; Yu H; Huang W; Lu H; van Wijngaarden P; He M; Zhu Z; Ge Z, 2025, 'A cross population study of retinal aging biomarkers with longitudinal pre-training and label distribution learning', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01751-7

Latt PM; Soe NN; Xu X; Bao Y; Lee D; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'Anxiety responses and testing intentions among gay and bisexual men using an AI-powered HIV/STI risk assessment tool: a quasi-experimental study', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25064-2

Yang S; Xin Z; Li H; Zhu Z; Zhu LZ; Shang X; Huang W; Zhang L; He M; Jonas JB; Congdon N; Cheng CY; Liang L; Wang W, 2025, 'Artificial intelligence-driven metabolomics of retinal nerve fibre layer to profile risks of mortality and cardiometabolic diseases', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66979-z

Shu Y; Wu M; Wang W; Dou L; Zhang Z; Zhang L; Wang Y, 2025, 'Associations of menstrual characteristics with non-suicidal self-injury: results from six universities in China', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23260-8

Yu Z; Nguyen TD; Ju L; Gal Y; Sashindranath M; Bonnington P; Zhang L; Mar V; Ge Z, 2025, 'Correction to: Hierarchical skin lesion image classification with prototypical decision tree (npj Digital Medicine, (2025), 8, 1, (26), 10.1038/s41746-024-01395-z)', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01494-5

Meng R; Shi F; Zhang B; Li C; Wang J; Song L; Zhang L; Shen M, 2025, 'Cost-effectiveness of universal genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in young adults aged 18–40 years in China', BMC Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03966-7

Latt PM; Aung ET; Htaik K; Soe NN; Lee D; King AJ; Fortune R; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Bradshaw CS; Rahman R; Deneen M; Dobinson S; Randall C; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'Evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for providing sexual health information: a consensus study using real-world clinical queries', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22933-8

Sun J; Li Y; Yu Z; Towns JM; Soe NN; Latt PM; Zhang L; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10438-5

Latt PM; Ray A; Lu H; Soe NN; Xu X; Bao Y; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Varma R; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'External validation of a web- and artificial intelligence-based HIV/STI risk assessment tool: performance evaluation using data from Sydney sexual health centre', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12087-8

Iwelunmor J; Wapmuk AE; Kokelu E; Ojo T; Olusanya O; Gbaja-Biamila T; Akinsolu FT; Musa AZ; Xian H; Abodunrin OR; Kalulu P; Obiorah A; Afadapa M; Obodoechina N; Nwaozuru U; Anikamadu O; Smith J; Azuogu BN; Ajenifuja K; Jia M; Bamogo A; Babatunde A; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Zou Z; Airhihenbuwa CO; Tucker JD; Ezechi OC, 2025, 'For girls and women (4GW) HPV RCT protocol: a crowdsourced, pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to improve uptake of HPV vaccination and screening among mother-daughter dyads in Nigeria', Implementation Science, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01428-5

Yu Z; Nguyen TD; Ju L; Gal Y; Sashindranath M; Bonnington P; Zhang L; Mar V; Ge Z, 2025, 'Hierarchical skin lesion image classification with prototypical decision tree', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01395-z

She B; Sun J; Lu F; Lin S; Liu Y; Li G; Hu Y; Tang W; Tan R; Ong J; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Identifying subgroups of Chinese men who have sex with men based on sexual behavior and drug use patterns using a clustering analysis approach', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22388-x

Lu F; Yang H; She B; Lu Q; Bao Y; Seto WK; Wong WCW; Yuen MF; He Y; He X; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'Investigating multimorbidity trajectories in people living with MASLD diagnosis: A trajectory analysis using the UK Biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 6968 - 6978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.70095

Yang S; Xin Z; Cheng W; Zhong P; Liu R; Zhu Z; Zhu LZ; Shang X; Chen S; Huang W; Zhang L; Wang W, 2025, 'Photoreceptor metabolic window unveils eye–body interactions', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55035-x

Yang S; Zhang X; Du X; Yan P; Zhang J; Wang W; Wang J; Zhang L; Sun H; Liu Y; Xu X; Di Y; Zhong J; Wu C; Reinhardt JD; Zheng Y; Wu T, 2025, 'Prediction of cognitive conversion within the Alzheimer’s disease continuum using deep learning', Alzheimer S Research and Therapy, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13195-025-01686-x

Yang S; Xin Z; Xiong R; Zhu Z; Li H; Chen Y; Zhong Z; Du L; Zhu LZ; Shang X; Huang W; Zhang L; Chen S; He C; Tan S; He M; Congdon N; Jonas JB; Tham YC; Cheng CY; Wang W, 2025, 'Proteome atlas for mechanistic discovery and risk prediction of diabetic retinopathy', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64634-1

Hu W; Lin Z; Clark M; Henwood J; Shang X; Chen R; Kiburg K; Zhang L; Ge Z; van Wijngaarden P; Zhu Z; He M, 2025, 'Real-world feasibility, accuracy and acceptability of automated retinal photography and AI-based cardiovascular disease risk assessment in Australian primary care settings: a pragmatic trial', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01436-1

Yusufu M; Burton MJ; Jin S; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; He M, 2025, 'Retinomics: a window to multidisease prediction using retinal biomarkers from routine eye imaging', BMC Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04450-y

Bao Y; Sun Y; Wang M; K·Fairley C; Lu P; O’Brien TJ; Su S; Liu X; Wang L; Liu H; Zhang X; Shang X; Zhu Z; Lu Q; Li Z; Lai H; Wang J; Ma T; Wang L; Xie X; Wang W; Wu W; Yang J; Zhang L, 2025, 'Sex and age-specific multimorbidity profiles among working-age inpatients in China: a comparative network analysis', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24201-1

Liu Y; Zhang D; Sui L; Li D; Wang M; Wang W; Xue M; Hao J; Zhang L; Wu M, 2025, 'The mediating effects of sleep quality in the relationship between loneliness and depression among middle-aged and older adults', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93681-3

Liu J; Xu T; Wang Y; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'The spatio-temporal trends and determinants of liver cancer attributable to specific etiologies: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', Global Health Research and Policy, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00416-y

Soe NN; Latt PM; Lee DM; Yu Z; Schmidt M; Bissessor M; Aung ET; Ge Z; Rahman R; Chow EPF; Ong JJ; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Using deep learning systems for diagnosing common skin lesions in sexual health', Communications Medicine, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01144-7

Chan C; Schmidt H-M; Ong JJ; Tieosapjaroen W; Grulich A; Phanuphak N; Wright EJ; Bushby B; Zhang L; Bavinton B, 2025, 'Assessing Demand for Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and Emerging PrEP Options for HIV Prevention in Australia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey of Men Who have Sex with Men', AIDS and Behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04969-4

Yan Z-X; Qian W; Lu Y; Zhou K; Ji D; Li Y; Zou D; Li L; Zhang L; Li P; Jing H; Ji C; Niu T; Li F; Zhu X; Zhao J; Hu Y; Wu D; Zhao WL, 2025, 'Effectiveness and safety of axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel) in Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Age subgroup analysis of real-world study', Blood, 146, pp. 7230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-7230

Suo S; Fu R; Qin A; Shao Z; Bai J; Zhu H; Xu N; Chen S; Zuo XL; Du X; Duan M; Wang L; Li P; Zhang X; Zhang S; WU D; Zhang J; Xiao Z; Zhang L; Jin J, 2025, 'Long-term efficacy and safety of ropeginterferon alfa-2b under its hidat regimen for the treatment of polycythemia vera', Blood, 146, pp. 2039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-2039

Yunfei C; Ting S; Xu Y; Xue F; Liu X; Liu W; Fu R; Ju M; Gu W; Dai X; Dong H; Yang R; Zhang L, 2025, 'Real-world clinical trial of hetrombopag (TPO-RA) in the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)', Blood, 146, pp. 4813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-4813

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