By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Soe NN; Kusnandar II; Latt PM; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Maatouk I; Johnson CC; Shah P; Peters RPH; Subissi L; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Use of AI in Identification of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Anogenital Dermatoses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.', JAMA Netw Open, 8, pp. e2533512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.33512

Li C; Wang K; Tanuma J; Shibanuma A; Gilmour S; Chan C; Phanuphak N; Tieosapjaroen W; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Bavinton BR, 2025, 'Exploring user preferences for PrEP service delivery models in Japan: a discrete choice experiment among men who have sex with men', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25063

Lai H; Fairley CK; Li R; Chen MY; Chow EPF; Donovan B; Callander D; Guy R; Tran J; Aung ET; Shen M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Regular Self-digital Anorectal Examination on Syphilis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mathematical Modeling Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 232, pp. e393 - e402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf310

Mahendran R; Zhang L; Xu R; Zhang Y; Ye T; Yu P; Coelho MSZS; Saldiva PHN; Li S; Guo Y, 2025, 'Short-term wildfire-related PM2.5 exposure and risk of influenza in Brazil: A nationwide study', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138987

Ma L; Lv M; Li Y; Yang C; Li W; Sun J; Han T; Guo Z; Li D; Yan Z; Li R; Zhang L, 2025, 'Chronic financial stress and cardiovascular disease risk: A prospective cohort study and Mendelian randomization analysis', Atherosclerosis, 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120460

Lu Q; Bao Y; Lu F; Sumithran P; O'Brien TJ; Yue Q; Li R; Lv Y; Wang C; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring population and sex-specific disease trajectories for multimorbidities among individuals with overweight or obesity: A retrospective cohort study in UK biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 5235 - 5246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16576

Liu J; Chai Z; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2025, 'Global Burden of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Aged 0 to 19: A Multidatabase Comparative Study, 2021', Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 49, pp. 1126 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2025.0444

Chen Y; Zhang C; Zou Z; Hu W; Zhang D; Zhao S; Zhang S; Wu Q; Zhang L, 2025, 'Hepatitis E Vaccination Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay Among Residents: A Discrete Choice Experiment Analysis', Vaccines, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13090906

Yusufu M; Weinreb RN; Kang M; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; He M, 2025, 'Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness', Microvascular Research, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2025.104834

She B; Liu Y; Lin S; Lu F; Liu Y; Sun J; Li G; Hu Y; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Clustering analysis of sexual behavioral patterns and risk of sexually transmitted infections in Chinese men who have sex with men', Journal of Infection and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102786

Zhang Y; Huang Y; Zhang W; Shi Y; Mou Y; Lan Y; Sharma M; Zhang L; Zhao Y, 2025, 'Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Middle-Aged and Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Gender Differences Based on a Health Ecological Model', Healthcare Switzerland, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13161951

Latt PM; Soe NN; Fairley CK; Chow EP; Johnson CC; Shah P; Maatouk I; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Machine learning for personalized risk assessment of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia: A systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107922

Yusufu M; Kang M; Dayimu A; Shi D; Zhu LZ; Chen R; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; He M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Photoreceptor Layer Thinning as Biomarker for Circulatory Premature Mortality: UK Biobank Cohort Study', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.14.8.10

Tieosapjaroen W; Bavinton BR; Schmidt HMA; Chan C; Green KE; Phanuphak N; Poonkasetwattana M; Suwandi NS; Fraser D; Boonyapisomparn H; Cassell M; Zhang L; Tang W; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men and trans women in 15 countries and territories in Asia and Australia: a discrete choice experiment', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.70025

Bai R; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2025, 'The prevalence and disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China—authors' reply', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101650

Li G; Liu Y; Hu Y; Lu F; She B; Zhao R; Chow EPF; Zhang L, 2025, 'The use of saliva as a lubricant in relation to sexual behavioural patterns in men who have sex with men: an exploratory cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24213

Chua TP; Vodstrcil LA; Murray GL; Plummer EL; Jensen JS; Unemo M; Chow EPF; Low N; Whiley DM; Sweeney EL; Hocking JS; Danielewski JA; Garland SM; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Bradshaw CS; Machalek DA, 2025, 'Evolving patterns of macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Microbe, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101047

Su G; Chen B; Song Y; Yin Q; Wang W; Zhao X; Fan S; Lian J; Li D; Bi J; Li P; Zhao Z; Zhang L; Shi J; Lu W, 2025, 'Klf5-adjacent super-enhancer functions as a 3D genome structure-dependent transcriptional driver to safeguard ESC identity.', Nat Commun, 16, pp. 5540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60389-x

Sun J; Yu Z; Li Y; Towns JM; Zhang L; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Radiomics analysis for the early diagnosis of common sexually transmitted infections and skin lesions', Plos Digital Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000926

Iwelunmor J; Obiezu-Umeh C; Gbaja-Biamila T; Oladele D; Nwaozuru U; Musa AZ; Abodunrin OR; Akinsolu FT; Ojo T; Olusanya O; Bamidele T; Ezeama N; Okeke C; Johnny I; Ekene M; Rahman N; Musari-Martins T; Ajibaye S; Lateef A; Ojo V; Babatunde Y; Airhihenbuwa CO; Muessig K; Rosenberg N; BeLue R; Xian H; Conserve DF; Zou Z; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Curley J; Nkengasong S; Mason S; Tang W; Bayus B; Ogedegbe G; Tucker JD; Ezechi O, 2025, 'The 4 youth by youth (4YBY) crowdsourced HIV prevention intervention: A stepped-wedge longitudinal trial on HIV self-testing uptake among adolescents and young people in Nigeria', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107919

Tieosapjaroen W; Phillips TR; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Istiko SN; Wu J; Tapa J; Mao L; Zhang L; Wang D; Sudarto B; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Using Online Media to Increase the Awareness and Uptake of Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Asian-Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Living in Australia: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. ofaf321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf321

Lv M; Li Y; Guo Z; Ma L; Zhang L, 2025, 'Bidirectional associations between adiposity and mental health: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank', Obesity, 33, pp. 1195 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.24296

Liu J; Shang X; Zhang X; Chen Y; Zhang B; Tang W; Li L; Chen R; Jan C; Hu W; Yusufu M; Wang Y; Zhu Z; He M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Metabolomic network reveals novel biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UK Biobank study', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 3335 - 3346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16351

Shen M; He S; Yao N; Xie L; Zhang L; Chen T, 2025, 'Reply to: “Optimizing antiviral prophylaxis strategies: Insights and reflections on a real-world study” and “Optimal timing to initiate antiviral prophylaxis of MTCT: More needs to be done”', Journal of Hepatology, 82, pp. e315 - e316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2025.02.002

Tieosapjaroen W; Tran A; Maisano M; Kim CM; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Phillips TR; Bissessor M; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Trend and Associated Factors for Late and Advanced HIV Diagnoses in 2011–2022 in Melbourne, Australia', Journal of Medical Virology, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.70430

Sun J; Ong JJ; Schmidt HM; Chan C; Bavinton BR; Green KE; Phanuphak N; Poonkasetwattana M; Suwandi N; Fraser D; Tang W; Cassell M; Boonyapisomparn H; Choi EPH; Zhang L; Tieosapjaroen W, 2025, 'Preferences and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among men who have sex with men in mainland China and Hong Kong', Sexual Health, 22, pp. SH24247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24247

Mahendran R; Ju K; Yang Z; Gao Y; Huang W; Yu W; Liu Y; Hundessa S; Yu P; Xu R; Zhang L; Li S; Guo Y, 2025, 'Wildfire-Related Air Pollution and Infectious Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', ACS Environmental Au, 5, pp. 253 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00087

Zhai PY; Zang X; Jiang T; Feng J; Zhang B; Zhang L; Chen ZX; Zhao YL; Qin G, 2025, 'Health and Economic Impacts of Introducing Vaccae and Enhanced Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Management Strategies in China', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 231, pp. 1271 - 1280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae590

Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Varma R; Owen L; Russell DB; Martin SJ; Cotter J; Thng C; Ryder N; Chow EPF; Phillips TR; Langton-Lockton JPG; Gunathilake M; Ward A; Menon A; Lusk J; McCloskey J; Taing K; Lewis D; Templeton D; Carmody C; Palmer C, 2025, 'Do Australian sexual health clinics have the capacity to meet demand? A mixed methods survey of directors of sexual health clinics in Australia', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25026

Lin Z; Liu C; Shi D; Wang Y; Hu W; Henwood J; Kiburg K; van Wijngaarden P; Clark M; Shang X; Han X; Zhang L; He M; Ge Z, 2025, 'Addressing underestimation and explanation of retinal fundus photo-based cardiovascular disease risk score: Algorithm development and validation', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.109941

Dong W; Liu Y; Bai R; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2025, 'Corrigendum to “The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study” [The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific Volume 55, February 2025, 101486] (The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific (2025) 55, (S2666606525000239), (10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101486))', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101556

Shen M; He S; Yao N; Li R; Wang J; Zhong W; Wang J; Wang H; Xie L; Zhuang G; Zhang L; Chen T, 2025, 'Real-world clinical data-driven modelling on the initiation time of antiviral prophylaxis among pregnant women with chronic hepatitis B infection', Journal of Hepatology, 82, pp. 816 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2024.11.017

Yuchi YH; Liao W; Qiu J; Li RY; Kang N; Liu XT; Huo WQ; Mao ZX; Hou J; Zhang L; Wang CJ, 2025, 'Kitchen Ventilation Attenuate the Association of Solid Fuel Use with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Study.', Biomed Environ Sci, 38, pp. 511 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.3967/bes2025.031

Li P; Yang Y; Luan C; Wang W; Jiang Y; Zhao Z; Wang B; Zhao Y; Bai Y; Liu M; Zhao Z; Zhang L; Qian Y; Shi J, 2025, 'A HOTAIR-associated super-enhancer orchestrates glioblastoma malignancy via MEST.', Oncogenesis, 14, pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41389-025-00551-8

Lu F; Liu J; She B; Yang H; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'Global Trends and Inequalities of Liver Complications Related to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: An Analysis From 1990 to 2021', Liver International, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.16120

Soe NN; Latt PM; Lee D; Towns JM; King AJ; Chow EPF; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'Impact of Result Displays in an Anogenital Symptom Checker App on Health-seeking Behaviours: A Cross-sectional, Vignette-based Study', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf193

Wirawan GBS; Schimdt HM; Chan C; Fraser D; Ong JJ; Cassell M; Zhang L; Tieosapjaroen W; Phanuphak N; Tang W; Suwandi N; Green KA; Dobbins T; Bavinton BR, 2025, 'PrEP use and willingness cascades among GBMSM in 15 Asian countries/territories: an analysis of the PrEP APPEAL survey', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 28, pp. e26438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26438

Lu F; She B; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'Re-Assessing the Non-Linear Trends in the Burden of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease From 1990 to 2021', Liver International, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.16195

Liu H; Zou M; Shen M; Kamarulzaman A; Chen S; Li J; Li R; Liu H; Zou Z; Zhang L, 2025, '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, 156, pp. 1225 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.35242

Soe NN; Latt PM; King A; Lee D; Phillips TR; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2025, 'What Do People Want from an AI-Assisted Screening App for Sexually Transmitted Infection-Related Anogenital Lesions: A Discrete Choice Experiment', Patient, 18, pp. 131 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40271-024-00720-8

Wu H; Shi F; Hu C; Zhang L; Qu P; She J, 2025, 'Association between 5-item modified frailty index and clinical outcomes in elderly rectal cancer patients after radical surgery.', Sci Rep, 15, pp. 4262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88726-6

Liu J; Shen M; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2025, 'Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Diabetes Incidence and Mortality in China and Globally, 1990–2019', Journal of Diabetes, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.70051

Dong W; Liu Y; Bai R; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2025, 'The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101486

Zhao R; Li Y; He S; Zhang W; Sun J; Fang Z; Zhang L; Su S; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Awareness, Acceptance, and Uptake of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Northwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study', AIDS and Behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04884-8

Zhang Y; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Fairley CK; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Comparison of the performance and costs of testing algorithms using rapid diagnostic tests for detection and treatment of syphilis among pregnant individuals and men who have sex with men: a modelling study', Lancet Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00588-2

Liu Y; She B; Zhao R; Li G; Hu Y; Lu F; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring the diversity of sexual acts in Chinese men who have sex with men and its impacts on the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections', Public Health, 238, pp. 37 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.11.011

Lu F; She B; Zhao R; Li G; Hu Y; Liu Y; Zhao M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Identifying High-Risk Populations for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cluster Analysis', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae754

Tieosapjaroen W; Chan C; Fraser D; Green KE; Cassell M; Murphy D; Bavinton BR; Schmidt HMA; Phanuphak N; Zhang L; Tang W; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Preferences for pre-exposure prophylaxis service package among men who have sex with men in Australia: a discrete choice experiment', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056507

Yusufu M; Friedman DS; Kang M; Padhye A; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; He M, 2025, 'Retinal vascular fingerprints predict incident stroke: findings from the UK Biobank cohort study', Heart, 111, pp. 306 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324705

Bao Y; Liu H; Lu Q; Sun Y; Wang L; Su S; Lu P; Wang M; Ma T; Xie X; Wang W; Wang L; Zhai Y; Lu F; Wei Y; Li R; Ding M; Yan Y; Jia S; Zhang X; Yang J; Zhang L, 2025, 'Sex- and age-specific multimorbidity networks in middle-aged inpatients: A network-based comparative study between China and the United Kingdom', Innovation in Aging, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf090

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