By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

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

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

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, 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

Yang C; Lv M; Li Y; He Y; Zhang S; Zhang G; Lan J; Guo Z; Cheng Y; Yang Y; Sun J; Ma L; Zhang L, 2025, 'The interactions between psychological stress, gut microbiota, and fecal metabolites: A longitudinal multi-omics study in Chinese adolescents', Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100498

Wang X; Ren N; Liu H; Xie J; Jie Y; Hao C; Gilmour S; Li J; Gu J; Zhang L, 2025, 'Global Disease and Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases Attributable to Hepatitis B Infection: A Health Economic Evaluation Study.', J Med Virol, 97, pp. e70519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.70519

Zhang Y; Deng H; Zu J; Deng Y; Tan J; Yang Z; Jiao Y; Cui X; Zhang L; Ji F; Wang Y, 2025, 'Global spatiotemporal trends and influencing factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus mortality: estimates and predictions from 1990 to 2040.', Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 16, pp. 1601089, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1601089

Zhang Z; Hu C; Shi F; Zhang L; Wang Y; Zhang Y; Zhang X; She J, 2025, 'Low transthyretin is associated with the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer.', Front Oncol, 15, pp. 1397019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1397019

Liu W; Liu R; Li P; Xia R; Zou Z; Zhang L; Shen M; Zhuang G, 2025, 'Modeling hepatitis B-related deaths in China to achieve the WHO's impact target.', Infect Dis Model, 10, pp. 731 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2025.02.010

Wang M; Zhang L; Novak SW; Yu J; Gallina IS; Xu LL; Lim CK; Fernandes S; Shokhirev MN; Williams AE; Saxena MD; Coorapati S; Parylak SL; Quintero C; Molina E; Andrade LR; Manor U; Gage FH, 2025, 'Morphological diversification and functional maturation of human astrocytes in glia-enriched cortical organoid transplanted in mouse brain.', Nat Biotechnol, 43, pp. 52 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02157-8

Yang H; Zou Z; Li Z; Soe NN; Ong J; Latt PM; Zhang Y; Suthakaran R; Zhang L, 2025, 'Performance evaluation of artificial intelligence–assisted diagnostic tools for human papillomavirus–related cervical and anal cancers and their precancerous lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Intelligent Oncology, 1, pp. 341 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intonc.2025.10.002

Yusufu M; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; Congdon N; He M, 2025, 'Population-Based Normative Reference for Retinal Microvascular Atlas.', Ophthalmol Sci, 5, pp. 100723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2025.100723

King AJ; Soe NN; Latt PM; Zhang L; Temple-Smith M; Maddaford K; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Phillips TR, 2025, 'Sexual health service users' perspectives on artificial intelligence applications for identification of lesions associated with sexually transmissible infections: A qualitative study', DIGITAL HEALTH, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076251361749

Bi J; Mo W; Liu M; Song Y; Xiao Q; Fan S; Wang W; Shi T; Zheng Y; Lian J; Liu R; Chen B; Huang X; Li P; Zhao Z; Shi J; Zhang L; Su G; Zhang N; Lu W, 2025, 'Systematic decoding of functional enhancer connectomes and risk variants in human glioma.', Nat Cell Biol, 27, pp. 1838 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41556-025-01737-3

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

Soe NN; Towns JM; Latt PM; Woodberry O; Chung M; Lee D; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2024, 'Accuracy of symptom checker for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections using machine learning and Bayesian network algorithms', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10285-4

Mahe J; Xu A; Liu L; Hua L; Tu H; Huo Y; Huang W; Liu X; Wang J; Tang J; Zhao Y; Liu Z; Hong Q; Ye R; Hu P; Jia P; Huang J; Kong X; Ge Z; Xu A; Wu L; Du C; Shi F; Cui H; Wang S; Li Z; Wang L; Zhang L; Zhang L, 2024, 'Association between weekend warrior physical activity pattern and all-cause mortality among adults living with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study from NHANES 2007 to 2018', Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-024-01455-0

Sun J; She B; Latt PM; Ong JJ; Xu X; Bao Y; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Tang W; Zhang L, 2024, 'Comparing the impact of sexualised drug use with and without chemsex on sexual behaviours among men who have sex with men in China: a national multi-site cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24173

Adawiyah RA; Bradshaw CS; Vodstrcil LA; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Cost-effectiveness of resistance-guided therapy for Mycoplasma genitalium in Australia', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63056-1

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