By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Li HY; Zhang L, 2025, 'Targeting the CD38-NAD⁺ axis alleviates antibody-driven cytopenia in autoimmune disorders without inducing broad immunosuppression', Blood, 146, pp. 4793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-4793

Zhang Y; Lan Y; Mou Y; Deng Y; Chen Z; Fu Y; Shi Z; Zhang L; Zhao Y, 2025, 'Association Between cMIND Diet and Dementia Among Chinese Older Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study', Nutrients, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu17223529

Tu Z; He S; Zhao R; Tieosapjaroen W; Zhang Y; Zhao M; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Preferences for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: a Discrete Choice Experiment', AIDS and Behavior, 29, pp. 3486 - 3497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04793-w

Schmidt HMA; Chan C; Ung P; Nisa T; Ong JJ; Tieosapjaroen W; Green KE; Phanuphak N; Cassell MM; Suwandi N; Boonyapisomparn H; Poonkasetwattana M; Zhang L; Bavinton BR, 2025, 'Preparing for next-generation PrEP: awareness and willingness to use long-acting injectable cabotegravir among men who have sex with men and trans women across Asia', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25065

Zou Z; Hu Y; Yang H; Zhao M; Cao Y; Tieosapjaroen W; Soe NN; Latt PM; Ong JJ; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2025, 'Preferences and willingness-to-pay for human papillomavirus vaccination among men who have sex with men in China: a discrete choice experiment', Vaccine, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127806

Mahe J; Guo K; Guo L; Liu L; Yang Z; Xu A; Xu P; Huo Y; Wang J; Perceval G; Zhao Y; Huang J; Kong X; Bai G; Xu A; Du C; Shi F; Cui H; Wang S; Li Z; Wang L; Zhang L; Zhang L, 2025, 'Occupational and Nonoccupational Physical Activity and Their Association With All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality in US Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study from the NHANES 2007 to 2018', Journal of the American Heart Association, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.039584

Sun J; Yu Z; Li Y; Towns JM; Zhang L; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Correction: Radiomics analysis for the early diagnosis of common sexually transmitted infections and skin lesions (PLOS Digital Health (2025) 4:7 (e0000926) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000926)', Plos Digital Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001079

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

Liu J; Fang Z; Lu Q; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2025, 'Projecting Global Trends and Inequalities in Adult Overweight and Obesity, 2023–2040: Findings From the NCD-RisC Database', Obesity, 33, pp. 1955 - 1967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.24358

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', JAMA Network 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

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', Journal of Medical Virology, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.70519

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

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', Infectious Disease Modelling, 10, pp. 731 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2025.02.010

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

Shu Y; Zhang Z; Wang H; Wang C; Dou L; Wang W; Zhang L; Bi J; Wu M, 2025, 'The long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences on adult health and behaviors: mediating role of socioeconomic inequality', BMC Public Health, 25, pp. 1950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23192-3

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

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

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

Bian H; Chen L; Zhang Z; Wen A-D; Zheng Z-H; Song L-Q; Yao M-Y; Liu Y-X; Zhang X-J; Dong H-L; Lian J-Q; Pan L; Liu Y; Gu X; Zhao H; Wang J-W; Wang Q-Y; Zhang K; Jia J-F; Xie R-H; Luo X; Fu X-H; Jia Y-Y; Hou J-N; Tan Q-Y; Chen X-X; Yang L-Q; Lin Y-L; Wang X-X; Zhang L; Zeng Q-J; Li W-J; Wang R-X; Zhang Y; Sun X-X; Wang B; Yang X; Jiang J-L; Li L; Wu J; Yang X-M; Zhang H; Shi Y; Chen X-C; Tang H; Shi H-W; Liu S-S; Yang Y; Yang T-Y; Wei D; Chen Z-N; Zhu P, 2025, 'Meplazumab, a CD147 antibody, for severe COVID-19: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial', Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 10, pp. 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41392-025-02208-9

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

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