By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Yang X; Fang T; Mobarak SAI; Wang J; Wang C; Huang S; Jiang L; Chen X; Li H; Chang W; Zhang L; Mo J; Ning C, 2020, 'Social network strategy as a promising intervention to better reach key populations for promoting HIV prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 96, pp. 485 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054349

Qin G; Zhang L; Yu CJ, 2020, 'Nonpharmaceutical Interventions and Epidemic Intensity during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Pandemic', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71, pp. 2019 - 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa432

Zou Z; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Hocking J; Canfell K; Ma X; Chow EPF; Xu X; Zhang L; Zhuang G, 2020, 'Domestic HPV vaccine price and economic returns for cervical cancer prevention in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis', Lancet Global Health, 8, pp. e1335 - e1344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30277-1

Liu J; Ren ZH; Qiang H; Wu J; Shen M; Zhang L; Lyu J, 2020, 'Trends in the incidence of diabetes mellitus: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 and implications for diabetes mellitus prevention', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09502-x

Yang X; Xu T; Jia P; Xia H; Guo L; Zhang L; Ye K, 2020, 'Transportation, germs, culture: a dynamic graph model of COVID-19 outbreak', Quantitative Biology, 8, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40484-020-0215-4

Hoay Khoo VP; Morsillo J; Zhang L, 2020, 'Achieving Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing on the COVID-19 Frontline', Innovation, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2020.100024

Shang X; Peng W; Hill E; Szoeke C; He M; Zhang L, 2020, 'Incidence, Progression, and Patterns of Multimorbidity in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged Men and Women', Frontiers in Public Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00404

Zhang L; Tao Y; Wang J; Ong JJ; Tang W; Zou M; Bai L; Ding M; Shen M; Zhuang G; Fairley CK, 2020, 'Early characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak predict the subsequent epidemic scope', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 97, pp. 219 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.122

Shen M; Peng Z; Guo Y; Rong L; Li Y; Xiao Y; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2020, 'Assessing the effects of metropolitan-wide quarantine on the spread of COVID-19 in public space and households', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 96, pp. 503 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.019

Zhang L; Tao Y; Shen M; Fairley CK; Guo Y, 2020, 'Can self-imposed prevention measures mitigate the covid-19 epidemic?', Plos Medicine, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003240

Chen Y; Ji H; Shao J; Jia Y; Bao Q; Zhu J; Zhang L; Shen Y, 2020, 'Different Hepatitis C Virus Infection Statuses Show a Significant Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Network Meta-Analysis', Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 65, pp. 1940 - 1950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05918-7

Zhang L; Shang X; Sreedharan S; Yan X; Liu J; Keel S; Wu J; Peng W; He M, 2020, 'Predicting the development of type 2 diabetes in a large australian cohort using machine-learning techniques: Longitudinal survey study', Jmir Medical Informatics, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16850

Shang X; Hodge AM; Peng W; He M; Zhang L, 2020, 'Are leading risk factors for cancer and mental disorders multimorbidity shared by these two individual conditions in community-dwelling middle-aged adults?', Cancers, 12, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061700

Liao H; Zhang L; Marley G; Tang W, 2020, 'Differentiating COVID-19 Response Strategies', Innovation, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2020.04.003

Zhang L; Shen M; Ma X; Su S; Gong W; Wang J; Tao Y; Zou Z; Zhao R; Lau JTF; Li W; Liu F; Ye K; Wang Y; Zhuang G; Fairley CK, 2020, 'What Is Required to Prevent a Second Major Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 upon Lifting Quarantine in Wuhan City, China', Innovation, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2020.04.006

Shi T; Guo D; Xu H; Su G; Chen J; Zhao Z; Shi J; Wedemeyer M; Attenello F; Zhang L; Lu W, 2020, 'HOTAIRM1, an enhancer lncRNA, promotes glioma proliferation by regulating long-range chromatin interactions within HOXA cluster genes', Molecular Biology Reports, 47, pp. 2723 - 2733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05371-0

Shi F; Zhang L; Qin Q; Jin X; Hu C; Yu T; Ma L; Wang G; Wu H; Xia P; Sun X; She J, 2020, 'Short⁃term efficacy of robotic⁃assisted total mesorectal excision with and without lateral lymph node dissection for mid⁃low advanced rectal cancer: a propensity score matching analysis', Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi, 23, pp. 370 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20190725-00289

Huang R; Luo G; Duan Q; Zhang L; Zhang Q; Tang W; Smith MK; Li J; Zou H, 2020, 'Using Baidu search index to monitor and predict newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhea in China: Estimates from a vector autoregressive (VAR) model', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036098

Han X; Wu C; Yan X; Keel S; Shang X; Zhang L; He M, 2020, 'Are smoking intensity and cessation related to cataract surgical risk in diabetic patients? Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Eye Basingstoke, 34, pp. 383 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0550-8

Liu Y; Zhang H; Zhang L; Zou X; Ling L, 2020, 'Economic evaluation of hepatitis C treatment extension to acute infection and early-stage fibrosis among patients who inject drugs in developing countries: A case of China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030800

Zhang L; Bao Y; Riaz M; Tiller J; Liew D; Zhuang X; Amor DJ; Huq A; Petelin L; Nelson M; James PA; Winship I; McNeil JJ; Lacaze P, 2020, 'Population Genomic Screening of All Young Adults in a Health-Care System: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis', Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 75, pp. 91 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000654116.18244.8f

Shen M; Xia R; Luo Z; Zeng H; Wei W; Zhuang G; Zhang L; Chen W, 2020, 'The long-term population impact of endoscopic screening programmes on disease burdens of gastric cancer in China: A mathematical modelling study', Journal of Theoretical Biology, 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.109996

Zhang L; He A; Chen B; Bi J; Chen J; Guo D; Qian Y; Wang W; Shi T; Zhao Z; Shi J; An W; Attenello F; Lu W, 2020, 'A HOTAIR regulatory element modulates glioma cell sensitivity to temozolomide through long-range regulation of multiple target genes', Genome Research, 30, pp. 155 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.251058.119

Tao Y; Chen MY; Tucker JD; Ong JJ; Tang W; Wong NS; Chu M; Zhuang X; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2020, 'A Nationwide Spatiotemporal Analysis of Syphilis over 21 Years and Implications for Prevention and Control in China', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70, pp. 136 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz331

Li F; Shang Y; Shi F; Zhang L; Yan J; Sun Q; She J, 2020, 'Expression of integrin β6 and hax-1 correlates with aggressive features and poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', Cancer Management and Research, 12, pp. 9599 - 9608, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S274892

Wang M; Zhang L; Gage FH, 2020, 'Modeling neuropsychiatric disorders using human induced pluripotent stem cells.', Protein Cell, 11, pp. 45 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13238-019-0638-8

Lacaze P; Tiller J; Bao Y; Riaz M; Winship I; Zhang L, 2019, 'Response to Veenstra et al.', Genetics in Medicine, 21, pp. 2842 - 2843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41436-019-0581-3

Zhang L; Zou X; Xu Y; Medland N; Deng L; Liu Y; Su S; Ling L, 2019, 'The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden', Frontiers in Public Health, 7, pp. 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00327

Shang X; Wang W; Keel S; Wu J; He M; Zhang L, 2019, 'Leading Determinants for Disease-Free Status in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged Men and Women: A 9-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study', Frontiers in Public Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00320

Shang X; Peng W; Hill E; Szoeke C; He M; Zhang L, 2019, 'Incidence of Medication-Treated Depression and Anxiety Associated with Long-Term Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Osteoarthritis in Community-dwelling Women and Men', Eclinicalmedicine, 15, pp. 23 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.08.010

Xia R; Sun S; Shen M; Zhang L; Zhuang G, 2019, 'Targeted hepatitis E vaccination for women of childbearing age is cost-effective in China', Vaccine, 37, pp. 5868 - 5876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.003

Zhang L; Bao Y; Riaz M; Tiller J; Liew D; Zhuang X; Amor DJ; Huq A; Petelin L; Nelson M; James PA; Winship I; McNeil JJ; Lacaze P, 2019, 'Correction: Population genomic screening of all young adults in a health-care system: a cost-effectiveness analysis (Genetics in Medicine, (2019), 21, 9, (1958-1968), 10.1038/s41436-019-0457-6)', Genetics in Medicine, 21, pp. 2162 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41436-019-0515-0

Cornelisse VJ; Williamson D; Zhang L; Chen MY; Bradshaw C; Hocking JS; Hoy J; Howden BP; Chow EPF; Fairley CK, 2019, 'Evidence for a new paradigm of gonorrhoea transmission: Cross-sectional analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections by anatomical site in both partners in 60 male couples', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 95, pp. 437 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053803

Zhang L; Bao Y; Riaz M; Tiller J; Liew D; Zhuang X; Amor DJ; Huq A; Petelin L; Nelson M; James PA; Winship I; McNeil JJ; Lacaze P, 2019, 'Population genomic screening of all young adults in a health-care system: a cost-effectiveness analysis', Genetics in Medicine, 21, pp. 1958 - 1968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41436-019-0457-6

Zhu Z; Jiang Y; Wang W; Scheetz J; Shang X; Zhang L; He M, 2019, 'Real-world assessment of topical glaucoma medication persistence rates based on national pharmaceutical claim data in a defined population', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 47, pp. 881 - 891, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13524

Wu C; Han X; Yan X; Shang X; Zhang L; He M, 2019, 'Associations between physical activity and cataract treated surgically in patients with diabetes: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 103, pp. 1099 - 1105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312407

Zhang L; Tao Y; Woodring J; Rattana K; Sovannarith S; Rathavy T; Cheang K; Hossain S; Ferradini L; Deng S; Sokun C; Samnang C; Nagai M; Lo YR; Ishikawa N, 2019, 'Integrated approach for triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis is highly effective and cost-effective: An economic evaluation', International Journal of Epidemiology, 48, pp. 1327 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyz037

Su G; Guo D; Chen J; Liu M; Zheng J; Wang W; Zhao X; Yin Q; Zhang L; Zhao Z; Shi J; Lu W, 2019, 'A distal enhancer maintaining Hoxa1 expression orchestrates retinoic acid-induced early ESCs differentiation.', Nucleic Acids Res, 47, pp. 6737 - 6752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz482

Zhang L; He M, 2019, 'Is population-based glaucoma screening cost-effective in China?', Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. e833 - e834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30229-3

Su S; Fairley CK; Mao L; Medland NA; Jing J; Cheng F; Zhang L, 2019, 'Estimates of the national trend of drugs use during 2000–2030 in China: A population-based mathematical model', Addictive Behaviors, 93, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.022

Qin Q; Shi F; Sun Q; Jin X; Yu T; Wang G; Liu Y; Yan J; Zhang L; She J, 2019, 'Learning curve of Da Vinci robot-assisted radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer', Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery, 18, pp. 459 - 465, http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2019.05.011

Zhang L; Hu H; Xiao A; Zhang S; Li Y; Shi X; Jiang T; Zhang L; Zeng J, 2019, 'DeepHINT: Understanding HIV-1 integration via deep learning with attention', Bioinformatics, 35, pp. 1660 - 1667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty842

Wu C; Han X; Yan X; Keel S; Shang X; Zhang L; He M, 2019, 'Impact of Diet on the Incidence of Cataract Surgery among Diabetic Patients: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Current Eye Research, 44, pp. 385 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2018.1548024

Wang Q; Ma X; Zhang X; Ong JJ; Jing J; Zhang L; Wang LH, 2019, 'Human papillomavirus infection and associated factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women living with HIV in China: A cross-sectional study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 95, pp. 140 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053636

Zhang L; Peng P; Wu Y; Ma X; Soe NN; Huang X; Wu H; Markowitz M; Meyers K, 2019, 'Modelling the Epidemiological Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of PrEP for HIV Transmission in MSM in China', AIDS and Behavior, 23, pp. 523 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2205-3

Wilkinson AL; Scott N; Tidhar T; Luong P; El-Hayek C; Wilson DP; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Leslie D; Roth N; Tee BK; Hellard M; Stoove M, 2019, 'Estimating the syphilis epidemic among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia following changes in HIV care and prevention', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 254 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18215

Wang M; Zhang L; Gage FH, 2019, 'Microglia, complement and schizophrenia.', Nat Neurosci, 22, pp. 333 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0343-1

Qian Y; Zhang L; Cai M; Li H; Xu H; Yang H; Zhao Z; Rhie SK; Farnham PJ; Shi J; Lu W, 2019, 'The prostate cancer risk variant rs55958994 regulates multiple gene expression through extreme long-range chromatin interaction to control tumor progression.', Sci Adv, 5, pp. eaaw6710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw6710

Soe NN; Ong JJ; Ma X; Fairley CK; Latt PM; Jing J; Cheng F; Zhang L, 2018, 'Should human papillomavirus vaccination target women over age 26, heterosexual men and men who have sex with men? A targeted literature review of cost-effectiveness', Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 14, pp. 3010 - 3018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1496878

Towns JM; Huffam S; Chow EPF; Denham I; Zhang L; Ryan A; Bellhouse CE; Bissessor M; Bradshaw CS; Phillips T; Graves S; Fairley CK; Chen MY, 2018, 'Clinical factors associated with syphilis concordance in men in sexual partnerships: A cross-sectional couples study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 571 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053297

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