By Associate Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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, 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

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, pp. 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10438-5

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101047

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04793-w

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

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

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

Zhai P-Y; Zang X; Jiang T; Feng J; Zhang B; Zhang L; Chen Z-X; Zhao Y-L; Qin G, 2024, 'Health and Economic Impacts of Introducing Vaccae and Enhanced Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Management Strategies in China', JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae590

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

Zhang X; Li D; Ye S; Liu S; Ma S; Li M; Peng Q; Hu L; Shang X; He M; Zhang L, 2024, 'Decoding the genetic comorbidity network of Alzheimer's disease', Biodata Mining, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13040-024-00394-w

Wang Y; Liu C; Hu W; Luo L; Shi D; Zhang J; Yin Q; Zhang L; Han X; He M, 2024, 'Economic evaluation for medical artificial intelligence: accuracy vs. cost-effectiveness in a diabetic retinopathy screening case', Npj Digital Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01032-9

Soe NN; Yu Z; Latt PM; Lee D; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2024, 'Evaluation of artificial intelligence-powered screening for sexually transmitted infections-related skin lesions using clinical images and metadata', BMC Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03512-x

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