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Career

· Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley2023–
· Senior Instrument Specialist, Allen Institute2019–
· Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley2013–2023
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University2010–2013
· PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley2010–
· Adjunct Instructor, Chinese, Emory University

Publications (131)

Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits
Nature Genetics · 2018
1,146
cited
Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries
PLoS ONE · 2018
759
cited
The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids
Nature · 2021
677
cited
Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height
Nature · 2016
599
cited
A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height
Nature · 2022
564
cited
Temperature-adaptive radiative coating for all-season household thermal regulation
Science · 2021
524
cited
Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation
Nature Genetics · 2020
517
cited
Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function
Nature Communications · 2016
488
cited
Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes
Nature Genetics · 2017
392
cited
Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis
PLoS Medicine · 2017
377
cited
Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology
Nature · 2024
320
cited
Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure underpinning obesity
Nature Genetics · 2017
283
cited
Meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants influencing blood pressure and overlapping with metabolic trait loci
Nature Genetics · 2016
256
cited
Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study
Human Molecular Genetics · 2011
189
cited
The Trans-Ancestral Genomic Architecture of Glycaemic Traits
2020
180
cited
Novel Blood Pressure Locus and Gene Discovery Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Data Sets From Blood and the Kidney
HYPERTENSION · 2017
147
cited
Multiethnic Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in >100 000 Subjects Identifies 23 Fibrinogen-Associated Loci but No Strong Evidence of a Causal Association Between Circulating Fibrinogen and Cardiovascular Disease
Circulation · 2013
141
cited
A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure.
American Journal of Human Genetics · 2018
133
cited
Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation
Nature Genetics · 2016
123
cited
Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids
Nature Genetics · 2019
120
cited
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