Alfred Pozarickij
PhD
Research assistant in genetic epidemiology
Alfred works as a research assistant in the China Kadoorie Biobank Group (KBC), working on a variety of projects including blood pressure and multimorbidity. He aims to leverage information from genome-wide association studies to identify novel mechanisms that influence complex phenotypes.
Alfred completed his undergraduate degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at Heriot-Watt University and MSc in Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated from Cardiff University with a PhD in genetic epidemiology. He joined Oxford Population Health in 2019.
Recent publications
Proteomic organ-specific signatures, ageing traits, disease risks and genetic architecture in an East Asian population.
Journal article
Bennett DA. et al, (2026), EBioMedicine, 130
Cross-Ancestry Proteogenomic Analyses Identified New Therapeutic Insights for Ischemic Heart Disease.
Journal article
Mazidi M. et al, (2026), J Am Coll Cardiol
Breastfeeding and risk of maternal type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study of 280 000 women in China.
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Kaminer J. et al, (2026), BMJ Open, 16
Associations Between PM2.5 Components and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Cohort Study of 0.5 Million Chinese Adults.
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Shi H. et al, (2026), J Am Coll Cardiol
Burden and Correlates of Multiple Chronic Infections and Their Associations With Cancer Incidence in Chinese Adults: A Large Case-Cohort Study.
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Yang L. et al, (2026), Int J Cancer
