Dr Neil Wright
Research groups
- Assessing the impact of measurement error, bias, and confounding in air pollution epidemiology using prospective cohort studies in diverse population [MRC PHRU]
- Burden, causes and consequence of carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese adults [MRC PHRU]
- Health risks associated with long-term ambient temperature and its variability [MRC PHRU]
Neil Wright
PhD, MSc
Medical Statistician
Neil Wright is a medical statistician working on the China Kadoorie Biobank. His main research interest is the effective application of established and novel methods in epidemiology and related research. Neil plans investigations, implements statistical analyses, and reports findings for publication in collaboration with other researchers. He also develops statistical code, packages, and resources, and enjoys contributing to teaching in the department.
He has an MMath in Mathematics, an MSc in Medical Statistics, and PhD in Medical Statistics. His PhD research was on the analysis of cluster randomised trials. Before coming to Oxford in 2016, he worked in the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit at Queen Mary University of London.
Recent publications
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Genetically Predicted Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study in Chinese Adults.
Journal article
Clarke R. et al, (2023), Hypertension
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Tobacco smoking and risks of more than 470 diseases in China: a prospective cohort study.
Journal article
Chan KH. et al, (2022), Lancet Public Health, 7, e1014 - e1026
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Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Incidence of Major Cardiovascular Diseases: A Prospective Study of 0.5 Million Adults in China.
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Liu C. et al, (2022), Environ Sci Technol
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Conventional and genetic risk factors for chronic Hepatitis B virus infection in a community-based study of 0.5 million Chinese adults.
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Hamilton E. et al, (2022), Sci Rep, 12
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Diagnostic accuracy of major stroke types in Chinese adults: A clinical adjudication study involving 40,000 stroke cases.
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Turnbull I. et al, (2022), Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 21