Yaqing Gao
DPhil Student
Yaqing joined Oxford Population Health as a DPhil student and Jardine Scholar in October 2022. Yaqing’s research focuses on identifying risk factors for cognitive decline and neuropathological developments using the UK Biobank. She is supervised by Dr Thomas Littlejohns and Professor David Hunter.
Prior to her DPhil, Yaqing obtained BSc and Master of Public Health (MPH) from Peking University. During her master's studies, she explored the social and environmental determinants for children's and young people's psychological well-being using large-scale multinational data.
Yaqing also helped lead numerous field studies about maternal and child health in disadvantaged rural areas in Central and Western China. She collaborated with scholars from South Asia on research in vaccine inequity.
Recent publications
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Hospitalization for COVID-19, Other Respiratory Infections, and Postacute Patient-Reported Symptoms.
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Gao Y. et al, (2024), JAMA Netw Open, 7
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Association of neuroticism with incident dementia, neuroimaging outcomes, and cognitive function.
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Gao Y. et al, (2024), Alzheimers Dement, 20, 5578 - 5589
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Snoring and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort and Mendelian randomization study.
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Gao Y. et al, (2024), Sleep
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Relationship between HLA genetic variations, COVID-19 vaccine antibody response, and risk of breakthrough outcomes.
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Xie J. et al, (2024), Nat Commun, 15
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Association of Regular Opioid Use With Incident Dementia and Neuroimaging Markers of Brain Health in Chronic Pain Patients: Analysis of UK Biobank.
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Gao Y. et al, (2024), Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
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HLA-C*07:01 and HLA-DQB1*02:01 protect against white matter hyperintensities and deterioration of cognitive function: A population-based cohort study.
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Gao Y. et al, (2023), Brain Behav Immun, 115, 250 - 257
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Household Water Access, Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status among Preschoolers in Poor, Rural Areas of Central and Western China
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Gao Y. et al, (2022), Nutrients, 14, 458 - 458