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Lei Yu

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine · University of Washington School of Medicine

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History

University of Washington School of Medicine
Present

Transplant Hepatology
University of Washington School of Medicine
2007–2008
Gastroenterology
University of Washington School of Medicine
2004–2007
Internal Medicine
2001–2004
University of Maryland School of Medicine
1997–2001

Research

Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature Genetics · 2013 · 3,516 citations
The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study
Systematic review or meta-analysis · PLoS Genetics · 2015 · 318 citations
Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53949)
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Molecular Psychiatry · 2015 · 276 citations

Philip De Jager
14 papers
Bruce Psaty
12 papers
David Bennett
12 papers
Jerome Rotter
9 papers
Sudha Seshadri
9 papers
George Ioannou
7 papers
Luigi Ferrucci
7 papers
Oscar Lopez
6 papers · 3 as a fellow
Christopher Bowlus
5 papers
DP
Daniel Pratt
5 papers
DE
Denis Evans
5 papers
DK
Douglas Kiel
5 papers

Grants

Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
National Institute on Aging · P30
Project lead · $860.8K · Rush University Medical Center
2021–2031
Role of Impaired Cognitive States & Risk Factors in Conversion to Mixed Dementias
National Institute on Aging · R01
PI · $6.1M · University of Kentucky
2011–2025

Clinical trials

Copper Supplementation in Cirrhosis
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of Washington
2026–2028