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
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One-size-fits-all versus risk-category-based screening interval strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention in Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study
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Sun Z. et al, (2024), The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 49
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Causal relevance of different blood pressure traits on risk of cardiovascular diseases: GWAS and Mendelian randomisation in 100,000 Chinese adults.
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Pozarickij A. et al, (2024), Nature communications, 15
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Proteomic Analyses in Diverse Populations Improved Risk Prediction and Identified New Drug Targets for Type 2 Diabetes.
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Yao P. et al, (2024), Diabetes Care
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Causal association between snoring and stroke: a Mendelian randomization study in a Chinese population.
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Zhu Y. et al, (2024), Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 44
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A wide landscape of morbidity and mortality risk associated with marital status in 0.5 million Chinese men and women: a prospective cohort study.
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Xiao M. et al, (2024), Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 42