Wei Zhuang Source Confirmed

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Principal Investigator (PI) & co-PI

National Center for Toxicological Research

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17 h-index 33 pubs 2,386 cited

Research Areas

Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Diet and metabolism studies Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Health disparities and outcomes Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

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Wei Zhuang's research interests include the development of biostatistical methods for analyzing quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) data, particularly when that data is uncertain. Zhuang has worked on tools and methods to leverage such data for applications such as biomarker detection, early diagnosis, and treatment efficacy assessment. This work has been applied to various health-related topics, including drug metabolism and its role in recovery from drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Zhuang's publications also extend to epidemiological studies using Mendelian randomization to investigate causal relationships between various health conditions and lifestyle factors, such as the association between thyrotoxicosis and gestational diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and gestational hypertension, and dried fruit consumption and being overweight. Zhuang has also co-authored work on surgical timing for breast cancer patients and gene expression in plants. Zhuang's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 17, with 33 publications and over 2,300 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 33
  • Citations: 2,386

Selected Publications

  • The MCTOT app: A publicly available tool for statistical cycle-to-threshold analysis and inference of informative but uncertainly determined qPCR data (2025) DOI
  • A robust biostatistical method leverages informative but uncertainly determined qPCR data for biomarker detection, early diagnosis, and treatment (2022) DOI
  • Elevated bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase at onset, and drug metabolism are associated with prolonged recovery from DILI (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Minjun Chen National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Kristin Ashby National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Camila Silva National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Luísa Camacho National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication

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