Dr Jian Zeng
Dr

Jian Zeng

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Background

Dr Jian Zeng is a statistical geneticist and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) at the University of Queensland (UQ). He received his PhD in animal breeding and genetics at Iowa State University and joined the Program in Complex Trait Genomics (PCTG) at UQ in 2016. His research focuses on the development and application of innovative statistical methods for estimating the genetic architecture and evolutionary signals in complex traits, identifying genetic variants, genes and other molecular intermediates associated with phenotype variation, and predicting trait phenotypes using genome sequence data. In 2019, he was awarded an NHMRC Investigator Emerging Leadership Grant to develop statistical methods and software tools for best predict an individual’s disease risk using genomic and omics data. He was an invited speaker at the prestigious Gordon Research Conference in 2019.

Availability

Dr Jian Zeng is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Bioinformatics and computational biology Biological Sciences Epigenetics (incl. genome methylation and epigenomics) Gene mapping Genetics Genetics not elsewhere classified Genomics Statistical and quantitative genetics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa

Research interests

  • Understanding genetic architecture and evolution of complex traits

  • Prediction of polygenic scores of complex traits and diseases

  • Mapping causal variants, genes and regulatory elements using multi-omics data

Search Professor Jian Zeng’s works on UQ eSpace

61 works between 2011 and 2026
All (61) Journal Article (52) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (7)

61 - 61 of 61 works

2011

Other Outputs

Whole genome association analysis of idiopathic eosinophilic enteritis in brown egg layers

Deng, Xuemei, Arango, Jesus, Kizilkaya, Kadir, Zeng, Jian, Cai, Weiguo, Fulton, Janet, O'Sullivan, Neil and Dekkers, Jack C.M. (2011). Whole genome association analysis of idiopathic eosinophilic enteritis in brown egg layers. Ames, United States: Iowa State University. doi: 10.31274/ans_air-180814-77

Whole genome association analysis of idiopathic eosinophilic enteritis in brown egg layers

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Developing and Applying Novel Polygenic Score Approaches in ALS for Risk Prediction, Stratification, and Precision Medicine
    FightMND Discovery Grant
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2028
    Identification of causal variants for complex traits (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Integrating individual genotypes and phenotypes with single-cell transcriptomic data to enhance disease risk prediction
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2030
    Integrating single-cell omics with genetics: Novel statistical methods to enhance biological understanding and risk prediction of common diseases
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Genetic architecture and evolution of complex traits across populations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2025
    Statistical methods and tools to integrate genetic and non-genetic data for risk prediction of common diseases
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Jian Zeng is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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