Wei Zheng

2026

• Co-exposure to phthalates and their alternatives in early pregnancy and the subsequent risk of pregnancy complications: A nested case-control study

  Xiong Z, Huang Y, Xu Z, Mahai G, Wu C, Xu M, Zheng T, Liu H, Xia W, Xu S, Chen T, Li Y. Co-exposure to phthalates and their alternatives in early pregnancy and the subsequent risk of pregnancy complications: A nested case-control study. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2026, 320: 120392. PMID: 42314420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120392.

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• Design, Synthesis, and Structure–Activity Optimization of Marine-Inspired Macrolactones as Nanomolar Anticancer Agents

  Qian S, Qiu H, Sanchez P, Head S, Hartke R, Liu J, Zheng W, Jin Z. Design, Synthesis, and Structure–Activity Optimization of Marine-Inspired Macrolactones as Nanomolar Anticancer Agents. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2026, 17: 1416-1420. PMID: 42305198, PMCID: PMC13266650, DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6c00222.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Correction to: Autocrine activation of JAK2 by IL-11 promotes platinum drug resistance

  Zhou W, Sun W, Yung M, Dai S, Cai Y, Chen C, Meng Y, Lee J, Braisted J, Xu Y, Southall N, Shinn P, Huang X, Song Z, Chen X, Kai Y, Cai X, Li Z, Hao Q, Cheung A, Ngan H, Liu S, Barak S, Hao J, Dai Z, Tzatsos A, Peng W, Pei H, Han Z, Chan D, Zheng W, Zhu W. Correction to: Autocrine activation of JAK2 by IL-11 promotes platinum drug resistance. Oncogene 2026, 45: 2072-2073. PMID: 42115410, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-026-03820-x.

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• African ancestry and risk variants associated with triple-negative breast cancer susceptibility in African American women

  Jia G, Liu L, Ping J, Fiorica P, Guo X, Tao R, Li B, Gu J, John E, Olopade O, Press M, Brewster A, Olshan A, Zirpoli G, Butler E, Huang M, Huo D, Palmer J, Haiman C, Ambrosone C, Troester M, Long J, Yao S, Zheng W. African ancestry and risk variants associated with triple-negative breast cancer susceptibility in African American women. Genome Medicine 2026 PMID: 42098873, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-026-01665-3.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality

  Khil J, Zhao L, Zhang X, Chen Y, Jung S, Pichardo M, Lopez-Pentecost M, Rohan T, Saquib N, Sun Y, Tabung F, Zheng T, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson J, Neuhouser M, Keum N, Zhang X. Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality. Journal Of Nutrition 2026, 156: 101557. PMID: 42061715, DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101557.

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• Lead (Pb) exposure results in cell type specific changes in the mouse retina and optic nerve

  Khandokar L, Liu L, Zheng W, Kerstein P. Lead (Pb) exposure results in cell type specific changes in the mouse retina and optic nerve. NeuroToxicology 2026, 114: 103461. PMID: 42034125, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2026.103461.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Choroid plexus modulates subventricular zone adult neurogenesis and olfaction through secretion of small extracellular vesicles

  Liu L, Shannahan J, Zheng W. Choroid plexus modulates subventricular zone adult neurogenesis and olfaction through secretion of small extracellular vesicles. Fluids And Barriers Of The CNS 2026, 23: 50. PMID: 41917944, PMCID: PMC13045046, DOI: 10.1186/s12987-026-00793-7.

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• A reanalysis of a genome-wide association study on breast cancer in Asian populations using the SG10K_Health reference panel for imputation: a multi-Centre case–control analysis

  Chang X, Mariapun S, Li M, Wang L, Ho P, Khng A, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Aronson K, Murphy R, Kwong A, Au C, Kim S, Park S, Stram D, Wu A, Teo S, Yip C, Tai N, Investigators M, John E, Kurian A, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Choi J, Kang D, Shu X, Zheng W, Hartman M, Tan E, Tan V, Lim G, Bolla M, Dunning A, Dennis J, Wang Q, Naven M, Easton D, Consortium S, Dorajoo R, Ho W, Li J. A reanalysis of a genome-wide association study on breast cancer in Asian populations using the SG10K_Health reference panel for imputation: a multi-Centre case–control analysis. Human Molecular Genetics 2026, 35: ddag015. PMID: 41871294, PMCID: PMC13017919, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddag015.

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• Deep Learning-Guided Discovery of Dual Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Entry and 3CL Protease

  Gao P, Pavlinov I, Xu M, Chen C, Vasquez D, Zhang Q, Ye Y, Martinez-Sobrido L, Zheng W, Shen M. Deep Learning-Guided Discovery of Dual Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Entry and 3CL Protease. Molecules 2026, 31: 1043. PMID: 41900142, DOI: 10.3390/molecules31061043.

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• Circulating gut microbial metabolites and risk of coronary heart disease: A prospective multi-stage metabolomics study

  Zheng Y, Yang J, Gupta D, Herrington D, Yu B, Nguyen N, Pinto R, Tzoulaki I, Cai H, Cai Q, Lipworth L, Shu X, Zheng W, Yu D. Circulating gut microbial metabolites and risk of coronary heart disease: A prospective multi-stage metabolomics study. PLOS Medicine 2026, 23: e1004750. PMID: 41843497, PMCID: PMC12994840, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004750.

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