Ph.D. (2014-2018) in Population Health, The University of Hong Kong

M.S. (2012-2014) in Statistics, University of Pennsylvania

B.S. (2008-2012) in Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University 

Associate Professor (2019-present), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Post-doctoral Fellow (2018-2019), School of Public Health & Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

Editorial Board Member (2022-present), BMC Medicine 

Guest Editor of Special Issue “Dementia Prevention and Therapies”, BMC Medicine

Selected Articles Published in 2024:

Zheng, L., Liao, W., Luo, S., Li, B., Liu, D., Yun, Q., ... Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. (2024). Association between alcohol consumption and incidence of dementia in current drinkers: linear and non-linear mendelian randomization analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 76.

Yun, Q., Wang, S., Chen, S., Luo, H., Li, B., Yip, P., ... Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. (2024). Constipation preceding depression: a population-based cohort study. EClinicalMedicine, 67.

Wang, S., Yang, Z., Tian, L., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), Tang, J., & Yang, Z. (2024). Remission to normal blood pressure in older adults with hypertension who did not receive antihypertensive medication: analysis of data from two longitudinal cohorts. EClinicalMedicine, 73.

Yun, Q., Lin, M., Jia, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), ... & Tang, J. (2024). Prevalence of and factors associated with potentially redundant randomized controlled trials: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 167, 111265.

Li, Y., Feng, Q., Wang, S., Li, B., Zheng, B., Peng, N., ... Sha, F. (Corresponding Author),& Tang, J. (2024). The association between urinary sodium and the risk of dementia: Evidence from a population-based cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 362, 518-528.

Lin, T. F., Zhao, Z. Y., Yuan, C. Z., Huang, Y. H., Liu, D., Li, F. X., ... Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. L. (2024). Life satisfaction components and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A large prospective cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 350, 916-925.

Van, S. N., Cui, J., Wang, Y., …, Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Li, Y. (2024). Identifying First-Trimester Risk Factors for SGA-LGA Using Weighted Inheritance Voting Ensemble Learning. Bioengineering, 11(7), 657.

Chen, S., Zhang, H., Gao, M., Machado, D. B., Jin, H., Scherer, N., Sun, W., Sha, F., Smythe, T., Ford, T.J. & Kuper, H. (2024). Dose-Dependent Association Between Body Mass Index and Mental Health and Changes Over Time. JAMA psychiatry, 81(8), 797-806.

Selected Articles Published in 2023:

Yang, Z. R., Jiang, Y. W., Li, F. X., Liu, D., Lin, T. F., Zhao, Z. Y., Wei, C., Jin, Q. Y., Li, X. M., Jia, Y. X., Zhu, F. C., Yang, Z. Y., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), Feng, Z. J., & Tang, J. L. (2023). Efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the dose-response relationship with three major antibodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet. Microbe, 4(4), e236–e246.

Yang, Z., Wei, C., Li, X., Yuan, J., Gao, X., Li, B., Zhao, Z., Toh, S., Yu, X., Brayne, C., Yang, Z., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. (2023). Association Between Regular Laxative Use and Incident Dementia in UK Biobank Participants. Neurology, 100(16), e1702–e1711.

Li, F. X., Zhao, H. Y., Lin, T. F., Jiang, Y. W., Liu, D., Wei, C., Zhao, Z. Y., Yang, Z. Y., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), Yang, Z. R., & Tang, J. L. (2023). Regular Glucosamine Use May Have Different Roles in the Risk of Site-Specific Cancers: Findings from a Large Prospective Cohort. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention , 32(4), 531–541.

Liu, D., Feng, S., Sha, F., Liao, Y., Xie, X., Huang, F., ... & Tang, J. (2023). Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Booster Against Omicron Infection Among Quarantined Close Contacts. JAMA Network Open, 6(10), e2339507-e2339507.

Wang, S., Yang, Z., Sha, F., Qi, X., He, Z., Szeto, C. H., ... & Tang, J. (2023). Prevalence of incidental colorectal cancer and polyps in autopsies of different populations: a systematic review with meta-regression analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology, 38(9), 939-955.

Ding, Z., Sha, F., Zhang, Y., & Yang, Z. (2023). Biology-Informed Recurrent Neural Network for Pandemic Prediction Using Multimodal Data. Biomimetics, 8(2), 158.

Selected Articles Published in 2022:

Lin, T., Zhao, Z., Yang, Z., Li, B., Wei, C., Li, F., Jiang, Y., Liu, D., Yang, Z., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. (2022). Hospital Strain and COVID-19 Fatality - England, April 2020-March 2022. China CDC weekly, 4(52), 1176–1180.

Li, F., Wei, C., Li, B., Lin, T., Jiang, Y., Liu, D., Yang, Z., Yang, Z., Sha, F. (Corresponding Author), & Tang, J. (2022). Characteristics and Containment of 74 Imported COVID-19 Outbreaks: Experiences, Lessons, and Implications - China, 2020-2021. China CDC weekly, 4(50), 1131–1135.

Sha, F., Zhao, Z., Wei, C., & Li, B. (2022). Modifiable Factors Associated with Reversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Cognitively Normal Status: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 86(4), 1897–1906.

Selected Articles Published in 2021:

Sha, F., Bi, J., Wei, C., Zhao, Z., & Li, B. (2021). A machine learning approach to predict reversion from mild cognitive impairment to normal cognition: A population‐based cohort study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 17, e057527.

Li, B., Bi, J., Wei, C., & Sha, F (Corresponding Author). (2021). Specific activities and the trajectories of cognitive decline among middle-aged and older adults: a five-year longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 80(3), 1039-1050.

Wei, Y., Sha, F., Zhao, Y., Jiang, Q., Hao, Y., & Chen, F. (2021). Better modelling of infectious diseases: lessons from covid-19 in China. BMJ, 375.

2025/01–2027/12 National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Research on Voice Biomarkers and Prediction Models for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly Based on Deep Learning Survival Analysis Methods,” PI, 300,000 RMB

2021/12–2024/11 Ministry of Science and Technology of China, “Intelligent Epidemiological Investigation of Public Health Events Such as COVID-19,” Co-PI, 200,000 RMB

2022/05–2022/10 Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “Research on Adjustment Models for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Strategies in China,” PI, 90,000 RMB

2020/08–2025/07 Shenzhen Science and Innovation Commission, “Construction and Transformational Application of Clinical Medical Big Data Research Platform,” Co-PI, 30,000,000 RMB

2021/10–2022/11 Shenzhen Science and Innovation Commission, “Research on Prevention and Control Strategies for COVID-19 New Variants in Shenzhen,” Co-PI, 4,000,000 RMB

2022/05–2024/05 Shenzhen Science and Innovation Commission, “Analysis of the Global COVID-19 Situation and Strategies for Preventing Imported Cases in the Post-Vaccination Period Under SARS-CoV-2 Variants,” Co-PI, 600,000 RMB

Google citation: 21903, h-index: 31 (Updated on 2025/2/13)

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