Jessica Gong
Assistant Professor
E-mail: jessica.gong@ki.se
Visiting address: Karolinska vägen 37 A, QA3, 17164 Solna
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Klinisk geriatrik Kivipelto, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Current academic appointment
- Assistant Professor in Dementia Epidemiology and Data Science, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
- Honrary Senior Fellow, George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, UK
- Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK
Education background
- Feb 2019 - Jun 2023: PhD in Epidemiology, George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Sep 2016 - Sep 2017: MSc in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
- Mar 2013 - Nov 2015: BSc in Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Australia
Research
My main research interests are dementia and brain ageing, with particular interests in sex differences, proteomics and exposomes. I leverage large biobanks, longitudinal population-based cohorts, and electronic health registries to understand the drivers and biological mechanisms of dementia and brain ageing.
Articles
- Journal article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2026;215:110473Pinho-Gomes A-C; Dibbon KC; Cipriano-Flores G; Hulme R; Gong J; Hirst J; Witt A; Womersley K; Donovan-Bradley C; Mullins E
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2026;31(5):2787-2800Gong J; Scholes S; Cole S; Zaninotto P; Steptoe A
- Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2026;60:101513Bloomberg M; Sabia S; Bu F; Gong J; Steptoe A
- Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2025;204:109811Pinho-Gomes A-C; Flores GC; Hulme R; Gong J; Hirst J; Witt A; Womersley K; Donovan-Bradley C; Mullins E
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: INNOVATIONS, QUALITY & OUTCOMES. 2025;9(5):100658Ogbonnaya C; Kindred M; Lavie CJ; Oh H; Shin M-J; Sui X; Jaggers J; Porter R; Park D; Kim JE; Gong J; Prasad VK
- Article: BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS. 2025;7(2):fcaf097Gong J; Williams DM; Scholes S; Assaad S; Bu F; Hayat S; Zaninotto P; Steptoe A
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2025;80(3):gbaf004Farmer JG; Macchia L; Bu F; Gong J; Steptoe A; Demakakos P; Kubzansky LD
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2025;124:85-94Gong J; Preminger Z; Steptoe A; Fancourt D
- Article: CEREBRAL CIRCULATION - COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR. 2025;8:100372Harris K; Gong J; Macmahon S; Xu Y; Shajahan S; Harrap S; Poulter N; Marre M; Hamet P; Mancia G; Anderson C; Woodward M; Chalmers J
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(2):e074575Peng K; Cai W; Liu X; Liu Y; Ouyang M; Gong J; Wang Z; Wang Y; Hao J; Wang W; Zhao H; Lin K; Han G; Shi Y; Xie Y; Xie Y; Lei L; Si L
- Journal article: THE JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH. 2023;13:100258Kidd SA; Gong J; Massazza A; Bezgrebelna M; Zhang Y; Hajat S
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(8):3365-3378Gong J; Harris K; Lipnicki DM; Castro-Costa E; Lima-Costa MF; Diniz BS; Xiao S; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; Wang C; Preux P-M; Guerchet M; Gbessemehlan A; Ritchie K; Ancelin M-L; Skoog I; Najar J; Sterner TR; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Kosmidis MH; Guaita A; Rolandi E; Davin A; Gureje O; Trompet S; Gussekloo J; Riedel-Heller S; Pabst A; Rohr S; Shahar S; Singh DKA; Rivan NFM; van Boxtel M; Kohler S; Ganguli M; Chang C-C; Jacobsen E; Haan M; Ding D; Zhao Q; Xiao Z; Narazaki K; Chen T; Chen S; Ng TP; Gwee X; Numbers K; Mather KA; Scazufca M; Lobo A; De-la-Camara C; Lobo E; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Hackett ML; Peters SAE; Woodward M
- Article: JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION. 2023;37(3):181-188Harris K; Muntner P; Woodward M; Jun M; Oshima M; Gong J; Harrap S; Menard J; Chalmers J
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2022;43(48):4980-4990Peters R; Xu Y; Fitzgerald O; Aung HL; Beckett N; Bulpitt C; Chalmers J; Forette F; Gong J; Harris K; Humburg P; Matthews FE; Staessen JA; Thijs L; Tzourio C; Warwick J; Woodward M; Anderson CS
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2022;54:101695Gong J; Harris K; Peters SAE; Woodward M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2022;17(8):863-872Gong J; Harris K; Tzourio C; Harrap S; Naismith S; Anderson CS; Chalmers J; Woodward M
- Article: FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2022;3:942876Hallam L; McKenzie BL; Gong J; Carcel C; Hockham C
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:887065Peng K; Cai W; Liu X; Liu Y; Shi Y; Gong J; Lei L; Peng J; Xie Y; Zhao H; Si L; Ouyang M
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(4):e1003955Gong J; Harris K; Peters SAE; Woodward M
- Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2022;159:107027Gong J; Part C; Hajat S
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All other publications
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2026Näsholm MS; Karatas EG; Wang Y; Padilla P; Bereczki E; Aknes M; Bednorz A; Gong J; Ferreira D; Habich A; Ištvánfyová ZW; Kujawska-Danecka H; Lorenzon G; Mangialasche F; Marseglia A; Nalvarte I; Oltra J; Qiu C; Religa D; Xiong Y; Peltonen M; Mitra S; Kivipelto M; Maioli S; Sindi S
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2026;MEDRXIVGong J; Bloomberg M; Scholes S; Hao X; Salih DA; Zaninotto P; Steptoe A
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIVGong J; Scholes S; Cole S; Zaninotto P; Steptoe A
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIVQin P; Gong J; Steptoe A; Fancourt D
- Editorial: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;22(6):815Gong J; Zaninotto P
- Review: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS. 2025;11(1):e70037Underwood BR; Lourida I; Gong J; Tamburin S; Tang EYH; Sidhom E; Tai XY; Betts MJ; Ranson JM; Zachariou M; Olaleye OE; Das S; Oxtoby NP; Chen S; Llewellyn DJ; Deep DPDEMON
- Editorial: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC. 2024;50:101202Gong J
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVGong J; Preminger Z; Steptoe A; Fancourt D
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVGong J; Williams DM; Scholes S; Assaad S; Bu F; Hayat S; Zaninotto P; Steptoe A
- Editorial: JAMA NEUROLOGY. 2023;80(8):769Buckley RF; Gong J; Woodward M
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Gong J; Harris K; Peters S; Woodward M
- Book chapter: HANDBOOK OF THE BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGY OF DISEASE. p.Gong J
Grants
- Welcome Leap CARE1 July 2025 - 30 June 2028
Employments
- Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 2025-
- Honorary Senior Fellow, George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, 2023-
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2029
Degrees and Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology, George Institute for Global Health, 2023
- Master of Science in Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2017
- Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, 2015