Jing Wu

Jing Wu

Postdoctoral Researcher
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Solna
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 Integrativ epidemiologi Fang, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am working on projects related to the treatment and progression of Myasthenia Gravis, a rare neuromuscular disorder, using data from the Swedish Myasthenia Gravis Registry (MGreg). 

Research

  • My research interests fall into exploring risk factors and evaluating treatment strategies for neurological diseases using large Swedish cohorts and register data. I have experience conducting studies with cross-sectional and longitudinal statistical approaches, literature reviews and meta-analyses. I have learned various analytical approaches for longitudinal data analyses, including survival analyses, mediation and interaction analyses, multistate models, linear mixed effect models, life-course study analyses, competing risk analyses, etc.

Teaching

  • Teaching experience

    • Applied Epidemiology 2 Karolinska Institute 2022-2024
    • Introduction to Epidemiology Skandinaviska Kiropraktorhögskolan 2022-2024
    • Speed up your programming Karolinska Institute 01/2022

    Supervision experience

    Ongoing (as main supervisor)

    • Rachel Ramsey (master student in biomedicine program, Karolinska Institutet)

    Ongoing (as co-supervisor)

    • Ann Eriksson-Dufva (PhD student in pharmacoepidemiology, Karolinska Institutet)
    • Wanqing Wu (PhD student in pharmacoepidemiology, Karolinska Institutet)

    Former (as main supervisor)

    • Rutao Jia (master student in biomedicine program, Karolinska Institutet)

Articles

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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2025 - 31 December 2029
    Children with autism are transitioning into adulthood. Emerging evidence suggests an increased risk of early-onset dementia among individuals with autism and a higher risk of any dementia among their family members. However, existing studies have primarily treated autism and dementia as binary variables, overlooking the fact that autism represents a continuum of symptoms, while dementia likely involves a prolonged neurodegenerative process leading to its onset.The overarching aim of this project is to utilize pre-existing cohorts with individual-level data on genotyping and various neurodegeneration markers to examine the relationship between genetic liability for autism and neurodegeneration. We will compare: 1) the risk of cognitive decline and its progression to dementia
    2) measures of brain aging
    and 3) the burden of known risk factors and antecedent conditions for dementia between individuals with high versus low genetic liability for autism. Additionally, we will conduct -omics analyses to investigate biological pathways for the link between autism and dementia.The large sample size, unique data access, cutting-edge analytical approaches, cross-country comparisons, and an experienced and dedicated research team underscore the scientific novelty and significance of this project. The findings from this research will have important implications for developing targeted interventions aimed at preventing or delaying the onset of dementia in the autistic population.

Employments

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2019

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