Ge Zhang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

ge.zhang@cchmc.org

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About

MD: West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China, 1997.

PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Services and Specialties

Human Genetics

Research Areas

Publications

Haplotype-based analysis distinguishes maternal-fetal genetic contribution to pregnancy-related outcomes. Srivastava, AK; Juodakis, J; Sole-Navais, P; Chen, J; Bacelis, J; Teramo, K; Hallman, M; Njølstad, PR; Evans, DM; Jacobsson, B; Muglia, LJ; Zhang, G. PLoS Genetics. 2025; 21:e1011575.

Association between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: cohort analysis from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Sebastião, YV; Thiruvengadam, R; Khanam, R; Mehmood, U; Pervin, J; Ayushi, ; Desiraju, BK; Kabole, F; Ahmed, S; Aktar, S; Jehan, F; Baqui, AH; Stringer, JS A; Bhatnagar, S. 2025; 3:e000900.

High rates of placental inflammation among samples collected by the Multi-Omics for Mothers and Infants consortium. Robinson, JF; Das, S; Khan, W; Khanam, R; Price, JT; Rahman, A; Ahmed, S; Ali, SM; Deb, S; Deveale, B; Jehan, F; Sazawal, S; Stringer, JS A; Fisher, SJ. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025; 232:230.e1-230.e19.

A common allele increases endometrial Wnt4 expression, with antagonistic implications for pregnancy, reproductive cancers, and endometriosis. Pavličev, M; McDonough-Goldstein, CE; Zupan, AM; Muglia, L; Hu, YC; Kong, F; Monangi, N; Dagdas, G; Zupančič, N; Maziarz, J; Sinner, D; Zhang, G; Wagner, G; Muglia, L. Nature Communications. 2024; 15:1152.

A novel method for cell deconvolution using DNA methylation in PCA space. Xu, H; Zhang, G; Chen, J. BMC Genomics. 2024; 25:798.

Genome-wide analyses of neonatal jaundice reveal a marked departure from adult bilirubin metabolism. Solé-Navais, P; Juodakis, J; Ytterberg, K; Wu, X; Bradfield, JP; Vaudel, M; LaBella, AL; Helgeland, Ø; Flatley, C; Geller, F; Muglia, LJ; Johansson, S; Zhang, G; Jacobsson, B. Nature Communications. 2024; 15:7550.

Recent Advances in Genomic Studies of Gestational Duration and Preterm Birth. Srivastava, AK; Monangi, N; Ravichandran, V; Solé-Navais, P; Jacobsson, B; Muglia, LJ; Zhang, G. Clinics in Perinatology. 2024; 51:313-329.

Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis. Monangi, NK; Xu, H; Fan, YM; Khanam, R; Khan, W; Deb, S; Pervin, J; Price, JT; Kaur, L; Villar, J; Stringer, JS A; Ashorn, P; Zhang, G; Muglia, LJ. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024; 119:221-231.

A functional mechanism for a non-coding variant near AGTR2 associated with risk for preterm birth. Wang, L; Rossi, RM; Chen, X; Chen, J; Runyon, J; Chawla, M; Miller, D; Forney, C; Lynch, A; Zhang, X; Kottyan, LC; Weirauch, MT; Zhang, G; Muglia, LJ. BMC Medicine. 2023; 21:258.

Genome-wide association study of placental weight identifies distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth. Beaumont, RN; Flatley, C; Vaudel, M; Wu, X; Chen, J; Moen, GH; Skotte, L; Helgeland, Ø; Solé-Navais, P; Banasik, K; Johansson, S; Freathy, RM; Feenstra, B; Njølstad, PR. Nature Genetics. 2023; 55:1807-1819.