Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPHEnriched profile
Anne Potter Wilson Professor of Medicine; Chief/Director, Division of Epidemiology; Director, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center · National Institutes of Health
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Wei Zheng is Anne Potter Wilson Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 2,564 publications with 112,991 citations (h-index 148), centered on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Cancer Risks and Factors, BRCA gene mutations in cancer. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · British journal of cancer
- Top research focus: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 174 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 1,066.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
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Federally funded research awards.
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Selinexor Monotherapy for Cytoreduction in BCR::ABL1-Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Sponsor: Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University
InvestigatorPhase 2Not, yet, recruitingNCT07626021 - Chidamide Monotherapy for Intermediate-to-High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Sponsor: Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University
InvestigatorPhase 2Not, yet, recruitingNCT07616336 - Irinotecan Liposome(II) Combined With Ivonescimab as Second-line Treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer : A Prospective, Single-arm, Multicenter Clinical Study
Sponsor: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
InvestigatorPhase 2Not, yet, recruitingNCT06820762
Industry payments
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NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Mitochondrial DNA breaks and copy number and the risk of lung cancer in the Shanghai Women's Health Study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention
2026
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Office address
2525 West End Ave, Suite 800, Nashville, TN 37203-1738
Network
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Background & recognition
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Editor
Current Epidemiology Reports (Springer) -- listed with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN affiliation
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Elected Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Class of 2023, announced April 2024
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- NIH MERIT Award
2009 (as Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and Director of the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Associate Director for Population Sciences Research
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
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Center for Precision Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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"Discoveries in Medicine," Vanderbilt Health News (profile page includes a podcast-headshot asset referencing the VUMC "DNA: Discoveries in Action" Season 3 podcast …
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