Jiali Gao
MA (Cantab), MB BChir
Clinical Research Fellow
I am an clinical research fellow and DPhil student working in the Motor Neuron Disease group, funded by the Association of British Neurologists/Guarantors of Brain clinical research fellowship and the University of Oxford Clarendon scholarship. I studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with distinction. I have previously worked in the group as an academic foundation doctor and academic clinical fellow (on the NIHR integrated clinical academic pathway), during which time I have worked on biofluid biomarkers, induced pluripotent stem cells models and epidemiological risk factors of ALS.
My current work aims to look at common and rare genetic variants associated with ALS risk and how these interact to influence disease risk and phenotype, in large population datasets and clinical cohorts. This information will be crucial for genetic counselling, efficient design of preventative trials and the ultimate aim of precision prevention.
Recent publications
Associations of self-reported and objectively measured physical activity and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk
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Gao J. et al, (2026), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Incident Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Chalitsios CV. et al, (2026), Neurology, 106
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Have Distinct Prediagnostic Blood Biochemical Profiles
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Chalitsios CV. et al, (2026), Annals of Neurology, 99, 844 - 856
Neurodegenerative disease in C9orf72 repeat expansion carriers: population risk and effect of UNC13A
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Gao J. et al, (2025), Brain, 148, 3865 - 3871
Apolipoproteins, lipids, lipid-lowering drugs and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: a meta-analysis and Mendelian randomisation study
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Chalitsios CV. et al, (2024), Journal of Neurology, 271, 6956 - 6969
Limited value of serum neurofilament light chain in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Davies JC. et al, (2023), Brain Communications, 5
Creatine kinase and prognosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a literature review and multi-centre cohort analysis
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Gao J. et al, (2022), Journal of Neurology, 269, 5395 - 5404
Low Free Sugar Diet in Adolescents With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Tang GY. and Gao J., (2019), JAMA, 321, 2468 - 2468
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy after alemtuzumab treatment for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
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Gao J. et al, (2019), Journal of Neurology, 266, 1539 - 1540
The global prevalence of Wilson disease from next-generation sequencing data
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Gao J. et al, (2019), Genetics in Medicine, 21, 1155 - 1163