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Yue Leng, PhD

Working Title

Associate Professor

Preferred Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
As an internationally-trained epidemiologist, Dr. Leng is interested in studying the link between sleep and neurodegeneration in older adults. Her research program focuses on the relationship between napping, sleep, circadian rhythms and risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Leng is also interested in developing behavioral sleep intervention programs in patients with mild cognitive impairment, with the ultimate goal of decreasing risk of Alzheimer’s onset or progression. More information can be found at https://moonlait.ucsf.edu.

  • Postdoctoral training, 2019 - Sleep and neurodegeneration, University of California, San Francisco
  • PhD, 2015 - Epidemiology, University of Cambridge
  • MPhil, 2011 - Epidemiology, University of Cambridge

Cognitive Dysfunction
Circadian Rhythm
Sleep Wake Disorders
Cognitive Aging
Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Polysomnography
Mexican Americans
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Disorders Of Excessive Somnolence
Sleep
Snoring
Chronobiology Disorders
Sleep, REM
Sleep
Circadian
Epidemiology
Neurodegeneration
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Aging

  • Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), National Institute on Aging, 2017-2022
  • Atlantic Fellow, Global Brain Health Institute, 2017-2018
  • Cambridge International Scholarship, University of Cambridge, 2011-2015
  • Next Generation Fellowship, China Medical Board (New York), 2010-2011

May 15, 2024 - February 28, 2029 - Lifecourse sleep, cognitive decline and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a pooled cohort study. , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AG083836
September 30, 2023 - September 29, 2025 - Development of novel polysomnography-based digital biomarkers to predict Alzheimer?s disease and Parkinson?s disease in real world settings , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AG085495
August 15, 2017 - January 31, 2024 - Napping, Sleep, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R00AG056598
August 15, 2017 - February 15, 2020 - Napping, Sleep, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K99AG056598

Contact information

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