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Dillys Liu, PhD

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Title(s)Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address675 18th Street, #5142-08
San Francisco CA 94107
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3091-1932 Additional info
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    National University of Singapore, SingaporeResearch Fellow2024Medical AI
    The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongPhD2022Neurology
    The University of Hong Kong , Hong KongMPH2015Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaBsc2013Biotechnology
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    UCSF2025Postdoc Travel Award
    HKU Sau Po Centre on Aging2022JMK Dementia Care Scholarship
    HKSAR Government2020Scholarship Fund - Reaching out Award

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    Risk factors, cognitive decline, and cSVD changes in older adults
    Weill Neurohub Fellowship Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 14, 2027
    Role: Principle Investigator
    Sleep dysfunction and brain health in patients with stroke
    HKU Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Implications of Cranial Arterial Stenosis and Dolichoectasia for Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Etiopathogenesis: Findings From a Prospective Mild Stroke Cohort. Circulation. 2026 May 06. Han F, Clancy U, Arteaga-Reyes C, Thrippleton MJ, Valdés Hernández MDC, Jaime Garcia D, Stringer MS, Backhouse E, Chappell FM, Cheng Y, Liu DX, Zhang J, Jochems ACC, Sakka E, Jardine C, Barclay G, McIntyre D, Hamilton I, Brown R, Zhu YC, Doubal FN, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 42090170.
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    2. Development of a Prognostic Model for Poststroke Dementia Using Multiple International Cohorts: A STROKOG Collaboration Study. Neurology. 2026 Feb 10; 106(3):e214574. Lo JW, Crawford JD, Desmond DW, Godefroy O, Roussel M, Bordet R, Dondaine T, Mendyk AM, Bae HJ, Lim JS, Ojagbemi A, Bello T, Chen CPLH, Chong EJ, Venketasubramanian N, Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A, Traykov L, Mehrabian S, Chung CP, Chi NF, Lau GKK, Liu DX, Welberry H, Brodaty H, Sachdev PS, Stroke and Cognition (STROKOG) Consortium. PMID: 41525568.
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    3. Arterial, Venous, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Pulsatility in Stroke-Related Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis. Stroke. 2025 Sep; 56(9):2450-2463. Morgan AG, Thrippleton MJ, Stringer MS, Chappell FM, Valdés-Hernández MC, Wiseman S, Ballerini L, Brown R, Cheng Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Sakka E, Jamie Garcia D, Sleight E, Manning C, Coello RD, Job D, Jochems A, Arteaga Reyes C, Clancy U, Marshall I, Doubal FN, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 40528792; PMCID: PMC12372737.
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    4. Association of Self-Reported Sleep Metrics With Imaging Markers of Small Vessel Disease and Cognition in Patients With TIA or Mild Stroke. Neurology. 2025 Jun 24; 104(12):e213734. Liu DX, Ip MS, Lam DC, Chappell FM, Clancy U, Jaime Garcia D, Arteaga-Reyes C, Valdés Hernández MDC, Thrippleton M, Stringer MS, Cheng Y, Zhang J, Doubal F, Lau GKK, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 40435444; PMCID: PMC12113490.
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    5. Sleep macro-architecture, nocturnal hypoxemia, and Alzheimer's disease-related MRI patterns among diverse older adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 May; 21(5):e70280. Liu DX, Braskie MN, Cavaillès C, Peltz C, Redline S, Yaffe K. PMID: 40390243; PMCID: PMC12089065.
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    6. Clinical Relevance of 'Cap' and 'Track' Development after Recent Small Subcortical Infarct. Ann Neurol. 2025 May; 97(5):942-955. Cheng Y, Arteaga-Reyes C, Clancy U, Garcia DJ, Valdés Hernández MDC, Thrippleton MJ, Stringer MS, Blair GW, Wiseman S, Chappell FM, Zhang J, Liu X, Jochems ACC, Maniega SM, Sakka E, Bastin ME, Brown R, Loos CMJ, Makin SDJ, Liu M, Wu B, Doubal FN, Wardlaw JM, MSS-2, MSS-3 and the INVESTIGATE-SVDs Study Group. PMID: 39821913; PMCID: PMC12010063.
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    7. Retinal microvascular phenotypes can track small vessel disease burden and CPAP treatment effectiveness in obstructive sleep apnea. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2025 Apr; 45(4):690-702. Giarratano Y, Hill EA, Hamid C, Wiseman S, Gray C, Chappell FM, Coello RD, Valdés-Hernández MC, Ballerini L, Stringer MS, Thrippleton MJ, Jaime Garcia D, Liu X, Hewins W, Cheng Y, Black SE, Lim A, Sommer R, Ramirez J, MacIntosh BJ, Brown R, Doubal F, MacGillivray T, Wardlaw JM, Riha R, Bernabeu MO. PMID: 39487754; PMCID: PMC11563513.
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    8. Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Hemosiderin Deposits in Recent Small Subcortical Infarcts. Neurology. 2024 11 26; 103(10):e209973. Xu YY, Chappell FM, Valdés Hernández MDC, Arteaga-Reyes C, Clancy U, Garcia DJ, Wiseman S, Stringer MS, Thrippleton M, Cheng Y, Zhang J, Liu X, Jochems ACC, Doubal F, Wardlaw JM, MSS3 Study Group. PMID: 39447100; PMCID: PMC11510007.
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    9. Identifying who are unlikely to benefit from total knee arthroplasty using machine learning models. NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Sep 30; 7(1):266. Liu X, Liu Y, Lee ML, Hsu W, Liow MHL. PMID: 39349593; PMCID: PMC11442804.
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    10. Impact of sleep disturbance on longitudinal cognitive performance in patients with transient ischemic attack or mild stroke. Sleep Med. 2024 12; 124:134-140. Liu X, Lam DC, Lee TM, Kwan J, Teo KC, Chan KPF, Leung WCY, Ip MS, Lau KK. PMID: 39298875.
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    11. Incident Infarcts in Patients With Stroke and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Frequency and Relation to Clinical Outcomes. Neurology. 2024 Sep 10; 103(5):e209750. Clancy U, Arteaga-Reyes C, Jaime Garcia D, Hewins W, Locherty R, Valdés Hernández MDC, Wiseman SJ, Stringer MS, Thrippleton M, Chappell FM, Jochems ACC, Liu X, Cheng Y, Zhang J, Rudilosso S, Kampaite A, Hamilton OKL, Brown R, Bastin ME, Muñoz Maniega S, Hamilton I, Job D, Doubal FN, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 39159417; PMCID: PMC11361828.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Impact of long-term white matter hyperintensity changes on mobility and dexterity. Brain Commun. 2024; 6(3):fcae133. Jochems ACC, Muñoz Maniega S, Chappell FM, Clancy U, Arteaga C, Jaime Garcia D, Hamilton OKL, Hewins W, Locherty R, Backhouse EV, Barclay G, Jardine C, McIntyre D, Gerrish I, Cheng Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Kampaite A, Sakka E, Valdés Hernández M, Wiseman S, Stringer MS, Thrippleton MJ, Doubal FN, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 38715716; PMCID: PMC11074793.
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    13. Influence of threshold selection and image sequence in in-vivo segmentation of enlarged perivascular spaces. J Neurosci Methods. 2024 03; 403:110037. Valdés Hernández MDC, Duarte Coello R, Xu W, Bernal J, Cheng Y, Ballerini L, Wiseman SJ, Chappell FM, Clancy U, Jaime García D, Arteaga Reyes C, Zhang JF, Liu X, Hewins W, Stringer M, Doubal F, Thrippleton MJ, Jochems A, Brown R, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 38154663.
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    14. Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Patients With Small Vessel Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study. Stroke. 2023 11; 54(11):2776-2784. Sleight E, Stringer MS, Clancy U, Arteaga C, Jaime Garcia D, Hewins W, Jochems ACC, Hamilton OKL, Manning C, Morgan AG, Locherty R, Cheng Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Hamilton I, Jardine C, Brown R, Sakka E, Kampaite A, Wiseman S, Valdés-Hernández MC, Chappell FM, Doubal FN, Marshall I, Thrippleton MJ, Wardlaw JM. PMID: 37814956; PMCID: PMC10589433.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Associations of sleep apnea risk and oxygen desaturation indices with cerebral small vessel disease burden in patients with stroke. Front Neurol. 2022; 13:956208. Liu X, Lam DC, Mak HK, Ip MS, Lau KK. PMID: 36090876; PMCID: PMC9452809.
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    16. Prevalence and Determinants of Sleep Apnea in Patients with Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Dec; 30(12):106129. Liu X, Lam DC, Chan KPF, Chan HY, Ip MS, Lau KK. PMID: 34601243.
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