Yue is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her research is focused on the relationship between sleep and brain aging including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

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.

As an internationally-trained epidemiologist, Dr. Leng is interested in studying the link between sleep and neurodegeneration in older adults. Her research program, supported by an NIH K99/R00 award, focuses on the relationship between napping, sleep, circadian rhythms and risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

Yi is a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Leng at UCSF. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and an MD degree, and has finished neurology residency training, all at Zhejiang University in China.

The Moon (Sleep) Lab for Artificial Intelligence Technology (MoonLAIT), led by Yue Leng, PhD, is not just another research lab; it is where data, sleep science, and innovation come together to redefine our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

How are age-related differences in sleep quality associated with health outcomes? An epidemiological investigation in a UK cohort of 2406 adults. Y Leng, NWJ Wainwright, FP …

Yue Leng, PhD is an Associate Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry. She received her PhD and MPhil in epidemiology from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.

2025年3月24日 · A study in Neurology, led by Yue Leng, PhD, and Sasha Milton, followed the sleep patterns of 733 older female participants to see if specific patterns of change were associated with a higher risk of dementia. The participants, whose average age was 83, were monitored by wrist devices that track ...

Dr. Leng is a sleep epidemiologist with a keen interest in the intersection of sleep technology and big data. She has an MPhil and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge, completed her postdoctoral training at UCSF, and is a senior Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute.

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