Zizi

Independent medical AI research · PhyZio

Conceived and led three complementary studies on the local evidence needed to use medical-imaging AI in new settings: model selection, threshold calibration and local adaptation.

Lead AnatoChain, an experimental programme learning anatomical corrections to rescue missed structures and refine segmentation predictions.

Pre-doctoral researcher · Peking University

Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University, in Professor Dong Jiang’s group.

Contribute to lesion annotation and model development for osteochondral injury, drawing on a hospital imaging resource covering more than 1,400 patients.

Research training · University of Oxford

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford.

Major contributor to protocol and methods development for a systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions in psoriatic arthritis, with Professor Laura Coates and Philippa Nicolson. Full-text screening and data extraction are ongoing.

Research visit · University of Oxford

Visited the Dakin group at NDORMS. In 2026, reconnected with a DPhil researcher in the group to develop a review.

Evidence synthesis collaboration · Imperial College London

Co-author and second reviewer on a systematic review of premature estrogen loss and osteoarthritis with the Osteoarthritis Research Group.

Contribute to methods refinement, full-text screening and data extraction.

Target-specific model selection versus source-recipe reuse in medical image classification

Submitted to Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Local Threshold Calibration for Imaging AI with Limited Positive Cases

Submitted to Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine

Recovering Imaging-AI Performance with Limited Local Labels

Submitted

Coronal alignment alters cyst-margin loading in talar osteochondral lesions: a finite element analysis

Submitted to Bone & Joint Research, October 2026

Delayed Verticalization Is Associated With Lower Functional Recovery Efficiency After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis

Revised and resubmitted to The Journal of Arthroplasty following editorial feedback

Association of CT-detected pericystic sclerosis with unfavorable functional outcome after microfracture for cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus

In revision at Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Talus and distal tibia MRI radiomics models discriminate pain status more than 10 years after surgery for osteochondral lesions of the talus

Manuscript in preparation for submission

Founder · PhyZio

Research consultation and methods mentoring for doctors and physiotherapists with limited research resources.

Develop research questions with clinicians, identify suitable data, lead analysis and support scientific interpretation and manuscript development.

Rehabilitation education

Physiotherapy education videos and livestreams for an online audience of more than 1,000 followers.

University of East Anglia

MSc Physiotherapy

Dissertation: Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy in Early- and End-Stage Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.

Lancaster University

BSc Sports and Exercise Science

Dissertation: Different applied methods to measure running intensity and their relationships with oxygen consumption.

Cambridge University Hospitals

Clinical training in pelvic health, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and persistent pain at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

West Suffolk Hospital

Clinical training in respiratory and acute medical care, including assessment, mobilisation and multidisciplinary care.

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Clinical training in stroke rehabilitation within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, including functional assessment and multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

UEA Future Leaders Award

MSc Physiotherapy winner.

HCPC-registered physiotherapist

Languages: English and Mandarin.