Background

1. Professor, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 2005-present   

2. Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1998-2005

3. Lecturer, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1989-1998

4. Teaching Assistant, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1984-1989

5. Ph.D. Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, 2002

6. M.S. Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1994

7. B.S. Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, China, 1979

Honors & Awards

1. Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education (Second Completion), 2018.

2. First Prize of Tianjin Teaching Achievements for Higher Education (Second Completion), 2018.

3. First Prize of Tianjin Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education (First Completion), 2013.

4. Tianjin May 1st Labor Medal, 2010.

5. The Award for Tianjin Colleges and Universities Teaching Master, 2014.

6. The Award for Science and Technology Progress in Tianjin (Third Prize), 2013.

Other Roles

1. the Vice Chairman of the Branch of Child and Adolescent Health of Chinese Association of Preventive Medicine

2. Teaching Instruction Committee of Public Administration of Ministry of Education, China, Member

3. Teaching Instruction Committee of College Health Education of Ministry of Education, China, Member

4. Teaching Instruction Committee of Special Education of Ministry of Education, China, Member

5. Associate Chief Editors of Chinese Journal of School Health

Publications

1. Li Z, Cui S, Wang H, Xiong W, Han Y, Dai W, Xi W, Cui T, Zhang X, Associations of maternal sleep trajectories during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study, Sleep Medecine, 2024.

2. Cui T, Liu Z, Li Z, Han Y, Xiong W, Qu Z, Zhang X, Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration is different between autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability children and adolescents, Journal of psychiatric research, 2024.

3. Cui T, Zhang J, Han Y, Su Y, Li Z, Zhang X, Sensory sensitivity and intelligence are correlated with nutrient deficiency in children with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. European journal of clinical nutrition, 2024.

4. Xiong W, Cui S, Dong J, Su Y, Han Y, Qu Z, Jin S, Li Z, Gao L, Cui T, Zhang X, Effect of Circadian Distribution of Energy and Macronutrients on Gestational Weight Gain in Chinese Pregnant Women, Nutrients, 2023.

5. Jin S, Cui S, Huang X, Li Z, Han Y, Cui T, Su Y, Xiong W, Zhang X, BMI-specific inflammatory response to phthalate exposure in early pregnancy: findings from the TMCHESC study. Environmental science and pollution research international, 2023.

6. Jin S, Cui S, Mu X, Liu Z, Han Y, Cui T, Xiong W, Xi W, Zhang X, Exposure to phthalates and their alternatives in relation to biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in adults: evidence from NHANES 2017-2018, Environmental science and pollution research international, 2023.

7. Li P, Yang Q, Li Y, Han Y, Qu Z, Gao L, Cui T, Xiong W, Xi W, Zhang X, Association of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites with symptoms among autistic children: A case-control study in Tianjin, China. Autism Research, 2022.

8. Han Y, Jin S, Liu L, Qu Z, Gao L, Li P, Xiong W, Zhang X, Exploring associations between urine levels of phthalates and autism spectrum disorder symptoms: a case-control study in Tianjin, China, Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022.

9. Gao L, Wang C, Song XR, Tian L, Qu ZY, Han Y, Zhang X, The Sensory Abnormality Mediated Partially the Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Treating Comorbid Sleep Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder Children. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022.

10. Han Y, Xiong W, Liu J, Dai W, Su Y, Gao L, Wang G, Li P, Zhang X, Associations of Serum Cytokine Levels and Interleukin-6-572C/G Polymorphism with Myelin Damage in Chinese Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neuroscience, 2021.

11. Kang YQ, Song XR, Wang GF, Su YY, Li PY, Zhang X. Sleep Problems Influence Emotional/Behavioral Symptoms and Repetitive Behavior in Preschool-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Unique Social Context of China. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020.

12. Li PY, Fu NN, Li QY, Wang GF, Gao L, Zhang X, The Griffiths Development Scales-Chinese (GDS-C): A reliable and valid neurodevelopmental assessment tool in children with ASD aged 3-8 years old in Tianjin, China, Asian journal of psychiatry, 2020.

13. Wang GF, Li WL, Han Y, Gao L, Dai W, Su YY, Zhang X, Sensory Processing Problems and Comorbidities in Chinese Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, J Autism Dev Disord, 2019.

14. Ye S, Liu S, Li W, Wang Q, Xi W, Zhang X, Associations between anthropometric indicators and both refraction and ocular biometrics in a cross-sectional study of Chinese schoolchildren, BMJ Open, 2019.

15. Liu S, Ye S, Xi W, Zhang X. Electronic devices and myopic refraction among children aged 6-14 years in urban areas of Tianjin, China. Ophthalmic & physiological optics: the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 2019.

Grants

1. Natural Science Foundation of China: Etiology and mechanism of maternal immune activation during pregnancy on autism spectrum disorders (Grant Number: 82273655) 2023.01-2026.12

2. Natural Science Foundation of China: Cohort study based on the mechanism of inflammation in the relationship between PBDEs exposure during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders in children. (Grant Number: 81973070) 2020.01-2023.12

3. Natural Science Foundation of China: A population study on the relationship between environmental risk factors in critical stage of neurodevelopment and genetic characteristics of autism spectrum disorders. (Grant Number: 81773459) 2018.01-2021.01