Biography
Huiping Zhang, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Medicine (Section of Biomedical Genetics) at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He previously held academic appointments at Yale University School of Medicine, where he completed his postdoctoral training and advanced through roles as Research Associate Scientist (equivalent to Research Assistant Professor), Assistant Professor (tenure-track), and Research Scientist (equivalent to Research Associate Professor) before joining Boston University as an Associate Professor in 2017. Dr. Zhang’s research investigates the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying substance use disorders (SUDs) and related psychiatric conditions. His work has been supported by multiple NIH awards, including a K99/R00, an R21, and two R01 grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). He has also served as a subcontract Principal Investigator on two R01 projects funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). In addition to his research, Dr. Zhang is actively engaged in academic publishing. He serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals, including PLOS ONE, Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Complex Psychiatry.