Huiping Zhang, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Huiping Zhang, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He previously held academic appointments at the Yale University School of Medicine, where he completed his postdoctoral training and advanced through positions 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 focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying substance use disorders (SUDs) and related psychiatric conditions. His work has been supported by multiple NIH grants, including a K99/R00, an R21, and two R01 awards 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 grants funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). In addition to his research, Dr. Zhang contributes actively to academic publishing, serving 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.

Publications

  • Published 4/30/2025

    Jia N, Yin X, Zhu Z, Hou W, Yang Q, Zhu H, Zhang H, Yu X, Yu Q, Hui L. Comprehensive transcriptome analysis and lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA establishment of schizophrenia based on induced pluripotent stem cells. Schizophr Res. 2025 Apr 30; 281:22-29. PMID: 40311511.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/19/2025

    Koo JS, Zhan Q, Zhang H. Acetaldehyde-driven mRNA methylation and expression changes in ethanol-metabolizing enzyme genes. Epigenetics. 2025 Dec; 20(1):2493865. PMID: 40252050.

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  • Published 4/10/2025

    Cakir B, Tanaka Y, Choe MS, Chu PY, Xiang Y, Kim KY, Zhong M, Gelernter J, Zhang H, Krystal J, Park IH. Functional Validation of Alcohol Dependence-Associated FYN Variants Using Gene Editing and Stem Cell Study Approaches. Int J Stem Cells. 2025 Apr 10. PMID: 40205763.

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  • Published 3/3/2025

    Ngo AL, Ahmad CM, Gharavi Alkhansari N, Nguyen L, Zhang H. Epigenetic Insights into Substance Use Disorder and Associated Psychiatric Conditions. Complex Psychiatry. 2025; 11(1):12-36. PMID: 40201238.

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  • Published 2/17/2025

    Sousa A, Besong OTO, Wachman EM, Taglauer ES, Beane JE, Kefella Y, Koo JS, Saia K, Jones HE, Zhang H. Placental transcriptome analysis in opioid-exposed versus non-opioid exposed pregnancies. Placenta. 2025 Mar 25; 162:27-34. PMID: 39983471.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Queen's University, PhD
  • Tongji Medical University, MS
  • Central China Normal University, BS