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. Prior to joining BU, he held faculty and research positions at Yale University School of Medicine, where he completed postdoctoral training and progressed through roles as Research Associate Scientist, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), and Research Scientist. Dr. Zhang's research program focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying substance use disorders and related psychiatric conditions. His research has been supported by multiple NIH awards, including a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, an R21 exploratory grant, two R01 research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and two R01 subawards from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). He served as a member of the Neurotoxicology and Alcohol Study Section at the NIH Center for Scientific Review and is active in academic publishing, serving on the editorial boards of PLOS ONE, Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Epigenomes, Addiction & Prevention, and Complex Psychiatry.