Professor of Maternal and Child Health 
Department of Maternal and Child Health
* yuyizhen650@163.com
Overview
As a tenured Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). Dr. Yu’s research is mainly focused on the physical and psychological development of child and adolescent, especially the genetic and environment factors of behavior problems in childhood and puberty .He has published over 100 original papers(including 22 SCI articles,) such as J Affect Disorders, CNS Neurosci Ther, Addict Behav,BMC Public Health,BMC Psychiatyr, Scientific Rep, etc.)
Academic Areas
Growth and development of Child and Adolescent
Research Interests
Psychological development and mental health (especially behavior problem)
Constitution and health (Environments, genes and their interactions in role of child physical and psychological development)
Health education
Selected Professional Affiliations
2013- A vice president of Mental Heath Association of Hubei Province
2015‑ Associate Editor of Chinese Journal of school health
2016‑ Vice chairman of child and adolescent branch of China Preventive Medicine Association
2016‑ Chairman of Association of Hygiene of Child and Adolescent of Hubei Province
Courses Taught
Child and adolescent health / Medical psychology
Education
2003‑2006 Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
1987‑1990 M.M., Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
1982-1987 B.M., Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
Professional/working Experience
2011-present Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2000-2011 Associate Professor, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
1993-2000 Lecturer, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
1990-1993 Assistant Professor, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs
Total 6.5M RMB from NSFC , Ministry of Education and National Health Commission of P.R.C.Some of these as fellow:
Development of norm of Aggression Questionaire of students aged 9-18 years old in city of China and study on fMRI of social cognition of aggressive students(supported by National natural science foundation of China,2010.1~2012.12)
Investigation of child obesity and its’ intervention strategy (Supported by Ministry of Health of P.R.C,2010.1~2012.12)
Literature review of maternal and child health information construction (Supported by Ministry of Health of P.R.C,2011.6~2012.6)
Students common disease prevention and control technology and related standards for development and application (Supported by Ministry of Health of P.R.C,2012.6~2014.6)
Gene polymorphism and gene-behavior interaction of MAOA、Nr2e1、APP etc. of adolescents with aggression. ( supported by National natural science foundation of China,2014.1~2017.12)
Study on constitution and health status of students of Hubei Province.( Supported by Department of Education of Hubei Province of P.R.C,2014.6~2016.6)
Study on the mechanism of phenotypic diversity in adolescent aggression:data mining and application on the basis of high throughout sequencing.(supported by National natural science foundation of China,2016.1~2019.12)
Study on molecular genetics diversity of proactive and reactive aggression in adolescents. (supported by natural science foundation of Hubei Province,China,2015.1~2017.12)
Select Publications
Books, patents
1. Zhangxin, Majun,Wu Lijie ,Yu Yizhen et al. Health of child and adolescent(case version).Science Press,2017,1. Beijing, China
2. Tao Fangbiao, Zhangxin, Majun,Wu Lijie ,Yu Yizhen et al. Child and adolescent health.People’s Medical Publication House Co. LTD. 2017.7 Beijing, China
3. Yu Yizhen, Jingjin,Song Ranran,et al. Medical psychology. Huazhong University of Science nad Technology Press.2019.9 Wuhan,China
Journal Article
* Corresponding author
1. Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with stressful life events and psychological symptoms among adolescent internet users. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2014,39(3):744-747
2. Indirect aggression and parental attachment in early adolescence: Examining the role of perspective taking and empathetic concern. Personality and Individual Differences. 2015,86:499-503
3. Stressful Life Events as a Predictor for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Southern Chinese Adolescence: A Cross-Sectional Study. Medicine. 2016,95(9): 10.1097/MD.0000000000002637
4. Aggression and related stressful life events among Chinese adolescents living in rural areas: A cross-sectional study .Journal of Affective Disorders 2017,211（15）： 20–26
5. Possible association between SIRT1 single nucleotide polymorphisms and predisposition to antisocial personality traits in Chinese adolescents Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01208-2(2017)
6. A comparative analysis of suicide attempts in left-behind children and non-left-behind children in rural China PloS ONE. 10.1371/journal.pone.0178743 (2017)
7. Factors Associated with Trait Anger Level of Juvenile Offenders in Hubei Province: A Binary Logistic Regression Analysis J Huazhong Univ Sci Technol［Med Sci］.2017,37(1):20-24
8. Treadmill Measurement of Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Untrained Students Aged 9-18 Year Iran J Public Health. 2017;46(5): 711-712.
9. Association of aggression and suicide behaviors: A school-based sample of rural Chinese adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018,239(10):295-302
10. Genetic variants in oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and childhood physical abuse collaborate to modify the risk of aggression in chinese adolescents.Journal of Affective Disorders 2018,229(3):105-110
11. Prevalence of and risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury in rural China: Results from a nationwide survey in China.Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018,22(1):188-195
12. Association of genetic variations in the serotonin and dopamine systems with aggressive behavior in the Chinese adolescent population: Single- and multiple-risk genetic variants. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018,22(1):188-195
13. Multi-type child maltreatment: prevalence and its relationship with self-esteem among secondary school students in Tanzania. BMC Psychology. 2018;(3). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-018-0244-1
14. Psychological maltreatment and its relationship with self-esteem and psychological stress among dolescents in Tanzania: a community based,cross-sectional study.BMC Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2139-y
