Zhi-yong Zou, M.D.，Ph.D., Senior Researcher fellow in Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, and won a young investigator of National Major Talent Project. He got a doctor degree of nutrition in 2012 from Peking University, and focus on cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities among adolescents. As a PI, Dr Zou already received 15 grants including five projects from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education and National Health Commission. Dr Zou has published over 68 peer review papers and participated in development and revision of 2 national policies and 3 standards on child and adolescent health. As a key member, his group won the first prize of Science and Technology of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association in 2019, and the Pediatric Medicine Award of Soong Ching Ling in 2019.

Adolescent global health; Environmental factors and cardiovascular diseases

1. 1. The interaction effects of the change of DMPs/DMRs and matched or mismatched healthy lifestyles on metabolic syndrome in adulthood. National Natural Science Foundation of China, NO. 82073573, 2021/1-2024/12, Principal Investigator.

2. 2. Research and revision for school health regulation. Ministry of Education, 2018/3-2019/12, Principal Investigator. Complete the summary of comments, revision draft, and modification statement, and submit one research report to speed up the revision of School Health Regulation.

3. 3. The prospective cohort study of the development of Children’gender role associated with PAEs exposure. National Natural Science Foundation of China, NO. 81773454, 2018/1-2021/12, Principal Investigator.

4. 4. The retrospective cohort study and mechanism of malnutrition in early life and the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. National Natural Science Foundation of China, NO. 81402692, 2015/1-2017/12, Principal Investigator.

5. 5. Data analysis and quality control of students’ common diseases and health risk behavior surveillance in 2016. National Health and Family Planning Commission, wt9317002, 2016/1-2017/12, Principal Investigator.

6. 6. The content of lutein and zeaxanthin in breast milk and its effects on infant vision development. Danone dietary nutrition research and education fund, DIC2016-09, 2016/1-2017/12, Principal Investigator.

1. Wang H, Song Y, Ma J, Ma S, Shen L, Huang Y, Thangaraju P, Zarrin Basharat Z, Hu Y, Lin Y, Peden AE, Sawyer S.M.,  Zhang H*, Zou Z*. Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents and young adults aged 10-24 years in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2023, 7(9):621-635.

2. Zou Z, Dong Y, Song Y, Ma J. Strengthening sexual and reproductive health education for children and adolescents in China. Lancet Child and Adolescent, 2023, 2023 Sep;7(9):603-605.

3. Neufeld LM, Andrade EB, Suleiman AB, Barker M, Beal T, Blum LS, Demmler KM, Dogra S, Hardy-Johnson P, Lahiri A, Larson N, Roberto CA, Rodríguez-Ramírez S, Shamah-Levy T, Sethi V, Strömmer S, Tumilowicz A, Weller S, Zou Z. Lancet Adolescent Nutrition Report 2: Food choice in transition: Adolescent autonomy, agency, and the food environment. Lancet, 2022, 399(10320): 185-197.

4. Zou Z#, Guangqi Liu#, Simon I. Hay, Saurav Basu, Uzma Iqbal Belgaumi, Arkadeep Dhali, Sameer Dhingra, Ginenus Fekadu, Mahaveer Golechha, Nitin Joseph, Kewal Krishan, Francisco Roge Martins-Melo, Sumaira Mubarik, Osaretin Christabel Okonji, Mahesh P. A, Priya Rathi, Ranjitha S. Shetty, Paramdeep Singh, Surjit Singh, Pugazhenthan Thangaraju, Ziyue Wang, Mikhail Sergeevich Zastrozhin, Christopher J.L. Murray, Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Yangmu Huang*. Time trends in tuberculosis mortality across the BRICS: an age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019. eClinicalMedicine,2022, 53, 101646.

5. Su Z, Zou Z*, Hay SI, Liu Y, Li S, Chen H, Zimmerman MS, Martin GR, Wilner LB, Sable CA, Murray CJL, Kassebaum NJ, Patton GC, Zhang H*. Global, regional, and national time trends in mortality for congenital heart disease, 1990–2019: An age-period-cohort analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. EClinicalMedicine 2022;43: 101249.

6. Zou Z, Cini K, Ma Y, Dong B, Ma J, Burgner DP, Patton GC. Time trends in cardiovascular disease mortality across the BRICS: an age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Circulation, 2020，141(10): 790-799.

7. Zou Z, Li C, Patton GC. Early-life exposure to the Chinese Famine and subsequent T2DM. Nat Rev Endocrinol, 2020,16,124-125.

8. Huan Wang, Hao Zhang, Zhiyong Zou*. Changing Profiles of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in China: A Secondary Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Chin Med J (Eng), 2023, 136(20):2431-2441.

9. Li Jing, Dong Yanhui, Yi Song, Dong Bin, van Donkelaar Aaron, Martin Randall V., Shi Liuhua, Ma Yinghua, Zou Zhiyong*, Ma Jun*. Long-term effects of PM2.5 components on blood pressure and hypertension in Chinese children and adolescents. Environ Int, 2022, 161: 107134.

10. Dong Yanhui; Chen Li; Gao Di; Li Yanhui; Chen Manman; Ma Tao; Ma Ying; Liu Jieyu; Zhang Yi; Ma Qi; Wang,Xinxin; Song Yi*; Zou Zhiyong*; Ma Jun. Endogenous sex hormones homeostasis disruption combined with exogenous phthalates exposure increase the risks of childhood high blood pressure: A cohort study in China. Environ Int, 2022, 168:107462.