Lei Gao Associate Professor

Dept. Maternal, Child & Adolscent Health

E-mail: gaolei98@tmu.edu.cn

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Lei Gao, Ph.D, Mentor of Master student. Currently working at Dept. Maternal, Chid & Adolscent Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University. Associate Professor. The areas of expertise include mental development and mental health of children, especially on the study of mental developmental trajectory, assessment & clinical intervention.

Research Interests

The developmental trajectory and related biomarkers of the children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Education

1. 1998～2003, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University Majored in Preventive Medicine, Bachlor

2. 2003～2006, School of Basic Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Majored in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Master

3. 2012～2015, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University Majored in Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, Ph.D

Working Experiences

1.      From 2006 to 2012, Dept. Psychology of School of Medical Humanity, as Lecturer.

2.      From 2012 to 2017, Dept. Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health of School of Public Health, as Lecturer.

3.      Since 2018，Dept. Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health of School of Public Health, as Associate Professor.

Research Projects

1.      “The mechanism of bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in moderating the gazing behavior of Autism Spectrum Disorder” funded by National natural science Foundation of China 2017 (Project Number: 81673200). Hosted by myself (from Juan 1st, 2017 to Dec. 30th, 2020)

2.      “ The population study of the association between environmental risk factors exposure during the neurodevelopmental critical period and the genetic inheritance of autism spectrum disorder” funded by National natural science Foundation of China 2018 (Project Number: 81773459). Major participant (from Juan 1st, 2018 to Dec. 30th, 2021)

3.      “The investigation and clinical intervention study of the impoverished college students with psychological problems” funded by the Medical Education Branch of Chinese Medical Association (Project Number: 20100533). From 2010 to 2011. (Completed)

4.      “Research on the Rights Protection of the Pateints with Mental Illness in the Reform of Mental Health System” funded by National Social Science Foundation Youth Project (Project Number: 10CFX061) Major participant (from 2010 to 2016)

Main Research Papers in the last 5 years

1.      GAO Lei, CUI Shanshan, HAN Yu, DAI Wei, SU Yuan-yuan, ZHANG Xin. Does periconceptional fish consumption by parents affect the incidence of autism spectrum disorder and intelligence deficiency?  A case-control study in Tianjin, China. Biomed Environ Sci, 2016, 29(12): 885-892.

2.      GAO Lei, XI Qian qian, WU Jun, HAN Yu, DAI Wei, SU Yuan yuan, ZHANG Xin. Association between Prenatal Environmental Factors and Child Autism: A Case Control Study in Tianjin, China [J]. Biomed Environ Sci, 2015, 28(9): 77-84.

3.      GAO Lei, SU Yuan yuan, DAI Wei, HAN Yu, DENG Yan mei, ZHANG Xin. A Case Control Study of Early Risk Factors of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 2014, 28(6): 440-444. (In Chinese)

4.      GAO Lei, LI Zhen tao, MAO Fu qiang. Logistic Regression Analysis on Psychological Problems of Poor College Students in Medical Colleges. China Journal of Health Psychology, 2012, 20(5)：789-792. (In Chinese)

5.      Yu Han，Qian-qian Xi，Wei Dai，Shu-han Yang，Lei Gao，Yuan-yuan Su，Xin Zhang，Abnormal transsulfuration metabolism and reduced antioxidant capacity in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorders[J]. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience，2015，46：27-32。

6.      Shuhan Yang, Xiaopeng Dong, Xuan Guo, Yu Han, Hanbing Song, Lei Gao, WeiDai, Yuanyuan Su, Xin Zhang. Serum Oxytocin Levels and an Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism (rs2254298) Indicate Social Deficits in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders [J]. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2017,11(221).

Postgraduate training

None

Specialty of Postgraduate Enrollment

Public Health

Professional Affiliations

1. Vice director in Tianjin Mental Health Centre since 2018;

2. Secretary of the autism rehabilitation professional committee of Tianjin to participate in the social work of autism rehabilitation since 2012;

3. Psychological consultant in the Mental Health Center of Tianjin Normal University since 2010;

4. Psychological consultant in the Mental Health Center of Nankai University, Binhai since 2012;

5. The rehabilitational educator of autism of the Chinese CDPF Rehabilitation Department since 2015;

Awards

1. “Excellent Teachers” of Tianjin Medical University in 2016;

2. “The most popular teacher among students” of Tianjin Medical University in 2017

3. Visiting scholar in UC Irvine from August of 2018 to August of 2019