Gao, Lei 

Associate Professor; Master's Supervisor

 gaolei98@tmu.edu.cn

Educational Background:

•1998-2003, Bachelor's degree in Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University

•2003-2006, Master's degree in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Basic Medical College, Tianjin Medical University

•2012-2015, Doctoral degree in Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health Care, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University

Work Experience:

•2006-2012, Lecturer, Psychology Teaching and Research Section, School of Medical Humanities, Tianjin Medical University

•2012-2017, Lecturer, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health Care, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University

•2017-present, Associate Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health Care, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University

Research Areas:

•Research on the growth and development trajectory of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related biomarkers

•Research on intervention strategies and pathways for common health issues in children and adolescents

Major Research Projects:

•Principal investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China's general project on the role of bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in gaze behavior of children with ASD

•Participant in a cohort study on the role of inflammatory responses in the relationship between prenatal PBDEs exposure and ASD in children, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

•Participant in a population study on the relationship between environmental risk factors during critical periods of neurodevelopment and genetic characteristics of ASD, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

•Principal investigator of the key project Health Across the Lifespan funded by Tianjin Medical University

•Principal investigator of the China Disabled Persons' Federation project on Intervention Research on Alexithymia in Adolescents with ASD Based on Prefrontal Cortex Neuromodulation (2023CDPFHS-06, September 2023 - September 2025)

Selected Publications (Last Five Years):

1)GAO Lei; Wang, Chen; Song, Xiaorong; Tian, Li; Qu, Zhiyi; Han, Yu; Zhang, Xin ; The Sensory Abnormality Mediated Partially the Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Treating Comorbid Sleep Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder Children, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022。

2)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.

3)Gao L, Wang C, Song XR, Tian L, Qu ZY, Han Y, Zhang X. The Sensory Abnormality Mediated Partially the Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Treating Comorbid Sleep Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder Children. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 24;12:820598. 

4)Liu ZH, Zhao MF, Ma S, Li Y, Sun ZY, Gao L. Exercise is the dominant factor affecting the development of teenagers' eyesight-Based on the Bayesian model averaging. Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 14;10:1014227. 

5)Tian L, Ma S, Li Y, Zhao MF, Xu C, Wang C, Zhang X, Gao L. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve the fixation of eyes rather than the fixation preference in children with autism spectrum disorder. Front Neurosci. 2023 Jul 20;17:1188648. 

6)Li Y, Ma S, Zhang X, Gao L. ASD and ADHD: Divergent activating patterns of prefrontal cortex in executive function tasks? J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Apr;172:187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.012. 

7)Li Y, Xiao Y, Li F, Han Y, Zhang X, Gao L. School physical activity modes on BMI among adolescents with overweight or obesity: The mediation role of participation willingness. Public Health Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug;41(4):627-633. 

8)Li F, Li Y, Liu Z, Xu C, Li H, Sun Y, Zhang X, Gao L. Influence of eye-related behavior on myopia among junior middle school students under the background of double reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 7;24(1):1531. 

9)Li Y, Xu C, Ban Y, Xi W, Han Y, Zhang X, Gao L. Influence of health-related behaviors patterns on obesity among primary and secondary school students: A latent profile analysis. Public Health Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug;41(4):634-642. 

10)Li Y, Xu C, Liu Z, Qu Z, Xi W, Zhang X, Gao L. Effects of physical activity patterns on myopia among children and adolescents: A latent class analysis. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Jul;50(4):e13296. 

11)Tian Li, Han Yu, Dai Wei, Su Yuanyuan, Zhang Xin, Gao Lei. Study on the Left Visual Field Dominance Effect in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chinese Journal of School Health, 2021, 42(12): 1883-1887.

12)Tian Li, Wang Chen, Song Xiaorong, Gao Lei. Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Different Stimulus Parameters in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder, Journal of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 2021, 21(8): 540-545.

13)Tian Li, Wang Chen, Song Xiaorong, Gao Lei. Efficacy Analysis of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treating Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Journal of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 2022, 22(1): 40-46.

14)Tian Li, Gao Lei. Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Technology in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Journal of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 2020, 20(5): 353-359.

15)Tian Li, Yang Yuan, Guo Xinyu, Gao Lei. Analysis of Factors Affecting Abnormal Bone Density in Hospitalized Schizophrenia Patients Based on Decision Tree Method, Journal of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 2017, 17(5): 346-350.

Social Positions:

•Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Branch, Tianjin Preventive Medicine Association

•Member of the 5th Child and Adolescent Health Branch, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

•Editorial Board Member of the 9th Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of School Health

•Deputy Chief Physician, Tianjin Anding Hospital

•Director of the Tianjin Autism Rehabilitation Professional Committee

•Autism Rehabilitation Supervisor, Rehabilitation Department, China Disabled Persons' Federation

•Integration Education Guidance Expert, Heping District, Tianjin

Awards and Honors:

•Outstanding Teacher at Tianjin Medical University in 2016

•Most Favorite Teacher at Tianjin Medical University in 2017

•Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Irvine from August 2018 to August 2019

•Second Prize in the Course Ideology and Politics Demonstration Classroom Innovation Competition and Most Favorite Teacher at Tianjin Medical University in 2019

•Outstanding Teaching Innovation Competition Third Prize at Tianjin Medical University in 2021

•Excellent Teaching Teacher at the National Health Education Video Course organized by the National Health Education Teaching Guidance Committee in 2023