1.Mechanism research of pathogenesis and treatment in major depressive disorder

2. Psychosomatic diseases and psychotherapy

Awards:

2012                     Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress in Yunnan

2013                     The Tenth Outstanding Scientific Papers Award of Nanjing Natural Science

2014                     First Prize of Excellent Papers of the Twentieth National Psychosomatic Medical Annual Meeting

2014                     First Prize of New Technology Introduction Award of Jiangsu Provincial Health Bureau

2015                     Third Prize of Nanjing Science and Technology Progress

Group Memberships：    

1. Committee Member of Psychiatry Medical Association of Jiangsu Province

2. Youth Committee Member of Psychosomatic and Behavioral Medicine Association of Jiangsu Province

3. Committee Member of Nanjing Psychiatric medical Association

1. Xu Z, Zhang ZJ, Shi YY, Pu MJ, Yuan YJ,Zhang XR, Li LJ, Reynolds GP. Influence and interaction of geneticpolymorphisms in the serotonin system and life stress on antidepressant drugresponse. J Psychopharmacol. 2012 Mar;26(3):349-59.

2. Xu Z, Zhang ZJ, Shi YY, Pu MJ, Yuan YG,Zhang XR, Li LJ, Reynolds GP. Influence and interaction of geneticpolymorphisms in catecholamine neurotransmitter systems and early life stress on antidepressant  drug response. J Affect Disorders.2011Sep;133(1-2):165-173.

3. Xu Z , Reynolds GP, Yuan YG, Shi YY, PuMJ, Zhang ZJ. TPH-2 Polymorphisms Interact with Early Life Stress to InfluenceResponse to Treatment with Antidepressant Drugs, Int J Neuropsychopharmacol.2016 Aug;19(11): 1–8.