Yanping Bao

Dr. Yanping Bao serves as Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the National Institute on Drug Dependence and School of Public Health, Peking University, with research focused on epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and disease burden assessment for drug use, HIV, and mental health conditions.

Education

• PhD, Peking Union Medical College, 2008

Research Interests

Her expertise spans substance abuse epidemiology, HIV comorbidity patterns, and mental health burden quantification using advanced evidence-based methodologies. Recent work examines pandemic impacts on cognitive function and addictive behaviors, with emphasis on Chinese population dynamics. She integrates molecular biology with public health approaches to study viral pathogenesis and neuropsychiatric mechanisms.

Publication Trends

Dr. Bao's 2023 publications demonstrate methodological diversity across 8 high-impact studies, combining molecular virology (SARS-CoV-2), psychiatric pharmacology (antipsychotics), and population health (sleep-cancer links). Her work consistently addresses pandemic-related mental health crises while maintaining focus on substance use disorders through innovative neural circuit research and digital behavior analysis.

Academic Service

• Associate Editor, Health Psychology (Frontiers in Psychology)
• Guest Associate Editor, Addictive Disorders (Frontiers in Psychiatry)