副教授，博士生导师

 

研究方向

1. 儿童神经系统与精神疾病流行病学

2. 围产期流行病学

3. 因果推断与中介分析在医学研究中的应用

      本课题组围绕孕期—围产期—新生儿期—儿童期这一人类生长发育的关键阶段，通过传统和现代流行病学设计，结合分子流行病学、因果推断理论和多组学技术，探索生命早期暴露对儿童健康的影响，遗传和环境因素对儿童神经行为发育的影响，以及儿童神经发育障碍和精神障碍的病因及生物学机制。

 

工作经历

2026/05-至今 中山大学生物安全学院，副教授，博士生导师

2025/08–2026/05中山大学公共卫生学院（深圳），副教授，博士生导师

2021/06–2025/07中山大学公共卫生学院（深圳），副教授，硕士生导师

2018/09–2021/05瑞典卡罗林斯卡医学院，医学系临床流行病学部，博士后

2017/09–2018/08瑞典厄勒布鲁大学，临床流行病与生物统计系，博士后

 

教育经历

2012/09-2017/05    瑞典卡罗林斯卡医学院，医学流行病与生物统计系，流行病学，医学科学博士

2015/05-2015/12    荷兰伊拉斯姆斯医学中心，儿童与青少年精神病学系，访问博士生

2009/09-2012/06    复旦大学公共卫生学院，流行病与卫生统计学，医学硕士

2004/09-2009/06    中山大学，预防医学，医学学士

 

讲授课程

本科生课程：流行病学、流行病学与循证医学、现场流行病学导论、卫生统计学、医学统计学、预防医学概论、公共卫生英语

研究生课程：流行病学方法及应用、流行病学原理、现场流行病学、医学统计学进阶、公共卫生实验室基本技能、临床心理学、儿少卫生与妇幼保健的研究新进展

 

承担课题及科研项目

国家自然科学基金青年科学基金（2025.01-2027.12）,在研，主持

广东省基础与应用基础研究基金，粤深联合基金青年基金项目（2022.10-2025.9），结题，主持

深圳市高等院校稳定支持计划面上项目（2022.10-2025.9），结题，主持

中山大学“百人计划”启动项目（2021.6-2026.5），结题，主持

横向课题，惠州市儿童孤独症谱系障碍筛查及诊断治疗（2022.7-2026.12），在研，参与

中山大学中央高校基本科研业务费青年教师团队项目子课题（2022.1-2022.12），结题，主持

 

代表性文章（*通讯作者；#共同第一作者）

已发表SCI论文44篇，其中以第一作者或通讯作者身份发表论文27篇。PubMed链接https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chen+Ruoqing&sort=date

 

  1. Zhang K, Wang X, Wang X, Liu Y, Wan T, Gong W*, Chen R*. Associations between Parental Relationship Quality and Internalizing or Externalizing Problems among Children: A Cross-Sectional Study. Heart Mind. 2026;10:169-179.
  2. Chen R#, Tan W#, Zheng Y, Wu F, Ye X, Liang H, Chen Y, Liu X, Zhang R, ZhangQ*, Chen X*. Associations Between Multiple Immune-Response-Related Proteins and Neonatal Infection: A Proteomic Study Using Cord Plasma of Twins. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2026 Jun 5. In Print.
  3. Wang X#, Zhang K#, Ye X, Wang X, Wang L, Ma L, Liang H, Zhang Q*, Chen X*, Chen R*. Associations between antenatal corticosteroids and neonatal morbidities in a prospective cohort: role of course, timing, and gestational age. Front Pediatrics. 2026 Mar 11:14:1784451.
  4. Hu Z, Xu Y, Liu Q, Ji Q, Li J, Meng Y, Li L, Tang L, Wang Y, Zhang J, Xu S, Chen R*, Tao E*, Zhan Y*. Social engagement and epigenetic age acceleration in the Health and Retirement Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Apr;74(4):1110-1120.
  5. Liu W#, Wang X#, Wu F, Ye X, Su J, Xu H, Li L, Fang F, Liu M, Zhang Q, Ma L*, Chen X*, Chen R*. Gestational weight gain and early child neurodevelopment: prospective cohort study. BJOG. 2026 May;133(6):1286-1296.
  6. Liu W#, Wu Y#, Wen D#, Chen H, Liu J, Wu S, Lin J, Liu Z, Wang X, Li L, Zeng F*, Chen R*, Jin Y*. Parental major life events before or during pregnancy and autistic behaviors among preschool children. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 31;15(1):38217.
  7. Zhao Q, Ji Q, Liu Q, Xu Y, Lv X, Wang Y*, Chen R*, Xu X*, Zhan Y*. Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy, Smoking Initiation and the Risk of Epilepsy in the UK Biobank.Neuroepidemiology. 2025 Jul 29:1-20.
  8. Li N, Wei W, Lao Y, Zhu X, Ye Q, Chen J, Ji Y, Chen R*, Yang C*. Long-term trends and future projections of the burden of tuberculosis among children and adolescents in China.PLoS One. 2025 Jul 17;20(7):e0328255.
  9. Chen R#, Liu W#, Wu F#, Ye X, Wang X, Zheng Y, Tan W, Ding R, Liu M, Gao Y, Liang H, Zhang Q, Fang F, Yu Y*, Chen X*, Ma L*. Association of prenatal trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms with neurodevelopment of children aged 0-24 months: A prospective study.Front Psychiatry. 2025 Feb 18:16:1536042.
  10. Liu W#, Ren L#, Fang F, Chen R*. Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity and risk of birth defects in offspring: Population-based cohort study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2024 May;103(5):862-872.
  11. Mitha A, Chen R*, Razaz N, Johansson S, Stephansson O, Altman M, Bolk J. Neurological development in children born moderately or late preterm: national cohort study. BMJ. 2024 Jan 24;384:e075630.
  12. Chen R*, Sjölander A, Johansson S, Lu D, Razaz N, Tedroff K, Villamor E, Cnattingius S. Impact of gestational age on risk of cerebral palsy: Unravelling the role of neonatal morbidity. Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Jan 6;50(6):1852-1863.
  13. Mitha A, Chen R*, Altman M, Johansson S, Stephansson O, Bolk J. Neonatal morbidities in infants born late preterm at 35-36 weeks of gestation - a Swedish nationwide population-based study. J Pediatr. 2021 Jun;233:43-50.e5.
  14. Chen R, Zhan Y*. Association between telomere length and Parkinson's disease: a Mendelian randomization study. Neurobiol Aging. 2021 Jan;97:144.e9-144.e11.
  15. Mitha A, Chen R*, Johansson S, Razaz N, Cnattingius S.Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and severe asphyxia-related complications in preterm infants. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 1;49(5):1647-1660.
  16. Zhu J, Chen R*, Davidsson S, Carlsson J, Messing-Eriksson A, Fridfeldt J, Andrén O, Andersson SO, Valdimarsdóttir U, Fang F, Fall K. Psychological and physiological impacts of a fast-track diagnostic workup for men with suspected prostate cancer: Preliminary report from a randomized clinical trial. Cancer Commun (Lond). 2020 May;40(5):239-242.
  17. Chen R*, Tedroff K, Villamor E, Lu D, Cnattingius S. Risk of intellectual disability in children born appropriate-for-gestational-age at term or post-term: impact of birthweight for gestational age and gestational age. Eur J Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;35(3):273-282.
  18. Chen R, Zhan Y*, Pedersen N, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir U, Hägg S, Fang F. Marital status, telomere length and cardiovascular disease risk in a Swedish prospective cohort. Heart. 2020 Feb;106(4):267-272.
  19. Jerlström T, Chen R*, Liedberg F, Andrén O, Ströck V, Aljabery FAS, Hosseini A, Sherif A, Malmström PU, Ullén A, Gårdmark T, Fall K. No increased risk of short-term complications after radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer among patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy: a nation-wide register-based study. World J Urol. 2020 Feb;38(2):381-388.
  20. Kennedy B*#, Chen R#, Fang F, Valdimarsdottir U, Montgomery S, Larsson H, Fall K. Low stress resilience in late adolescence and risk of smoking, high alcohol consumption and drug use later in life. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2019 Jun;73(6):496-501.
  21. Chen R*, Fall K, Czene K, Kennedy B, Valdimarsdóttir U, Fang F. Impact of parental cancer on IQ, stress resilience, and physical fitness in young men. Clin Epidemiol. 2018 May 24;10:593-604.
  22. Kennedy B*#, Chen R#, Valdimarsdóttir U, Montgomery S, Fang F, Fall K. Childhood Bereavement and Lower Stress Resilience in Late Adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2018 Jul;63(1):108-114.
  23. Chen R*, Regodón Wallin A, Norén Selinus E, Sjölander A, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir U, Czene K, Fang F. Psychiatric disorders among children of parents with cancer: A Swedish register-based matched cohort study. Psychooncology. 2018 Jul;27(7):1854-1860.
  24. Chen R, Muetzel RL, El Marroun H, Noppe G, van Rossum EF, Jaddoe VW, Verhulst FC, White T, Fang F, Tiemeier H*. No association between hair cortisol or cortisone and brain morphology in children. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Dec;74:101-110.
  25. Chen R*#, Regodón Wallin A#, Sjölander A, Valdimarsdóttir U, Ye W, Tiemeier H, Fall K, Almqvist C, Czene K, Fang F. Childhood injury after a parental cancer diagnosis. Elife. 2015 Oct 31;4:e08500.
  26. Chen R*, Sjölander A, Valdimarsdóttir U, Varnum C, Almqvist C, Ye W, Fall K, Czene K, Fang F. Parental cancer diagnosis and child mortality--a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Cancer Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;39(1):79-85.
  27. Chen R, Hao Y*, Feng L, Zhang Y, Huang Z. The Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM) Family Impact Module: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2011(9): 16.

 

兼职情况

1.中国妇幼健康研究会婴幼儿心理专业委员会委员

2.广东省婴幼儿照护服务省级专家库卫生保健组成员

3.广东省心理学会心理与教育测量统计专业委员会委员

4.深圳市健康管理协会心理精神与慢病管理专业委员会委员

5.BMC Pediatrics编委

6.学术期刊同行评阅人：JAMA Pediatrics (2025-), BJOG (2025-), Diabetes Care (2025-), Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (2025-), International Journal of Epidemiology (2024-), BMJ Mental Health (2024-), Science Bulletin (2024-), JAMA Psychiatry (2023-), Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific (2023-), JAMA Network Open (2023-), BMC Medicine (2023-), European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2022-), European Journal of Epidemiology (2020-), Pediatrics (2020-), Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology (2018-), Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (2018-)

 

招生信息

     每年招收博士生和硕士生2-3名，指导2-3名本科生参与科研训练，常年招收博士后。欢迎有医学、心理学、生物学等专业背景且对儿童神经行为发育和精神健康、围产期医学相关的流行病学研究感兴趣的同学加入我们！联系人：陈若青；联系方式：chenrq28@mail.sysu.edu.cn或chenruoqing@hotmail.com。