教授，公共卫生与预防医学博士。宁夏医科大学 公共卫生与管理学院营养与食品卫生学硕士生导师，营养与食品卫生学系主任，学科后备带头人。研究方向为营养流行病。近年主持参与国家和省级科研课题10余项，其中国家自然基金课题3项，国家重点研发计划重点专项子课题，教育部春晖计划1项，宁夏自然科学基金1项，国际合作课题3项近60余万元。在国内、外核心期刊发表学术论文和教学论文80余篇。承担专科生、本科生、硕士研究生和留学生的营养与食品卫生学、专业英语、公共卫生前沿进展等课程。
近期主要研究成果：
（1）Zhao Y#,, Wang B, Wang G, Huang L, Yin T, Li X, Liu X, Wang Q, Jing J, Yang J et al: Functional interaction between plasma phospholipid fatty acids and insulin resistance in leucocyte telomere length maintenance. Lipids in Health and Disease 2020, 19(1):11.
（2）Huang L, Tian M, Yu J, Li Q, Liu Y, Yin X, Wu JHY, Marklund M, Wu Y, Li N et al: Interim effects of salt substitution on urinary electrolytes and blood pressure in the China Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS). American Heart Journal 2020, 221:136-145.
（3）Zhou B, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Li X, Anderson CS, Xie B, Wang N, Zhang Y, Tang X, Prvu Bettger J et al: Caregiver-Delivered Stroke Rehabilitation in Rural China. Stroke 2019:Strokeaha.
（4）Zhang, Tianjing#, Chang, Xiaoyu#, Liu, Wanlu, Li, Xiaoxia, Wang, Faxuan, Huang, Liping, Liao, Sha, Liu, Xiuying, Zhang, Yuhong, Zhao, Yi*: Comparison of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper and iron concentrations of elements in 24-h urine and spot urine in hypertensive patients with healthy renal function. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2017,44,104-108
（5）Zhao Y#, Joshi R#, Rampatige R, Sun J, Huang L, Chen S, Wu R, Neal B, Lopez AD, Stewart AL, Peter T. Serina, Cong Li, Jing Zhang, Jianxin Zhang, Yuhong Zhang*, Lijing L. Yan*: Use of Smartphone for Verbal Autopsy: Results From a Pilot Study in Rural China. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 2016, 8(7):601-610.
（6）Zhao Y#, Liao S#, He J, Jin Y, Fu H, Chen X, Fan X, Xu H, Liu X, Jin J, Zhang Yuhong* : Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome: a case-control design of population-based cross-sectional study in North China. Lipids in Health and Disease 2014, 13(1):129.
（7）付海龙#, 赵燚*, 靳雅男, 张鹏举, 刘秀英, 张毓洪*: 血浆脂肪酸和食物频率法评估脂肪摄入的相关性研究 营养学报 2014, 36(1):87-89.