Research Interests

• Focus on endocrine metabolic disease, expert in the hereditary special types of diabetes mellitus: maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), mitochondria diabetes, neonatal diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), type 2 diabetes(T2D) and complications, obesity ， hypertension, etc., to investigate the genetic mechanisms, genetic counseling, precision diagnosis and targeting therapy. Because of she discovered the Chinese MODY2 and MODY13 pathogenic genes and prevalence, were awarded the “Top 10 Women Scientists with Outstanding Contribution in Life Science Field” in 2018 and “China Diabetes Top 10 Most Influential Research Award” in 2013, respectively. She has become Shanghai Leading Talent and Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader.