The department of toxicology was founded in 1983 as the teaching and research division of the department of health in Beijing medical university. Current director is Professor Weidong Hao. It was authorized by National Education Council to offer master degrees in 1983 and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in 1997. Now the department is the major supporting institution of two key laboratories, Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, and Compatibility Attenuation Key Laboratory of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Faculty
There are 10 faculty and staff members in the department including 3 professors, 3 associate professors, 1 lecturer and 3 technicians.
Weidong Hao: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Director of the Department, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the School of Public Health.
Research directions: Immunotoxicology, Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, Food Toxicology, Environmental Toxicology.
Baoxu Zhang: Professor.
Research directions: Hepatotoxicology, Antidotes, Compatibility of TCM.
Qi Wang: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor.
Research directions: Cellular and Computational Toxicology, Drug Toxicology, Ecotoxicology.
Xuetao Wei: Associate professor, Master's Supervisor, Vice Director of the Department,Director of Teaching Office of the School of Public Health.
Research directions: Immunotoxicology, Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Environmental pollution, Pharmaceutical toxicology, Immune modulation of bioactive agents, Safety evaluation and risk assessment.
Biyun Yao: Associate professor, Master's Supervisor.
Research directions: Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Neurotoxicology, QSAR Toxicity Prediction.
Peng Zhao: Associate professor, Master's Supervisor, Party Branch Secretary.
Research directions: Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Chemical Carcinogenesis, Toxicogenomics,.
Jianjun Jiang: Lecturer
Research directions: Neurotoxicology and Neurobehavioral toxicology..
Xiaohua Yang: Technician-in-charge.
Qianqian Xiao: Technician-in-charge.
Qinghe Meng: Technician-in-charge.
Teaching
Courses for undergraduate students: Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Basic Toxicology, Modern Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine Toxicity.
Courses for graduate students: Modern Toxicology, Advances in Toxicology, Toxicology Foundation and Progression, Genetic Toxicology, Biochemical and Mechanistic Toxicology, Immunotoxicology, Experimental Methods in Molecular Epidemiology and Toxicology, Cell Techniques in Toxicology.
Scientific Research
Major research directions include reproductive and developmental toxicity research of environmental endocrine disruptors, immune toxicity and mechanism of xenobiotics and environmental contaminants, TCM toxicity research and safe medication, neuro and behavioral toxicity research of environmental factors, toxicology alternatives and toxicity tests based on toxicity pathways, food and chemical risk assessment.
The currently undergoing research projects are mainly funded by National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Natural Science Foundation, and International Cooperation Programs.
Representative Scientific Research Projects:
National Key Research and Development Program of China:
Safety evaluation of rare-earth elements and additives in food based on toxic mechanism and health effect endpoints.
A cohort study of the effects of environmental and behavioral factors on embryonic development and maternal health based on external exposure monitoring.
National key technology support program:
Research of contraception methods for male--Toxicological issues of LTQ in the process of anti-fertility.
National Natural Science Foundation of China:
Study of reproductive toxicity by chlormequat chloride and its potential mechanism of impact testosterone synthesis through HPG axis.
Study on potential developmental neurotoxicity of cinnabar and detoxification of pediatric medicine “Yinianjin”.
Environmental exposure and health effect of secondary particulate and ozone.
Predict liver and kidney target organ toxicities based on cellular stress response pathway ensemble testing and toxicogenomics.
Beijing Natural Science Foundation:
The Study of Roles and Intervention of TFEB/CTSD Mediated Autophagy-lysosome Pathway in Manganese-induced Neurotoxicity.
The effect of blue light deprivation on mood and the underlying mechanisms induced by melanopsin.
Social Service
The department provides serves of preclinical toxicological safety evaluation of new pharmaceuticals, function and safety evaluation of foods and functional foods, and toxicity evaluation of chemicals and pesticides.
Location: 1st-3rd floor, Toxicology Building and 1st&5th floor, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center
Contacts: Dr. Qinghe Meng
Tel： +86-10-82802357
Email: qhm@bjmu.edu.cn
