Profile
Bin Zhu is an Assistant Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He holds dual PhD degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University and City University of Hong Kong, and completed postdoctoral training at the School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to health policy. Dr. Zhu serves as a Youth Committee Member of the Health Management Branch, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association; Committee Member of the Spatiotemporal Intelligence and Public Health Branch (Preparatory), China Association for Geographic Information Society; and Senior Collaborator for the Global Burden of Disease Study at the University of Washington. He has led over 12 research projects, including: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund (Category C)、Two Guangdong Natural Science Foundation General Programs、Guangdong Natural Science Foundation Young Scientists Fund、Two Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Programs、Shenzhen Medical Research Fund (Public Health Special Project)、Guangdong Social Science Foundation Young Scholars Program、Two Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Science Planning Young Scholars Projects. As first/corresponding author, he has published 50+ papers in international journals such as Eurosurveillance, Environmental Research, GeoHealth, Applied Geography, and International Journal of Drug Policy, with over 2,000 citations.

Research Interests

• Public Health Policy and Management

• Spatial Allocation of Medical Resources

• Spatial Analysis, Modeling, and Applications in Health Management

Work Experience
2021 – Present
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Emergency Management, SUSTech

2019 – 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine, UCSD, USA

Education
2016 – 2019
PhD in Public Policy (Health Policy), City University of Hong Kong

2014 – 2019
PhD in Management, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University

2010 – 2014
BSc in Management, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Selected Funded Projects
2025 – 2027
NSFC Young Scientists Fund (PI, Ongoing)

2025 – 2027
Shenzhen Medical Research Fund - Public Health Project (PI, Ongoing)

2022 – 2025
Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program (PI, Ongoing)

2022 – 2024
Guangdong Natural Science Foundation General Program (PI, Completed)

2022 – 2024
Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Planning Young Scholars Program (PI, Completed)

2021 – 2024
Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Science Planning Young Scholars Program (Continuous Funding) (PI, Completed)

2021 – 2024
Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (Guangdong-Shenzhen Joint Fund) Young Scientists Fund (PI, Completed)

Selected Awards
[1] Shenzhen Peacock Talent Plan (Category C), 2021–2026
[2] Postdoctoral Fellowship, UC San Diego, 2019
[3] Peter Ho Scholarship, City University of Hong Kong, 2019
[4] Travel Fellowship Award, CHPAMS 2nd Biennial Conference, Yale University, 2018
[5] First Prize for Outstanding Paper, China Healthcare Security Association (National Society), 2017

Selected Publications (*Corresponding Author)
(Full citations maintained as per international journal formatting)
[1] Shang X. et al. Eurosurveillance. 2024 (in press)
[2] Huang X. et al. Environ Res. 2024;263:120074
[3] Zhou Q. et al. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024;10:e55418
[4] Wang A. et al. Hong Kong Med J. 2023;29(5):372–4
[5] Wei B. et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2023;21(9):993–1009
[6] Chen L. et al. GeoHealth. 2023;7(5)
[7] Zheng J. et al. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023;9:e42820
[8] Zhang J. et al. Cancer Reports. 2023;e1827
[9] He X. et al. Complexity. 2023;8767131
[10] Zhu B. et al. Hong Kong Med J. 2023;29(1):79–81
[11] Zheng J. et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22:723
[12] Zhu B. et al. Spatial Distribution of Health Manpower in China. Nova Science Publishers, 2020
[13] Zhu B. et al. Int J Drug Policy. 2021;91:102793

Recruitment
Dr. Zhu’s research group welcomes Master’s/PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, research assistants (RAs), and visiting undergraduate/graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds. Applicants should email CV and Personal Statement to Dr. Bin Zhu.