Journal of Mental Health Research and Innovation

Dr. Zhou Zhi Dong is a Principal Investigator and Clinician Scientist at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore, and an Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. His research focuses on Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, integrating molecular biology, translational neuroscience, and clinical neurology. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals, including Nature Reviews Neurology, JAMA Neurology, Cell Reports Medicine, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Zhou has secured multiple competitive national research grants and serves as a reviewer for over 200 international scientific journals. He is also actively involved in mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and medical students while contributing to clinical research and multidisciplinary patient care.

• Parkinson's disease
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Translational neuroscience
• Molecular neuroscience
• Dopamine metabolism
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
• Neurogenetics
• Precision neurology

• Principal Investigator, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
• Clinician Scientist, National Neuroscience Institute
• Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
• Reviewer for more than 200 international scientific journals
• Editorial Board Member for multiple neuroscience and neurology journals
• Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator of numerous NMRC-funded research projects
• Supervisor and mentor to over 80 undergraduate, graduate, and medical students
• Active contributor to clinical trials and translational neuroscience research

• Zhou ZD, et al. Nature Reviews Neurology. 2022.
• Zhou ZD, et al. Cell Reports Medicine. 2023. (Corresponding Author)
• Zhou ZD, et al. Translational Neurodegeneration. 2023. (Corresponding Author)
• Mai AS, Zhou ZD, Tan EK. JAMA Neurology. 2024.
• Tu HT, Zhou ZD, et al. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 2024.
• Zhou ZD, et al. Pharmacological Research. 2025.
• Gu SC, Welton T, Zhou ZD. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 2025. (Corresponding Author)
• Wang Y, Zhou ZD, et al. Journal of Neurology. 2026.
• Zhou BT, Zhou ZD, et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2026.
• Rosalie R, Wang Q, Wu YC, Tan EK, Zhou ZD. Medical Research Reviews. 2026. (Corresponding Author)