| Zhigang Liu，Professor， Doctoral Advisor Young Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education Humboldt Research Fellow of Germany "Tang Cornell-China Scholar" of the United States Vice Chair, the Nutrition and Neuroscience Branch of the Chinese Nutrition Society Member, the Youth Committee of the Chinese Institute of Food Science & Technology Editor-in-Chief, Redox Biology Email：zhigangliu@fudan.edu.cn |
Education Background
1、B.S.，Food Quality and Safety, Northwest A&F University
2、Ph.D.，Food Science, Northwest A&F University
3、Ph.D.，Joint Ph.D. training program, University of Southern California
Research Directions
1、Dietary Nutrition and Brain Health
2、Gut-Brain Interaction Mechanisms under Nutritional Intervention
3、Precision Nutrition and Functional Food Research
Achievenments and Awards
1、Served as a Third-Class Professor at the College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University. Received the First Prize and Second Prize of the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award (Natural Science Award), the First Prize of the Shaanxi Provincial Outstanding Academic Paper Award, and the Second Prize of the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Award of the Ministry of Education.
2、Served as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University and concurrently as a Visiting Researcher at the German Institute of Human Nutrition.
3、Led over 40 horizontal and vertical research projects, including the China "Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence" Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Major Project (Young Scientist), a Special Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, two General Programs, a Young Scientists Fund Project, and a Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province.
4、Focusing on brain health issues across the full life span, including autism, anxiety and depression, and Alzheimer's disease, has conducted basic research on dietary nutrition interventions and gut-brain interaction mechanisms. The related findings have been published in more than 150 articles in academic journals in food and nutrition, neuroscience, and multidisciplinary fields, such as Cell Metabolism, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and Redox Biology, with total citations over 7,200 and an H-index of 52 (Google Scholar).
5、Served as chief editor or contributing editor of 5 books, and was the chief editor of China's first textbook "Nutrition and Metabolism" under the national industry "14th Five-Year Plan" textbook program.
6、Has more than 10 years of experience in university-industry collaborative research and industrial translation, and has applied for or been granted more than 10 patents.
7、Served as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member of multiple journals.
Admission
Degree Programs：M.S.、Ph.D.、MPH、DrPH
How to Apply：Admission is through the School of Public Health, Fudan University
