Dr Zhu Yuyan Assistant Professor

Location Y865
Phone +852 3400 8678
mail yuyan.zhu@polyu.edu.hk
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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University
Bachelor of Agriculture, Zhejiang University




Research Overview We are studying the role of functional food components/nutrients in ameliorating lipid metabolism disorders, such as obesity and its associated metabolic syndromes, with the focus on adipose tissue.




Academic and Professional Experiences Editorial Board Member, Journal of Future Foods.
Review Editor on the Editorial Board of RNA (specialty section of Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)
Member of Biophysical Society of China
Scientific consultant, EFIL Bioscience Incorporation (USA)




Research Interests
Functional Food
Nutrition
Metabolic Disorders
Regulation of Adipose Tissue Expansion and Function
Cholesterol Metabolism
Adipocyte Development



Achievements

Awards
Young Investigator Award (1st place in poster Presentation), 20th diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors - East Meets West Symposium (2018)
The Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Purdue University, USA (2015-2016)
Purdue Research Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Purdue University, USA (2014)
National Scholarship, Minister of Education, China (2007)




Patents
Kee-Hong Kim,Yuyan Zhu. "Compositions and methods for regulating body weight and metabolic syndromes" (filled on 2017), Pub. No. WO2018093966, United States Patent & Trademark Office.




Representative Publications
Y. Zhu#, Sora Q. Kim, Yuan Zhang, Qing Liu, Kee-Hong Kim# (2021) “Pharmacological inhibition of acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase alleviates obesity and insulin resistance in diet-induced obese mice by regulating food intake”. Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental, online ahead of print. (DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154861) (# corresponding author)
HR Steele, Y Xing, Y Zhu, HB Hilley, K Lawson, Y Nho, T Niehoff, L Han# (2021) “MrgprC11+ sensory neurons mediate glabrous skin itch”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (15) e2022874118.
X Xia, Q Liu, Y. Zhu#, Y Zi# (2020) "Recent Advances of Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based Applications in Biomedical Systems". EcoMat, DOI: 10.1002/eom2.12049(# corresponding author)
Zhu, Y., Chen, C.Y., Li, J., Chen, J.-X., Jang, M., Kim, K.-H. (2018) "In vitro exploration of ACAT contributions to lipid droplet formation during adipogenesis". Journal of Lipid Research 59(5):820-829.
Kim, C.Y.*, Zhu, Y.*, Buhman, K.K., Kim, K.-H. (2015) "Dietary selenate attenuates adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity in high-fat diet-induced obese mice". Journal of Functional Foods 17:33-42. (* co-first author)