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Prof. Zhu Yuyan

Prof. Zhu Yuyan

Associate Professor

  • TU318
  • +852 3400 8678
  • yuyan.zhu@polyu.edu.hk
  • streamProgramme Leader of MSc in GFSMRA

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.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Zhejiang University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University

Academic and Professional Experiences

  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Future Foods (2021-present)
  • Youth Council member in Society for Metabolic Biology, Biophysical Society of China. (2023-present)
  • Review Editor on the Editorial Board of RNA (specialty section of Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)  
  • Scientific consultant, EFIL Bioscience Incorporation  (2021-present)
  • Member of Biophysical Society of China
  • Member of Physiology Society of China  
  • Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research Interests

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

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