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