Xin Zhang, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor

  Department of Food Science and Engineering

  College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  Ningbo University

  Email: [email protected]

 

  researchgate.net/profile/Xin_Zhang228

  orcid.org/0000-0002-2073-3338

 

 

Professional Background

 

B.S. Food Quality and Safety, Nanjing Agricultural University, 2004-2008 (Research Advisor: Prof. Xiaoxiong Zeng)

 

Ph.D., Food Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, 2008-2013 (Research Advisor: Prof. Xiaoxiong Zeng)

 

Visiting Scholar, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 2017-2018 (Research Advisor: Prof. Qingrong Huang)

 

 

Summary

 

Food science expert specialized in the field of food biotechnology, especially the interaction between plant polyphenols and human intestinal microbiota. In recent 5 years, hosting and participating in more than 10 scientific research projects, including 1 national natural science fund and 2 natural science funds in Zhejiang Province, published 30 + SCI papers as the first/corresponding author, including 4 ESI highly cited papers.

 

Research Interests

 

·       The interaction between plant polyphenols and human intestinal microbiota.

·       High-value development and utilization of plant resources.

·       Development of fermented food and research on the molecular mechanism of fermentation process

 

Teaching

 

Course Instructor, Physical Properties of Foods

Course Instructor, Food Factory Design

Course Instructor, Food Enzymology

Course Instructor, Principles of Food Processing and Preservation

 

Selected projects

 

National Natural Science Foundation of China (2016-2018). The interaction effect and mechanism of oolong tea catechins and intestinal flora.

Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2015-2017). The interaction of purple sweet potato anthocyanins with intestinal flora and the metabolic mechanism in the intestine.

People-benefit Project of Ningbo (2015-2017). Research on the development of high value-added tea polyphenols and theanine products by summer-autumn green tea.

Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2019-2021). The mechanism of the interaction between oolong tea catechin EGCG3''Me and intestinal flora to regulate the circadian rhythm of the host.

Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (2019-2020). The interaction of oolong tea polyphenols and intestinal flora to regulate host circadian rhythm.

 

Selected Publications

 

Dan Song, Chung S. Yang*, Xin Zhang*, Ying Wang. The relationship between host circadian rhythms and intestinal microbiota: A new cue to improve health by tea polyphenols. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2020, doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1719473.

 

Xin Zhang, Yuhui Chen, Jieyu Zhu, Man Zhang, Chi-Tang Ho, Qingrong Huang, Jinxuan Cao*. Metagenomics analysis of gut microbiota in a high fat diet-induced obesity mouse model fed with (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate (EGCG3''Me). Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2018, 62(13): e1800274. ESI highly cited paper

 

Mei Cheng, Xin Zhang*, Jieyu Zhu, Lu Cheng, Jinxuan Cao, Zufang Wu, Peifang Weng, Xiaojie Zheng. A metagenomics approach to the intestinal microbiome structure and function in high fat diet-induced obesity mice fed with oolong tea polyphenols. Food & Function, 2018, 9: 1079-1087. ESI highly cited paper

 

Hanyang Sun, Yuhui Chen, Mei Cheng, Xin Zhang*, Xiaojie Zheng, Zhicheng Zhang. The modulatory effect of polyphenols from green tea, oolong tea and black tea on human intestinal microbiota in vitro. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2018, 55: 399-407. ESI highly cited paper

 

Mei Cheng, Xin Zhang*, Yingjie Miao, Jinxuan Cao, Zufang Wu, Peifang Weng. The modulatory effect of (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate (EGCG3''Me) on intestinal microbiota of high fat diet-induced obesity mice model. Food Research International, 2017, 92: 9-16. ESI highly cited paper