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Name	Qiwei Zhai
Contact Information	qwzhai@sibs.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Qiwei Zhai

Contact Information

qwzhai@sibs.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1995-09--2000-06 Ph.D.: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1991-09--1995-06 Bachelor's: Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University
Work Experience	2019-06~Present - Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Group Leader 2018-01~Present - Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director 2015-09~2017-12 - Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director 2012-07~2016-12 - Institute of Nutritional Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director of R&D Management Committee 2007-01~2012-06 - Institute of Nutritional Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director of Talent Recruitment Committee 2004-06~2019-05 - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Group Leader 2003-08~2004-06 - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher, Associate Group Leader 2002-08~2003-08 - Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Postdoctoral Fellow 2000-07~2002-07 - Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School - Postdoctoral Fellow
Awards	Young and Middle-aged Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation (2021): National Level WR Program Leading Talent (2021): National Level Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award (2020): Chinese Academy of Sciences National Women's and Children's Health Science and Technology Award (2019): First Prize, National Level Shanghai Leading Talent (2019): Provincial Level National Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talent Project (2019): Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert, National Level Top Ten Advances in Life Sciences in China (2016): National Level Top Ten Advances in Science in China (2016): National Level Shanghai Natural Science Award (2014): Second Prize, Provincial Level National Outstanding Youth Science Fund (2008): National Level

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1995-09--2000-06 Ph.D.: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1991-09--1995-06 Bachelor's: Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University

Work Experience

2019-06~Present - Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Group Leader
2018-01~Present - Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director
2015-09~2017-12 - Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director
2012-07~2016-12 - Institute of Nutritional Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director of R&D Management Committee
2007-01~2012-06 - Institute of Nutritional Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director of Talent Recruitment Committee
2004-06~2019-05 - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Group Leader
2003-08~2004-06 - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher, Associate Group Leader
2002-08~2003-08 - Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Postdoctoral Fellow
2000-07~2002-07 - Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School - Postdoctoral Fellow

Awards

Young and Middle-aged Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation (2021): National Level
WR Program Leading Talent (2021): National Level
Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award (2020): Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Women's and Children's Health Science and Technology Award (2019): First Prize, National Level
Shanghai Leading Talent (2019): Provincial Level
National Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talent Project (2019): Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert, National Level
Top Ten Advances in Life Sciences in China (2016): National Level
Top Ten Advances in Science in China (2016): National Level
Shanghai Natural Science Award (2014): Second Prize, Provincial Level
National Outstanding Youth Science Fund (2008): National Level

Areas of Focus	Physiology - Nutrition and Chronic Metabolic Diseases Pathology and Pathophysiology - Nutrition and Chronic Metabolic Diseases
Publications	Discovery of the major 15-30nt mammalian small RNAs, their biogenesis and function, Qiwei Zhai, 2023 AAV induces hepatic necroptosis and carcinoma in diabetic and obese mice dependent on Pebp1 pathway, Qiwei Zhai, 2023 Sustained Inflammation Induced by LPS Leads to Tolerable Anorexia and Fat Loss via Tlr4 in Mice, Qiwei Zhai, 2022 High-protein diet prevents fat mass increase after dieting by counteracting Lactobacillus-enhanced lipid absorption, Qiwei Zhai, 2022 A 5'-tRNA halve, tiRNA-Gly promotes cell proliferation and migration via binding to RBM17 and inducing alternative splicing in papillary thyroid cancer, Qiwei Zhai, 2021 Sarm1 Gene Deficiency Attenuates Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Mice, Qiwei Zhai, 2019 Sperm tsRNAs contribute to intergenerational inheritance of an acquired metabolic disorder, Qiwei Zhai, 2016 CLOCK/BMAL1 regulates circadian change of mouse hepatic insulin sensitivity by SIRT1, Qiwei Zhai, 2014 Amyloid-β Induces Hepatic Insulin Resistance in vivo via JAK2, Qiwei Zhai, 2013 SIRT1 Improves Insulin Sensitivity under Insulin-Resistant Conditions by Repressing PTP1B, Qiwei Zhai, 2007

Areas of Focus

Physiology - Nutrition and Chronic Metabolic Diseases
Pathology and Pathophysiology - Nutrition and Chronic Metabolic Diseases

Publications

Discovery of the major 15-30nt mammalian small RNAs, their biogenesis and function, Qiwei Zhai, 2023
AAV induces hepatic necroptosis and carcinoma in diabetic and obese mice dependent on Pebp1 pathway, Qiwei Zhai, 2023
Sustained Inflammation Induced by LPS Leads to Tolerable Anorexia and Fat Loss via Tlr4 in Mice, Qiwei Zhai, 2022
High-protein diet prevents fat mass increase after dieting by counteracting Lactobacillus-enhanced lipid absorption, Qiwei Zhai, 2022
A 5'-tRNA halve, tiRNA-Gly promotes cell proliferation and migration via binding to RBM17 and inducing alternative splicing in papillary thyroid cancer, Qiwei Zhai, 2021
Sarm1 Gene Deficiency Attenuates Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Mice, Qiwei Zhai, 2019
Sperm tsRNAs contribute to intergenerational inheritance of an acquired metabolic disorder, Qiwei Zhai, 2016
CLOCK/BMAL1 regulates circadian change of mouse hepatic insulin sensitivity by SIRT1, Qiwei Zhai, 2014
Amyloid-β Induces Hepatic Insulin Resistance in vivo via JAK2, Qiwei Zhai, 2013
SIRT1 Improves Insulin Sensitivity under Insulin-Resistant Conditions by Repressing PTP1B, Qiwei Zhai, 2007

Nutrition Chronic Diseases Metabolism Physiology Pathology Pathophysiology Health Disease Prevention Biochemistry Research

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