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Ben Zhou
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Energy Metabolism
Aging
Diseases
Regulation
Molecular Mechanisms
Insulin Sensitivity
Autophagy
Mitochondria
Glucocorticoids
Sirt1
Areas of Focus
- Regulation of Energy Metabolism
- Aging and Aging-related Diseases
Work Experience
- 2019-12~Present - Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2013-03~2019-12 - Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital - Postdoctoral Fellow
- 2012-07~2013-02 - Shanghai Institute of Life Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006-09--2012-06 PhD: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2002-09--2006-06 Bachelor: Nanjing University
Publications
- Surviving starvation simply without TFEB., Alexander A Soukas, Ben Zhou, 2019
- Suppressing the dark side of autophagy., Zhou, Ben, Soukas, Alexander A., 2019
- Mitochondrial Permeability Uncouples Elevated Autophagy and Lifespan Extension., Zhou, Ben, Kreuzer, Johannes, Kumsta, Caroline, Wu, Lianfeng, Kamer, Kimberli J, Cedillo, Lucydalila, Zhang, Yuyao, Li, Sainan, Kacergis, Michael C, Webster, Christopher M, FejesToth, Geza, NarayFejesToth, Aniko, Das, Sudeshna, Hansen, Malene, Haas, Wilhelm, Soukas, Alexander A., 2019
- Genome-wide RNAi Screen for Fat Regulatory Genes in C. elegans Identifies a Proteostasis-AMPK Axis Critical for Starvation Survival., Webster Christopher M, Pino Elizabeth C, Carr Christopher E, Wu Lianfeng, Zhou Ben, Cedillo Lucydalila, Kacergis Michael C, Curran Sean P, Soukas Alexander A., 2017
- CLOCK and BMAL1 Regulate Muscle Insulin Sensitivity via SIRT1 in Male Mice., Liu, Jun, Zhou, Ben, Yan, Menghong, Huang, Rui, Wang, Yuangao, He, Zhishui, Yang, Yonggang, Dai, Changgui, Wang, Yiqian, Zhang, Fang, Zhai, Qiwei., 2016
- Down-regulation of Risa improves insulin sensitivity by enhancing autophagy., Wang, Yuangao, Hu, Yanan, Sun, Chenxia, Zhuo, Shu, He, Zhishui, Wang, Hui, Yan, Menghong, Liu, Jun, Luan, Yi, Dai, Changgui, Yang, Yonggang, Huang, Rui, Zhou, Ben, Zhang, Fang, Zhai, Qiwei., 2016
- An Ancient, Unified Mechanism for Metformin Growth Inhibition in C. elegans and Cancer., Wu Lianfeng, Zhou Ben, OshiroRapley Noriko, Li Man, Paulo Joao A, Webster Christopher M, Mou Fan, Kacergis Michael C, Talkowski Michael E, Carr Christopher E, Gygi Steven P, Zheng Bin, Soukas Alexander A., 2016
- CLOCK/BMAL1 regulates circadian change of insulin sensitivity via SIRT1., Zhou Ben, 2014
- Amyloid-β Induces Hepatic Insulin Resistance In Vivo via JAK2., Yi Zhang, Ben Zhou, Bo Deng, Fang Zhang, Jingxia Wu, Yuangao Wang, Yingying Le, Qiwei Zhai., 2013
- Downregulation of miR-181a upregulates sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) and improves hepatic insulin sensitivity., Zhou, B, Li, C, Qi, W, Zhang, Y, Zhang, F, Wu, J X, Hu, Y N, Wu, D M, Liu, Y, Yan, T T, Jing, Q, Liu, M F, Zhai, Q W., 2012
Awards
- Harvard Chinese Life Science Distinguished Research Award (2019): Research Institute
- Tosteson & Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Fellowships (2017): Research Institute
