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Shu Zhu
Life Science
University of Science and Technology of China
Anhui
Language: Chinese, English
Immune System
Gut Microbiota
Immune Recognition
Immune Regulation
Microbial Therapy
Immunotherapy
Intestinal Health
Microbial Interaction
Immune Homeostasis
Disease Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Immune recognition and regulation of gut microbiota
- New therapies in microbiology and immunology
Work Experience
- 2012-2017 Postdoctoral Researcher: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology
- 2017-present Professor and Doctoral Supervisor: University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-2006 Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China
- 2006-2012 PhD in Cell Biology: Shanghai Institute of Health Sciences
- Published over 70 articles with over 8000 citations and an H index of 39
- Reviewer for journals like Nature, Cell, Immunity, Lancet, PNAS, Gut
Publications
- Bile acids modified by the microbiota suppress gut anti-tumor immune responses., Cong J, Liu P, Han Z, Ying W, Li C, Yang J, Song X, Dai L, Sun L, Kasper D, Pan W, Zhu S., 2024
- Enterococcus-derived tyramine hijacks α2A-adrenergic receptor in intestinal stem cells to exacerbate colitis., Li C, Zhang P, Xie Y, Wang S, Guo M, Wei X, Zhang K, Cao D, Zhou R, Wang S, Song X, Zhu S, Pan W., 2024
- Microbial metabolite steers intestinal stem cell fate under stress., Zhu S, Pan W., 2024
- DHX9 maintains epithelial homeostasis by restraining R-loop-mediated genomic instability in intestinal stem cells., Ren X, Liu Q, Zhou P, Zhou T, Wang D, Mei Q, Flavell RA, Liu Z, Li M, Pan W, Zhu S., 2024
- Amino-acid formula induces microbiota dysbiosis and contributes to depressive-like behavior., Hu J, He K, Yang Y, Huang C, Dou Y, Wang H, Zhang G, Wang J, Niu C, Bi G, Zhang L, Zhu S., 2024
- A mouse model to distinguish NLRP6-mediated inflammasome-dependent and independent functions., Li R, Zan Y, Wang D, Chen X, Wang A, Tan H, Zhang G, Ding S, Shen C, Wu H, Zhu S., 2024
- Gut microbial metabolite facilitates colorectal cancer development via ferroptosis inhibition., Cui W, Guo M, Liu D, Zhang Y, Cong J, Han Z, Yang Y, Liu J, Liang C, Shi S, Xiao P, Yang C, Huang H, Fu X, Xu Y, Du L, Yin C, Zhang Y, Sun J, Chai R, Gu W, Zhu S, Chu B., 2024
Awards
- 2006: Guo Moruo Scholarship
- 2011: CAS President's Award for Excellence
- 2011: Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award
- 2012: CAS President's Special Award
- 2012: Wu Rui Scholarship
- 2012: CAS 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertations
- 2014: Helen-Hay Whitney-HHMI Fellowship
- 2017: Central Organization Department Innovation Talent Program
- 2018: MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 China
- 2018: Qiushi Outstanding Young Scholar Award
- 2018: NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Fund
- 2022: Zhongyuan Concord Innovation Breakthrough Award
- 2023: NSFC Distinguished Young Scholar
