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Canjun Zhu
Animal Science
South China Agricultural University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Appetite
Neuroscience
Gut Microbiota
Vagal Nerve
Energy
Metabolism
Animal Science
Molecular Mechanisms
Neural Regulation
Dietary Effects
Areas of Focus
- Feeding regulation
- Gut-brain axis
- Energy metabolism
Work Experience
- 2021-present - South China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science, Associate Professor
- 2018-2020 - South China Agricultural University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2018-2019 - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Joint PhD Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013-2018 - PhD in Animal Science: South China Agricultural University
- 2017-2018 - Joint PhD: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 2009-2013 - Bachelor in Animal Science: South China Agricultural University
Publications
- Profound and redundant functions of arcuate neurons in obesity development, Zhu, Canjun; Jiang, Zhiying; Xu, Yuanzhong; Cai, Zhao-Lin; Jiang, Qingyan; Xu, Yong; Xue, Mingshan; Arenkiel, Benjamin R; Wu, Qi; Shu, Gang; Tong, Qingchun, 2020
- α-Ketoglutaric acid ameliorates hyperglycemia in diabetes by inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis via serpina1e signaling, Yexian Yuan, Canjun Zhu, Yongliang Wang, Jia Sun, Jinlong Feng, Zewei Ma, Penglin Li, Wentong Peng, Cong Yin, Guli Xu, Pingwen Xu, Yuwei Jiang, Qingyan Jiang, Gang Shu, 2022
- Disrupted hypothalamic CRH neuron responsiveness contributes to diet-induced obesity, Zhu, Canjun; Xu, Yuanzhong; Jiang, Zhiying; Tian, Jin Bin; Cassidy, Ryan M; Cai, Zhao-Lin; Shu, Gang; Xu, Yong; Xue, Mingshan; Arenkiel, Benjamin R; Jiang, Qingyan; Tong, Qingchun, 2020
- Heparin Increases Food Intake through AgRP Neurons, Zhu, Canjun; Xu, Pingwen; He, Yanlin; Yuan, Yexian; Wang, Tao; Cai, Xingcai; Yu, Lulu; Yang, Liusong; Wu, Junguo; Wang, Lina; Zhu, Xiaotong; Wang, Songbo; Gao, Ping; Xi, Qianyun; Zhang, Yongliang; Xu, Yong; Jiang, Qingyan; Shu, Gang, 2017
- Arginine reverses growth hormone resistance through the inhibition of toll-like receptor 4-mediated inflammatory pathway, Xu, Jingren; Zhu, Canjun; Zhang, Mengyuan; Tong, Qingchun; Wan, Xiaojuan; Liao, Zhengrui; Cai, Xingcai; Xu, Yaqiong; Yuan, Yexian; Wang, Lina; Zhu, Xiaotong; Wang, Songbo; Gao, Ping; Xi, Qianyun; Xu, Yong; Jiang, Qingyan; Shu, Gang, 2018
Awards
- 2021 - Young Scholar Forum Award, Chinese Society of Animal Nutrition
- 2019 - Outstanding PhD Thesis, South China Agricultural University
- 2016 - Academic Award, Chinese Society of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry
