Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms and regulation of nitrogen utilization in ruminants
- Nitrogen emission reduction in livestock
- Rumen physiology and biochemistry
- Urea transport in rumen epithelium
- Urea nitrogen recycling
Work Experience
- 2023.7-Present - Northeast Agricultural University - Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor
- 2021.3-2023.6 - Lanzhou University - Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2016.9-2021.3 PhD in Science: University College Dublin
- 2013.9-2021.7 PhD in Agriculture (Master-PhD combined): Lanzhou University
- 2009.9-2013.7 Bachelor's in Animal Science: Jilin University
- Achievement: Published multiple papers on urea transport in ruminants
Publications
- The role of rumen epithelial urea transport proteins in urea nitrogen salvage: A review, Zhong C*, Stewart GS, Long R, 2022
- Localization of urea transporter B in the developing bovine rumen, Zhong C, Lyons T, Heussaff O, Doyle E, O’Hara E, Waters SM, Kenny D, Stewart GS*, 2022
- Sex-related differences in UT-B urea transporter abundance in fallow deer rumen, Zhong C, Griffin L, Heussaff O, O’Dea R, Whelan C, Stewart GS*, 2022
- Localization of AQP3 proteins in the bovine rumen, Zhong C, Farrell A, Stewart GS*, 2020
- Comparison of aquaporin-1 expression between yak (Bos grunniens) and indigenous cattle (Bos taurus) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Zhong C, Kang J, Stewart GS, Zhou J, Huang X, Mi J, Liu J, Yang C, Zhang Y, and Long R*, 2016
- 基于牦牛氨态氮和尿素氮分布特征构建粗蛋白进食量估测模型, 仲崇亮, 周建伟, 王力, 龙瑞军*, 2014
Awards
- 2019: Travel grant, The Physiological Society
- 2018: Travel grant, The Physiological Society
- 2016: PhD Scholarship, China Scholarship Council
- 2015: Young Scientist and Best Poster Award, 5th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC2015)
- 2012: First Prize, Jilin University and Jilin Province Mathematical Modeling Competition
- 2011: Third Prize, First Biological Skills Competition, Jilin University