Research at FAST

76 Representative Publications • Mol Nutr Food Res, 2020 , doi:10.1002/mnfr.201900907 • Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr, 2019 , 4, 597-625 • J Nutr Biochem, 2019 , 64, 170-181 • J Pharm Biomed Anal, 2018 , 159, 374-383 • J Chromatogr B, 2018 , 1099, 34-45 • Food Funct, 2018 , 9, 851-860 • Mol Pharmaceutics, 2017 , 15, 840-850 • J Nutr Biochem, 2016 , 38, 116-124 • J Agric Food Chem, 2016 , 64, 2238-2246 • Food Chem, 2015 , 180, 306-316 Awards and Achievements • American Society for Nutrition Postdoctoral Research Award, Nutrition 2019 , USA • ASN Travel Award - Dietary Bioactive Component Research Interest Section, Nutrition 2019 , USA • Metabolomics Society Early Career Travel Award, Metabolomics 2018 , USA • Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship 2015 , Hong Kong • Fereidoon Shahidi Fellowship Award 2015 , The International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, China • Scholastic Award of The Year 2012 , Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Dr ZHAO Danyue Daisy Assistant Professor Research Overview We are primarily interested in studying bioactive dietary phytochemicals for the prevention and/or treatment of human chronic diseases, particularly metabolic disorders. • Metabolism and bioavailability of bioactive phytochemicals, especially (poly)phenolic compounds, with application of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics • Identification and characterization of bioactive and bioavailable phytochemicals (including their metabolites) for rational design of foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs) • Reciprocal interactions between dietary phytochemicals and the gut microbiota; application of synbiotic formulations as novel FSMPs Qualification BSc (HKBU) PhD (HKU) Postdoc (Rutgers) ORCID ID 0000-0002-1365-1748 Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology