Academic Staff
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- daisydy.zhao@polyu.edu.hk
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We are interested in studying the interactions between bioactive phytochemicals and gut microbiota, and the novel approaches to extend the bioefficacy of phytochemicals in disease management.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- PhD, The University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor (Hons.), Hong Kong Baptist University
- Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Membership
- Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Mass Spectrometry (HKSMS)
- Member of The American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
- Member of The Metabolomics Society
- Member of The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- Member of The International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Academic Services (Editorial)
- Associate Editor, Food Safety and Health (on Wiley)
- Associate Editor, Food Safety and Health (forthcoming - Summer 2023, on Wiley)
- Reviewer Editor, Frontiers in Nutrition (Nutrition and Microbes)
- Guest Associate Editor, Nutrients
Research Interests
Achievements
- Metabolomics Society Early Career Travel Award - Metabolomics 2024.
- Outstanding Contribution Award, 6th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food 2022.
- The Best Presentation Award, Virtual Podium Asia Pacific 2021 - Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics.
- American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Postdoctoral Research Award - Nutrition 2019.
- ASN Travel Award-Dietary Bioactive Component Research Interest Section - Nutrition 2019.
- Metabolomics Society Early Career Travel Award - Metabolomics 2018.
- Yang, Y., Lee, P.-K., Wong, H.-C., & Zhao, D.* (2024). Oral supplementation of Gordonibacter urolithinfaciens promotes ellagic acid metabolism and urolithin bioavailability in mice. Food Chemistry 437, 137953. (*Corresponding author) (IF= 8.8)
- Zhang, F., Lo, E.K.K., Chen, J., Wang, K., Felicianna, Ismaiah, M.J., Leung, H.K.M., Zhao, D.*, Lee, J.C.Y., El-Nezami, H.* (2024). Probiotic mixture ameliorates diet-induced MASLD/MASH murine model through the regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism and gut microbiome. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 72, 15, 8536–8549. (*Corresponding author) (IF=6.3)
- Shi, B., Wang, H., Nawaz, A., Khan, I. A., Wang, Q., Zhao, D., & Cheng, K. W.* (2024). Dual functional roles of nutritional additives in nutritional fortification and safety of thermally processed food: Potential, limitations, and perspectives. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 23, 1-28. (IF= 14.8)
- Chan, Y.-T., Huang, J., Wong, H.-C., Li, J., & Zhao, D.* (2023). Metabolic fate of black raspberry polyphenols in association with gut microbiota of different origins in vitro. Food Chemistry 404 Part B, 134644. (*Corresponding author) (IF= 8.8)
- Lo, E.K.K., Wang, X., Lee, P.K., Wong, H.C., Lee, J.C.Y., Gómez-Gallego, C., Zhao, D.*, El-Nezami, H. and Li, J.* (2023). Mechanistic insights into zearalenone-accelerated colorectal cancer in mice using integrative multi-omics approaches. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 21, 1785- 1796. (*Corresponding author) (IF=6.0)
- Lu, Z., Chan, Y.-T., Lo, K., Wong, V. W.-S., Ng, Y.-F., Li, S.-Y., Ho, W. W., Wong, M.-S.*, & Zhao, D.* (2021). Levels of polyphenols and phenolic metabolites in breastmilk and its associations with plant-based food intake in Hong Kong lactating women. Food & Function 12, 12683-12695. (*Corresponding author) (IF=6.1)
- Yuan, B., Zhao, D.*, Lyu W., Yin Z., Kshatriya, D., Bello, N.T., Simon, J.E., & Wu, Q.* (2021). Development and validation of a micro-QuEChERS method with high-throughput enhanced matrix removal followed with UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS for analysis of raspberry ketone-related phenolic compounds in adipose tissues. Talanta 235, 122716. (*Corresponding author) (IF= 6.556)
- Westfall, S., Caracci F., Zhao D., Wu, Q.L., Frolinger, T., Simon, J.E., Pasinetti, G.M. (2021). Microbiota metabolites modulate the T helper 17 to regulatory T cell (Th17/Treg) imbalance promot-ing resilience to stress-induced anxiety-and depressive-like behaviors. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 91, 350-368. (IF= 19.227)
- Zhao, D., Yuan, B., Kshatriya, D., Polyak, A., Simon, J.E., Wu, Q.L. & Bello, N.T. (2020). Influence of diet-induced obesity on the bioavailability and metabolism of raspberry ketone (4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone) in mice. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 64, 1900907. (IF=6.575)
- Wang, J., Zhao, D., Tiano, S., Esteban-Fernández, A., Yuan, B., Smith, C., Brathwaite, J., Jlayer, Z., Wu, Q., Simon, J.E., Trageser, K.J., Pasinetti, G.M. (2020). Prophylactic effect of flavanol rich preparation metabolites in promoting resilience to a mouse model of social stress. Translational Psychiatry 10, 183.
- Ho, L.(#1); Zhao, D.(#1); Ono, K.; Ruan, K.; Mogno, I.; Tsuji, M.; Carry, E.; Brathwaite, J.; Sims, S.; Frolinger, T.; Westfall, S.; Mazzola, P.; Simon, J.E.; Wu, Q.L.; Faith, J. & Pasinetti, G.M. (2019). Heterogeneity in gut microbiota drive polyphenol metabolism that influences α-synuclein misfolding and toxicity. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 64, 170-181.
- Zhao, D.; J.; Simon, J.E. & Wu, Q.L. (2019). A Critical Review on Grape Polyphenols for Neuroprotection: Strategies to Enhance Bioefficacy. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 4, 597-625.
- Ou, J.; Huang, J.; Zhao, D.; Du, B.; Wang, M. (2018). Protective effect of rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid against streptozotocin-induced oxidation, glycation, inflammation and microbiota imbalance in diabetic rats. Food & Function 9, 851-860.
- Zhao, D. & Shah, N.P. (2016). Synergistic administration of lactic acid bacteria and black tea enhances polyphenols bioavailability and relieves D-galactose induced oxidative stress in mice via modulating glutathione-related enzymes. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 38, 116 – 124.
- Zhao, D. & Shah, N.P. (2016). Synergistic application of black tea extracts and lactic acid bacteria in protecting human colonocytes against oxidative damage. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64, 2238–2246.
