Project Scientist
Department of Pediatrics, Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
DAVIS, California, United States
I have more than 10 years of research experience in studying the impact of diet and gut microbiota on the development of metabolic diseases including obesity, diabetes, and carcinogenesis. In my graduate study, I developed a high fructose and sucrose-induced diabetes rat model to study the effect of microbiota and probiotic intervention in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Through this project, I identified several probiotic bacteria and antimicrobial peptides that can be used for prevention and treatment of diabetes and aquaculture infectious disease. During my postdoctoral work at University of California Davis, I studied the effect of Western diet through bile acid signaling pathways that lead to the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Bile acids are important signaling molecules generated in the digestive tract that have global regulatory effects on metabolism and carcinogenesis. I have developed a strong passion for vascular immunology and Kawasaki Disease (KD) research and investigating why changes in intestinal microbes and gastrointestinal tract affected in KD children.
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Monday, August 26, 2024
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time