Prof. Zhao engages in molecular nutrition and pharmacology research on functional components, especially in the nutritional evaluation and application of phytochemicals from marine plants. The research is focusing on aging and related complex diseases (diabetes, obesity, liver injury, gout, tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, etc.) and carrying out the molecular mechanisms using non-coding RNA and multiple omics technology.
He has served as the principal investigator for more than 30 projects which are supported by several foundations such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers including 140+ Science Citation Index ones as the first or corresponding author. He also has published 7 academic books and has made more than 20 invited talks at international conferences. He has authorized 45 patents (13 Transferred) and other 20 are in application. His contribution has been honored by more than 20 awards including the first batch of young top-notch talents in the "Young Eagle Program" of Fujian Province and the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Fujian Province and was featured among the cover stories of 2018 in the “Chemistry and Engineering News”. And he has been included in the years 2021-2024 list of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists, Wiley Outstanding Open Science Author of the Year 2022 and 2024. The total cited times of these papers are 9300+ with h index=54 (Google), and 7200+ with h index=51 (Scopus).

Dr. Jelena Popović-Đorđević is a Professor of Chemistry at University of Belgrade-Faculty of Agriculture (Department for Food Technology and Biochemistry), Belgrade, Serbia. She received B.A. degree in Chemistry (Applied), Ms and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry (Organic) at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia. Her main research is related to chemistry of natural products, food chemistry and safety, biological activity of natural and synthetic compounds, environmental chemistry and instrumental analytical methods. It resulted in over 190 publications including 85 papers in the leading international and national peer-review journals, 9 book chapters, and 100+ papers on the international and national conferences. She has given invited lectures at 8 international conferences. Dr. Popović-Đorđević is an associate editor in Phytochemistry Reviews (Springer Nature), eFood (Wiley) and Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods (Codon), academic editor in Food Safety and Health (Wiley), and editorial board member in Food Chemistry International (Wiley), Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Tubitak). She is a regular reviewer in over 60 international scientific journals (SCI), and a member of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE), Serbian Chemical Society, and International Association of Dietetic Nutrition and Safety (IADNS). Popović-Đorđević is World's Top 2% Scientists in 2024 (Based on Stanford and Elsevier Data).

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