Associate Professor of Nutrition & Food Hygiene      

Department of Nutrition & Food Hygiene

* yw8278@hotmail.com

Academic Areas

Nutrition and Aging, Food Hygiene, Toxicology

Research Interests

>       Branch amino acids in muscle (Sarcopenia) and neuron aging

>       Exposure levels of mycotoxins and other toxic substances in food and human

>       Molecule mechanism of mycotoxins damage on target orange and cell

>       Exosomes distribution and regulation in muscle aging

>       Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) mechanism in mycotoxins and other toxic substances damage on target orange and cell

>       Physical activity inhibits aging and sarcopenia

Selected Professional Affiliations

>       Member, China Nutrition Society

Courses Taught

Preventive Medicine (International student)

Experiment of Preventive Medicine (Bachelor)

Progress in Preventive Medicine (Master)

Nutrition and Beauty (Elective course).

Awards and Honors

>       HO-1 Susceptibility site and Food-Nutrition risk factor and relative mechanism in Type 2 diabetes. Natural Science Prize: Second Prize. Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. 2018.02. (9th)

Education

2009-2012       Ph.D., School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

2000-2007       B.S and Master., Department of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, China

Professional/working Experience

2014-Present   Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

2012-2014        Research Fellow., BG Unfall Clinic, School of Medicine, Tuebingen University, Germany.

Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs

>         2016-2018. Effects of HO-1 regulates of autophagy in DON induced liver toxicity. NSFC. PI.

>         2016-2018. Effects of HO-1 regulationin DON induced-kidney toxicity. China Post-Doc Foundation. PI.

>         2018-2019. CRISPR-Cas9 using in metabolism and gender differences of DON. Hubei Natural and Science Foundation. PI.

>         2017-2019. Yeast protein regulates gut microbiota in muscle aging. Anqi Nutrition Foundation. PI.

>         2019-2020. CeRNA mechanism of LucRNA Gm20319 in DON-induced liver damage. Health Commission of Hubei Province scientific research project. PI.

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Select Publications

Books, patents

Wei Yang, Qinghua Wu, Liegang Liu. Pollution in Food and Health. Chapter 2. Hubei Science and Technology Publisher. 2015.

Journal Article

* Corresponding author

1.         Peng Z, Liao Y, Chen L, Liu S, Shan Z, Nüssler AK, Yao P, Yan H, Liu L, Yang W*. Heme oxygenase-1 attenuates low-dose of deoxynivalenol-induced liver inflammation potentially associating with microbiota. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 Apr 26; 374:20-31.

2.        Li P, Yin J, Zhu Y, Li S, Chen S, Sun T, Shan Z, Wang J, Shang Q, Li X, Yang W*, Liu L*. Association between plasma concentration of copper and gestational diabetes mellitus. Clin Nutr. 2019 Feb 1;10(1):157-173.

3.        Liao Y, Peng Z, Chen L, Zhang Y, Cheng Q, Nüssler AK, Bao W, Liu L, Yang W*. Prospective Views for Whey Protein and/or Resistance Training Against Age-related Sarcopenia. Aging Dis.2019 Feb 1;10(1):157-173.

4.        Yu M,Peng Z,Liao Y,Wang L,Li D,Qin C,Hu J,Wang Z,Cai M,Cai Q,Zhou F,Shi S,Yang W*. Deoxynivalenol-inducedoxidativestressandNrf2translocationinmaternalliverongestationday 12.5 d and 18.5 d. Toxicon. 2019 Apr 1; 161:17-22.

5.        Yue H,Shuang L, Wei H, Peng X, Wei Yang*. High contamination levels of deoxynivalenol-induced erythrocyte damage in different models. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2019, 86: 41-50.

6.        Liangliang W, Yuxiao L, Zhao P, Liangkai C, Wei Y*. Food raw materials and food production occurrences of deoxynivalenol in different regions. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2019, 83: 41-52.

7.        Zhao P, Liangkai C, Yalun Zhu, Yue H, Liegang L, Wei Y*. Current major degradation methods for aflatoxins: A review. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2018, 80: 155-166.

8.       Liao Y, Peng Z, Chen L, Nüssler AK, Liu L, Yang W*. Deoxynivalenol, gut microbiota and immunotoxicity: A potential approach? Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Feb; 112:342-354.

9.        Yu M, Chen L, Peng Z, Wang D, Song Y, Wang H, Yao P, Yan H, Nüssler AK, Liu L, Yang W*.Embryotoxicity Caused by DON-Induced Oxidative Stress Mediated by Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway. Toxins (Basel). 2017 Jun 9;9(6).

10.    Yu M, Chen L, Peng Z, Nüssler AK, Wu Q, Liu L, Yang W*. Mechanism of deoxynivalenol effects on the reproductive system and fetus malformation: Current status and future challenges. Toxicol in Vitro. 2017 Jun; 41:150-158