ZHANG YAQIONG

 

     Associate professor

     Department of Food Science and Engineering

     Tel: +86-21-34204538

     Email: yqzhang2006@sjtu.edu.cn

     Address: No. 0-309, Building of Agriculture & Biology

 

 

Research Interests:

1.  Fabrication and evaluation of food delivery systems

2.  Evaluation of health effects of food nutraceuticals

 

 

Education:

09/2012-06/2016 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ph. D.

09/2004-03/2007 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, M.S.

09/2000-07/2004 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, B.S.

 

 

Working Experience:

01/2017-Present, Associate Professor

Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

01/2015-12/2016, Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

03/2007-12/2014, Assistant Professor

School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

 

 

Research Experience/Achievement:

She has presided some research projects, including a NSFC Fund, a NSFC Young Fund, a Project in the National Key R&D Program of China and several enterprise cooperation Projects. She has published about 30 papers, and participated in compiling 1 book. She has also taken part in applying 5 patents and 2 patents have been authorized.

 

 

Selected Publications:

1.   Jinli Xue, Yaqiong Zhang*, Guoren Huang, Jie Liu, Margaret Slavin, Liangli (Lucy) Yu. Zein-caseinate composite nanoparticles for bioactive delivery using curcumin as a probe compound, Food Hydrocolloids, 2018, 83, 25-35

2.   Yaqiong Zhang, Fangyi Yao, Jie Liu, Wen Zhou, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Synthesis and characterization of alkylated caseinate, and its structure-curcumin loading property relationship in water, Food Chemistry, 2018, 244:246-253

3.   Yaqiong Zhang, Puyu Yang, Fangyi Yao, Jie Liu, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Grafting C8-C16 alkyl groups altered the self-assembly and curcumin-loading properties of sodium caseinate in water, Data in Brief, 2018, 16, 276-285.

4.   Puyu Yang, Hong Zhang, Junchen Liu, Jinyu Hu, Jianchun Wan, Yaqiong Zhang*, Liangli Yu*, Review of Sn-2 Palmitate implications for infant health, Journal of Food Science and Technology (in Chinese), 2018, 36(4), 12-17.

5. Fangyi Yao, Yaqiong Zhang*, Liangli (Lucy) Yu. The Effect of Caseinate Derivatives on the Redispersibility and Storage Stability of Freeze-dried Zein Nanoparticles, Journal of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (in Chinese), 2018, 18 (11): 152-158

6.   Jianchun Wan, Songyou Hu, Jorg J. Jacoby, Jie Liu, Yaqiong Zhang*, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, The impact of dietary sn-2 palmitic triacylglycerols in combination with docosahexaenoic acid or arachidonic acid on lipid metabolism and host faecal microbiota composition in Sprague Dawley rats, Food & Function, 2017, 8,  1793-1802.

7.   Boyan Gao, Yinghua Luo, Weiying Lu, Jie Liu, Yaqiong Zhang*, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Triacylglycerol compositions of sunflower, corn and soybean oils examined with supercritical CO₂ ultra-performance convergence chromatography combined with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Food Chemistry, 2017, 218, 569-574.

8.   Yue Zhao¹, Yaqiong Zhang¹, Zhongfei Zhang, Jie Liu, Yi-lin Wang, Boyan Gao, Yuge Niu, Xiangjun Sun, Liangli Yu*, Formation of 3-MCPD fatty acid esters from monostearoyl glycerol and the thermal stability of 3-MCPD monoesters, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016, 64, 8918-8926.（Co-first author）

9.   Yaqiong Zhang, Yuge Niu, Fangyi Yao, Bona Dai, Qin Wang, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Preparation of novel cross-linked and octylated caseinates using a biphasic enzymatic procedure and their functional properties, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2014, 62(34):8655-8662

10. Yaqiong Zhang, Yuge Niu, Yangchao Luo, Mei Ge, Tian Yang, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Qin Wang, Fabrication, characterization and antimicrobial activities of thymol-loaded zein nanoparticles stabilized by sodium caseinate-chitosan hydrochloride double layers, Food Chemistry, 2014,142:269-275

11. Shengmin Zhou, Yueqiang Wang, Jorg J. Jacoby, Yuanrong Jiang, Yaqiong Zhang, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Effects of medium- and long-chain triacylglycerols on lipid metabolism and gut microbiota composition in C57BL/6C mice, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65:6599-6507

12. Jie Liu, Yanfang Li, Puyu Yang, Jianchun Wan, Qimeng Chang, Thomas T.Y. Wang, Weiying Lu, Yaqiong Zhang, Qin Wang, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Gypenosides reduced the risk of overweight and insulin resistance in C57BL/6J mice through modulating adipose thermogenesis and gut microbiota, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65: 9237-9246.

13. Yanfang Li, Puyu Yang, Qimeng Chang, Jing Wang, Jie Liu, Yuan Lv, Thomas T.Y. Wang, Boyan Gao, Yaqiong Zhang, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Inhibitory effect of piceatannol on TNF-α-mediated inflammation and insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65(23), 4634-4641

14. Boyan Gao, Man Liu, Guoren Huang, Zhongfei Zhang, Yue Zhao, Thomos Wang, Yaqiong Zhang, Jie Liu, Liangli Yu. * Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of 3-MCPD 1-monopalmitate after oral administration in rats, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65, 2609-2614.

15. Lei Chen, Jie Liu, Yaqiong Zhang, Bona Dai, Yuan An, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, Structural, thermal, and anti-inflammatory properties of a novel pectic polysaccharide from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) stem, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2015,63(12): 3219-3228

16. Lei Chen, Jie Liu, Yaqiong Zhang, Yuge Niu, Bona Dai, Liangli (Lucy) Yu*, A novel alkaline Hemicellulosic Heteroxylan isolated from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) stem and Its thermal and anti-inflammatory properties, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2015,63(11): 2970-2978

 

 

Awards:

She received “Jinlongyu Young Teacher award” of SJTU in 2018 and the Third Prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award (ranked third) in 2011.