人物經歷
2003-2007 武漢大學 生命科學學院 生命科學與技術基地班 理學學士
2007-2013 中國科學院 上海生命科學研究院 營養科學院研究所 理學博士 師從:陳雁教授(研究員)
2013-2018
美國國立衛生研究院 National Institutes of Health (
NIH/ NIDDK)
博士後 師從:Jurgen Wess 博士
2018-2019
美國國立衛生研究院 National Institutes of Health (
NIH/ NIDDK) 助理研究員
2019-今天津醫科大學 基礎醫學院 藥理學系 教授
主要成就
現為天津醫科大學基礎醫學院課題組長(獨立PI),國家優秀青年科學基金獲得者,是“卓越人才培養計畫”引進的特聘教授、博士生導師,長期開展關於糖尿病、非酒精性脂肪肝等代謝性疾病的研究,已獲得國家自然科學基金面上項目及重大研究計畫(糖脂代謝的時空網路調控)支持,目前的研究方向為線粒體蛋白乙醯化對糖脂代謝過程的影響。研究成果以29篇高水平SCI論文發表在知名國際學術期刊,包括J Clin Invest.、Nature Communications、Hepatology、PNAS、JCI Insight、JBC等。論文累計被引用千餘次,H指數19,H10指數22。連續多次榮獲美國國立衛生研究院(NIH)授予的傑出學者獎,並多次受邀在著名國際學術會議(如Keystone Symposium等)發表學術演講。同時擔任多個國際學術雜誌編委及獨立審稿人。
獲得榮譽
2014-2018 美國國立衛生研究院傑出學者獎
2018 實驗生物學與醫學雜誌(EBM)優秀審稿人獎
社會任職
北美華人糖尿病學會(CADA)終身會員、中國生物物理學會會員、中國藥理學會會員
發表文章
Han L, Zhang C, WangD, Zhang J, Tang Q, Li MJ, Sack MN, Wang L*, Zhu L*. Retrograde regulationof mitochondrial fission and epithelial to mesenchymal transition inhepatocellular carcinoma by GCN5L1. Oncogene. 2023Mar;42(13):1024-1037.
Zhang T#, Cui Y#, WuY, Meng J, Han L, Zhang J, Zhang C, Yang C, Chen L, Bai X, Zhang K, Wu K, Sack M.N,Wang L*, Zhu L*. Mitochondrial GCN5L1 regulates glutaminase acetylationand hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Transl Med. 2022May;12(5):e852.
Zhu L*, Rossi M, Cohen A, Pham J, Zheng H, Dattaroy D, Mukaibo T, Melvin JE, Langel JL, Hattar S, Matschinsky FM, Appella DH, Doliba NM, Wess J*. Allosteric modulation of β-cell M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors greatly improves glucose homeostasis in lean and obese mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Sep 10;116(37):18684-18690. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904943116. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
Wang L#, Zhu L# (co-first author), Wu K, Chen Y, Lee DY, Gucek M, Sack MN*. Mitochondrial GCN5L1 regulates glutaminolysis, mTORC1 activity and murine liver regeneration. Hepatology. 2019 Jul 25. doi: 10.1002/hep.30876.
Zhu L, Dattaroy D, Pham J, Wang L, Barella LF, Cui Y, Wilkins KJ, Roth BL, Hochgeschwender U, Matschinsky FM, Kaestner KH, Doliba NM, Wess J*. Intra-islet glucagon signaling is critical for maintaining glucose homeostasis. JCI Insight. 2019 Apr 23;5. pii: 127994. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.127994.
Zhu L#, Rossi M#, Cui Y, Lee RJ, Sakamoto W, Perry NA, Urs NM, Caron MG, Gurevich VV, Godlewski G, Kunos G, Chen M, Chen W, and Wess J*. Hepatic beta-arrestin-2 is essential for maintaining euglycemia. J Clin Invest. 2017 Aug 1;127(8):2941-2945. doi: 10.1172/JCI92913. Epub 2017 Jun 26.
Rossi M#, Zhu L# (co-first author), McMillin SM, Pydi SP, Cui J, Lee RJ, Kaneto H, Birnbaum MJ, Ma Y, Rotman Y, Liu J, Cyphert TJ, Finkel T, McGuinness OP, and Wess J*. Hepatic Gi signaling regulates whole body glucose homeostasis. J Clin Invest. 2018 Jan 16. pii: 94505. doi: 10.1172/JCI94505.
Zhu L, Almaça J, Prasanna K. Dadi PK, Hong H, Sakamoto W, Rossi M, Lee RJ, Vierra NC, Lu H, Cui Y, McMillin SM, Perry NA, Gurevich VV, Lee A, Kuo B, Leapman RD, Matschinsky FM, Doliba NM, Urs NM, Caron MG, Jacobson DA, Caicedo A, Wess J*. Beta-Arrestin-2 is an essential regulator of pancreatic beta-cell function under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Nat Commun. 2017 Feb 1;8:14295. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14295.
Zhu L#, Wang L#, Luo X, Zhang Y, Zhang R, Ding Q, Jiang X, Wang X, Pan Y and Chen Y*.Tollip, an intracellular trafficking protein, is a novel modulator of the transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway. J Biol Chem. 2012 Nov 16;287(47):39653-63.
Zhu L, Liu Z, Feng Z, Hao J, Shen W, Li X, Sun L, Sharman E, Wang Y, Wertz K, Weber P, Shi X, Liu J*. Hydroxytyrosol protects against oxidative damage by simultaneous activation of mitochondrial biogenesis and phase II detoxifying enzyme systems in retinal pigment epithelial cells. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Nov;21(11):1089-98.
Zhu L, Rossi M, Doliba NM, Wess J. Beta-cell M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors as potential targets for novel antidiabetic drugs. Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Apr;81:106267. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106267. Epub 2020 Feb 7. PMID: 32044662 Review.
Zhu L, Chen S, Chen Y*. Unraveling the biological functions of Smad7 with mouse models. Cell Biosci. 2011 Dec 28;1:44. (Invited Review)