Professor, Eveleigh-Fenton Chair of Applied Microbiology
liping.zhao@rutgers.edu
848-932-5675
Laboratory Website
Lipman Hall, Room 326
76 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
Research Interests
- Developing molecular and genomic tools for systems understanding and predictive manipulation of the complex microbial communities in human and animal guts.
- Understanding interactions between diet and gut microbiota in onset and progression of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
- Formulating nutritional interventions to modulate the relationship between gut microbiota and humans for achieving preventive health care.