Curriculum Vita
Jie Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor in Biophysics, Muscle Biology and Meat Science;
Supervisor, Biophysical Graduate/Postdoctoral Program;
Director, Meat R&D Laboratory, National Beef Cattle Improvement Center;
Director, Laboratory of Muscle & Meat Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics;
Address: Room C510, Science Building, North Campus, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
E-mail: jiezhu@nwafu.edu.cn.
Education and Training
Postdoc (Muscle Biology & Meat Science), Purdue University-West Lafayette @ USA
Postdoc (Animal Husbandry & Veterinary), Northwest A&F University @ China
Visiting Ph.D. (Biophysics), Argonne National Laboratories, Dept of Energy @ USA
Ph.D. (Biophysics), Northwest A&F University @ China
M.S. (Acoustics, Shaanxi Normal University @ China
B.S. (Physics, Shaanxi Normal University @ China
Professional Experiences
2020-present, Professor, National Beef Cattle Improvement Center & Institute of Biophysics, and College of Science, Northwest A&F University, China
2013-2019 Associate Professor, National Beef Cattle Improvement Center & Institute of Biophysics, and College of Science, Northwest A&F University, China
2006-2012 Assistant Professor (Teaching Assistant/Lecturer), Institute of Biophysics, and College of Science, Northwest A&F University, China
Research Area
Muscle Biology and Meat Science/Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
1. Ultrastructure and Biomechanics of Muscle and Collagen Fibers,
2. Tenderization, Gelatinization and Functionalization of Meat Products,
3. Meat Storage and Antibacterial Preservation
Selected Publications
Authored and co-authored more than 120 research papers in peer-reviewed journals in Muscle Biology and Meat Science/Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. Selected publications are listed as follows:
[1]. Jie Zhu. Ultrastructure and Biomechanical Properties of Muscle and Collagen Fibers [Book]. China Science Press, Beijing, China, 2016.
[2]. H Wang, S Fei, Y Wang, L Zan, Jie Zhu*. Comparative study on the self-assembly of pectin and alginate molecules regulated by calcium ions investigated by atomic force microscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020, 231, e115673 (IF=7.182)
[3]. Y Hu, L Zhang, Y Yi, I Solangi, L Zan, Jie Zhu*. Effects of sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium pyrophosphate on the ultrastructure of beef myofibrillar proteins investigated with AFM, Food Chemistry, 2021, 338:e128146 (IF=6.306)
[4]. Y Wan, Y Gao, J Shao, A Tumarbekova, D Zhang*, Jie Zhu*. Effects of ultrasound and thermal treatment on the ultrastructure of collagen fibers from bovine tendon using atomic force microscopy, Food Chemistry , 2021, 338:e128985 (IF=6.306)
[5]. G Li, Z Li, X Li, Y Wang, J Zhu, Dequan Zhang*. Postmortem ageing influences the thawed meat quality of frozen lamb loins. Food Chemistry, 2019, 275:105-112 (IF=6.306)
[6]. B He, W Wang, Y Song, Y Ou, Jie Zhu*. Structural and physical properties of carboxymethyl cellulose/gelatin films functionalized with antioxidant of bamboo leaves. Int’l J. Biol. Macromol., 2020, 164, 1649-1656 (IF=5.162)
[7]. Jie Zhu*, RS Madhurapantul, A Kalyanasundaram, T Sabharwal, O Antipova, SW Bishnoi, JPRO Orgel*. Ultrastructural Location and Interactions of the Immunoglobulin Receptor Binding Sequence within Fibrillar Type I Collagen. Int’l J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21, e4166 (IF=4.556)
[8]. Wang Y, Li X, Li Z, Du M, Zhu Jie*, Zhang S*, Zhang D*. Phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins in three ovine muscles during postmortem ageing. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019, 18(7): 1643–1651 (IF=1.984)
[9]. Y Wan, H Wang, W Wang, L Zan*, Jie Zhu*. Effect of Ultrasound and Calcium Chloride on the Ultrastructure and the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force Value of Beef Shank Muscle Fibers. Food Biophysics, 2018, 13(4): 396–403(IF=2.387)
Recent Grant Support
National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Provincial Key R&D Program of Shaanxi, The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
