Tao Zhao

　　 　　

Tao Zhao

1. Basic Information

Tao Zhao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Aquatic Science

Supervisor of Master's Candidates

2. Educational Experience

B.S. in Aquaculture, Southwest University, 2013-2017

Ph.D. in Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2017-2023

Visiting Ph.D. student at McGill University, 2023-2024

3. Work Experience

2024.04 - present, Associate Professor at College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University

4. Teaching Interests

Undergraduate course, Aquatic animal nutrition and feed science; Feed preparation and feeding technology

5. Research Interests

(1) Regulatory mechanism of lipid nutrition metabolism in aquatic animals;

(2) Research and development of functional feed additives and their anti-fatty liver mechanism in fish

6. Publications（^#co-first author）

1. Zhao T, Tan XY, Pantopoulos K, Xu JJ, Zheng H, Xu YC, Song YF, Luo Z^*. miR-20a-5p targeting  mfn2 -mediated mitochondria-lipid droplet contacts regulated differential changes in hepatic lipid metabolism induced by two Mn sources in yellow catfish. J Hazard Mater, 2024, 462: 132749.

2. Zhao T^#, Zheng H^#, Xu JJ, Pantopoulos K, Xu YC, Liu LL, Lei XJ, Kotzamanis YP, Luo Z^*. MnO₂ nanoparticles trigger hepatic lipotoxicity and mitophagy via mtROS-dependent Hsf1^Ser326 phosphorylation. Free Radic Biol Med, 2024, 210: 390-405.

3. Zhao T, Xu JJ, Kotzamanis YP, Zhang DG, Xu YC, Zheng H, Han YK, Luo Z^*. Effects of dietary citric acid on growth performance, mineral status, body and muscle composition, muscle growth and mTOR signaling in yellow catfish  Pelteobagrus fulvidraco  fed with low-manganese diets. Aquaculture, 2024, 582, 740569.

4. Zhao T, Zheng H, Xu JJ, Xu YC, Liu LL, Luo Z^*. MnO₂ nanoparticles and MnSO₄ differentially affected hepatic lipid metabolism through miR-92a/ acsl3 -dependent  de novo  lipogenesis in yellow catfish  Pelteobagrus fulvidraco . Environ Pollut, 2023, 336: 122416.

5. Zhao T, Lv WH, Hogstrand C, Zhang DG, Xu YC, Xu YH, Luo Z^*. Sirt3-Sod2-mROS-mediated manganese triggered hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction and lipotoxicity in a freshwater teleost. Environ Sci Technol, 2022, 56(12): 8020-8033.

6. Zhao T, Yang SB, Xu YC, Chen GH, Xu YH, Luo Z^*. Phospholipase C signal mediated the glucose-induced changes of glucose absorption and lipid accumulation in the intestinal epithelial cells of yellow catfish  Pelteobagrus fulvidraco . Br J Nutr, 2021, 126(11): 1601-1610.

7. Zhao T, Yang SB, Chen GH, Xu YH, Xu YC, Luo Z^*. Dietary glucose increases glucose absorption and lipid deposition via SGLT1/2 signaling and acetylated ChREBP in the intestine and isolated intestinal epithelial cells of yellow catfish. J Nutr, 2020, 150(7): 1790-1798.

8. Zhao T, Wu K, Hogstrand C, Xu YH, Chen GH, Wei CC, Luo Z^*. Lipophagy mediated carbohydrate-induced changes of lipid metabolism via oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and ChREBP/PPARγ pathways. Cell Mol Life Sci, 2020, 77(10): 1987-2003.

7. Contact information

Email: zhaotaoswu0409@163.com

Address: College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100