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Chinese Name
張柱
Biography
Dr. ZHANG graduated with B.Sc. (2011) the major of Food Science and Engineering from the Ocean University of China. And then he obtained his M.Sc. (2014) with the major of Food Engineering from China Agricultural University. He was conferred a Ph.D. in Pharmacology in Chinese Medicine at HKBU in 2020.
Dr. ZHANG joined BIOL of HKBU as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2020 and has taken up the new appointment as a Research Assistant Professor in CMTR in February, 2024. His research focus is on 1) Pharmacology of Chinese medicines, focusing on the therapuic mechanisms of action on anti-gastrointestinal cancer and neuroprotection; 2) The impact of emerging environmental pollutants such as micro/nano plastics on the progression of digestive and neurological disorders, as well as the intervention strategies of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Adolescent exposure to micro/nanoplastics induces cognitive impairments in mice with neuronal morphological damage and multi-omic alterations
Wang, C., Lin, K., Zhang, Z., Pan, Y., Miao, Q., Han, X., Zhang, Z., Zhu, P., Yang, J., Peng, Y., Yung, K. K. L., Shi, L. & Zhang, S., Mar 2025, In: Environment International. 197, 13 p., 109323.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Exploring the patterns in traditional Chinese medicine for bipolar disorder: a data-driven network approach
Sun, Z., Chu, J., Peng, J., Hu, K., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z. & Yung, K. K. L., 4 Jun 2025, In: Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16, 10 p., 1524345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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From Adipose to Action: Reprogramming Stem Cells for Functional Neural Progenitors for Neural Regenerative Therapy
Peng, J., Zhang, Z., Li, M., Yung, K. K. L. & Cheung, K. H., 9 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26, 14, 21 p., 6599.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Licochalcone A suppresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression by targeting eEF2K-mediated pyroptosis
Peng, J., Chan, H., Chen, W., Yung, K.K.-L., Cheung, K.-H. & Zhang, Z., 11 Jun 2025, In: Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16, 16 p., 1595686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Paeoniflorin Improves Stroke by Modulating the ESR1 Pathway: Data Mining and Validation Based on Network Approaches
Sun, Z. (Co-first author), Peng, J. (Co-first author), Chu, J., Wang, Z., Hu, K., Feng, Z., Zhou, M., Wang, X., Qi, S., Zhang, Z. & Yung, K. K. L., Jul 2025, In: Pharmaceuticals. 18, 7, 15 p., 933.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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