Education Background

Doctor of Science in Ecology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). 2006.

Master Degree of Agricultural Science in veterinary medicine, Department of Animal Science and Technology of Agricultural University of Hebei (China). 2003.

Bachelor of Agricultural Science in Animal science, Department of Animal Science and Technology of Agricultural University of Hebei (China). 1997.

Work Experience

Professor at College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Zhejiang China (2013-date).

Assistant professor, associate professor and professor at College of Agricultural Science, Liaocheng University, Shandong China (2006-2007, 2008-2012,2012-2013).

Post-doctoral research fellow at University of Aberdeen, UK (2007-2008).

Assistant veterinarian at the Veterinary Station of Animal Bureau of Fengrun County, Hebei, China (1997-2000).

Research Interest

We have been working on Physiology and Ecological in small mammals, such as energy metabolism and adaptive regulation in physiology during growth, development, maturation and reproduction in response to environmental changes. In detail, we are focusing on 1) boy mass/ fat regulation in response to high fat diet; 2) the roles of uncoupling protein (ucp) of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in protecting the body from fatness; 3) effect of food restriction and refeeding on body mass, fat mass and behavior; 4) the energy budget and behavior pattern in striped hamsters to cope with cold and hot temperature; 5) limits to sustained energy intake and reproductive performance in Swiss mice and Striped hamsters.

Courses Taught

Human Anatomy and Physiology; Biostatistics

Projects

1. International Incoming Fellowships-2006/R2 China Fellowships from the Royal Society, UK (2007-2008)
2. National Natural Science Fund Project (2008-2011)
3. National Natural Science Fund Project (2010-2013)
4. Open grant from State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management for Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012-2014)
5. National Natural Science Fund Project (2012-2016)
6. National Natural Science Fund Project (2017-2020)

Selected Publications

Wen J, Tan S, Qiao QG, Fan WJ, Huang YX, Cao J, Liu JS, Wang ZX, Zhao ZJ*. 2017. Sustained energy intake in lactating Swiss mice: a dual modulation process. J Exp Biol, 220, 2277-2286.
Shi LL, Fan WJ, Zhang JY, Xiao YZ, Tan S, Wen J, Cao J, Zhang XY, Chi QS, Wang DH, Zhao ZJ*. 2017. The roles of metabolic thermogenesis in body fat regulation in striped hamsters fed high-fat diet at different temperatures. Comp Biochem Physiol A, 212, 35-44.
Zhao ZJ*, Li L, Yang DB, Chi QS, Hambly C, Speakman JR*. 2016. Limits to sustained energy intake XXV: milk energy output and thermogenesis in Swiss mice lactating at thermoneutrality. Sci Rep, 6, 31626.
Tan S, Wen J, Shi LL, Wang CM, Wang GY, Zhao ZJ*. 2016. The increase in fat content in the warm-acclimated striped hamsters is associated with the down-regulated metabolic thermogenesis. Comp Biochem Physiol A, 201, 162-172.
Zhang JY, Zhao XY, Wen J, Tan S, Zhao ZJ*. 2016. Plasticity in gastrointestinal morphology and enzyme activity in lactating striped hamsters (Cricetulus barabensis). J Exp Biol, 219(Pt 9), 1327-36.
Zhao XY, Zhang JY, Cao J, Zhao ZJ*. 2015. Oxidative damage does not occur in striped hamsters raising natural and experimentally increased litter size. Plos One. DOI:10.1371 /journal. pone.0141604.
Zhou SS, Cao LL, Xu WD, Cao J, Zhao ZJ*. 2015. Effect of temperature on oxidative stress, antioxidant levels and uncoupling protein expression in striped hamsters. Comp Biochem Physiol A, 189, 84-90.
Zhao ZJ*, Chi QS, Zhao L, Zhu QX, Cao J, Wang DH. 2015. Effect of food restriction on energy budget in warm-acclimated striped hamsters. Physiol Behav, 147, 220–226.
Zhao ZJ*, Chen KX, Liu YA, Wang CM, Cao J. 2014. Decreased circulating leptin and increased neuropeptide Y gene expression are implicated in food deprivation-induced hyperactivity in striped hamsters, Cricetulus barabensis. Horm Behav, 65, 355-362.
Zhao ZJ*, Chi QS, Cao J, Wang DH. 2014. Seasonal changes of body mass and energy budget in striped hamster: the role of leptin. Physiol Biochem Zool, 87, 245-56.
Zhao ZJ*, Song DG, Su ZC, Wei WB, Liu XB, Speakman JR*. 2013. Limits to sustained energy intake. XVIII. Energy intake and reproductive output during lactation in Swiss mice raising small litters. J Exp Biol, 216, 2349-2358.
Zhao ZJ*, Król E, Moille S, Gamo Y, Speakman JR*. 2013. Limits to sustained energy intake. XV. Effects of wheel running on the energy budget during lactation. J Exp Biol, 216, 2316-2327.