Ninghui Cheng

Ninghui Cheng, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics-Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying nutrient regulation, plant biology, and cardiovascular systems. He holds a Ph.D. from Nanjing Agricultural University (China) and completed advanced training at Baylor College of Medicine and the Noble Foundation.

His work integrates plant genetics, molecular biology, and nutritional science, with recent studies exploring iron metabolism in plants, protoplast isolation techniques in chickpea, and gut microbiota modulation. In cardiology, he investigates glutaredoxin's role in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Cheng's plant biology studies include Medicago truncatula growth regulation and MAPK signaling in plant immunity.

No scientific awards or grants are listed here. He advises no students in the provided data. His affiliations emphasize interdisciplinary research at Baylor College of Medicine.