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Haidong Zhu is a Professor at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia with cross-departmental appointments in Medicine, Georgia Prevention Institute, Population Health Science, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine. His primary academic role centers in the Department of Medicine where he maintains active research and teaching responsibilities.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Peking University (1997)
- MS in Biochemistry from Jinzhou Medical College (1989)
- MD in Medicine from China Medical College (1986)
Dr. Zhu's research investigates molecular mechanisms linking nutrition to cardiometabolic health, with emphasis on dietary fiber, vitamin D, and sodium interventions. His work employs epigenetic, genomic, and clinical approaches to study insulin resistance, hypertension, and aging biomarkers in vulnerable populations including African American adolescents and obese adults. Key methodologies include randomized clinical trials, epigenome-wide association studies, and miRNA profiling.
His 2018 publication cohort reveals concentrated expertise in nutrition-genome interactions, demonstrating how dietary components modulate epigenetic aging, cardiovascular risk, and stress responses. These studies bridge molecular biology with population health, highlighting health disparities through rigorous clinical trial designs and multi-omics analyses.
Dr. Zhu directs the GPI Genetic Core Lab (2006-present) and serves on Augusta University's intramural grant review committee (2008-present). He actively contributes to scholarly discourse as a reviewer for Metabolism, Nutrients, British Journal of Nutrition, Nutrition Research, and Human Molecular Genetics.
His laboratory leadership focuses on genetic and epigenetic analysis within the Georgia Prevention Institute, supporting translational research on diet-related chronic diseases through advanced genomic technologies and biomarker discovery.
