Weihua Jin

Weihua Jin is a Visiting Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and holds the position of Associate Professor at the College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology. Their research focuses on polysaccharides and oligosaccharides, including their development, structural analysis, preparation of sugar derivatives, and mechanisms in anti-tumor, anti-aging, anti-diabetic, and neurodegenerative activity applications.

Education:

• B.S., Ningbo University, China
• Ph.D., Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests:

• Development and application of active polysaccharides and oligosaccharides
• Structure analysis of polysaccharides and oligosaccharides
• Preparation of novel sugar derivatives
• Mechanisms of polysaccharides in disease-related biological activities

Labs & Affiliations: The Linhardt Research Labs and the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at RPI.

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