Wenjun Zhou

Wenjun Zhou is a Lecturer at the Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, specializing in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Their research focuses on transcriptional regulation of energy metabolism and neurocognition by endocrine factors, environmental stressors, and the circadian clock.

• Postdoctoral Training: Neuroscience and Metabolism (BCM, 2019), Neuropathic Pain (MD Anderson, 2014), Mood Disorders (UAB, 2011)
• PhD in Nutritional Neuroscience (University of Shizuoka, 2009)

Key research areas include Type 2 Diabetes, Neurocognitive Impairment, and the interplay between Circadian Disruption and Metabolic Disorders. Their funded work explores how circadian rhythm disturbances induce glucose intolerance and insulin resistance via hypothalamic pathways. Publications highlight mechanisms in GABAergic neurons, kynurenine pathway dysregulation, and epigenetic controls in metabolic-neurocognitive comorbidities.

Professional Memberships:

• American Diabetes Association (2019)
• Society for Neuroscience (2010)