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Xiaotong Zhu is an Assistant Instructor at the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine. She holds a B.S. from China Pharmaceutical University (2011) and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017). Her postdoctoral research (2017–2024) focused on lipid metabolism mechanisms, particularly in liver fat accumulation and enzyme phase alterations in lipogenesis.
Her research interests center on lipid droplet dynamics, molecular mechanisms of metabolic disorders, and cross-species comparisons of lipid biology. She employs models like Caenorhabditis elegans and mouse studies to investigate metabolic pathways and their implications in health and disease. Recent work highlights lipid droplet roles in steroid metabolism and cold-induced adaptations in adipose tissue.
Key research trends include interdisciplinary approaches combining genomics, proteomics, and cellular biology to unravel lipid metabolism complexities. Her studies bridge basic science with translational insights into metabolic diseases like fatty liver disease.
Dr. Zhu’s lab is affiliated with Jay Horton’s group, emphasizing collaborative, hypothesis-driven research in nutritional and metabolic medicine. No awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials.
