Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His research focuses on understanding the roles of the human microbiome in health and disease, particularly in chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and HIV infection. Dr. Wang’s work integrates microbial genomics, phylogenetics, and multi-omics approaches to explore diet-microbiota-host interactions.

• Affiliation: Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus (1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY)

His research interests include:

• Microbial community dynamics and evolution
• Mechanisms linking gut microbiota to systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease
• Immigration-related microbiome shifts and obesity correlations
• Long-term HIV infection consequences on host-microbiome relationships

Recent work highlights the interplay between gut microbial metabolites and chronic disease progression, with studies published in Circulation Research, Microbiome, and Genome Biology.