Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Dr. Meijun Zhu is an assistant professor in the School of Food Science at Washington State University/University of Idaho. She obtained her Sc.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at China Agricultural University, and got her Ph.D. in Food Microbiology at Iowa State University. She received her postdoctoral training at University of Wyoming, studying the impact of maternal nutrition on fetal development.

Her research centers on foodborne pathogen gut colonization, mucosal inflammation and intestinal epithelial health, particularly interested in biological effects of dietary factors on gut epithelial health, microbiota, and the incidence of gut epithelial associated diseases. Her research program is currently supported by NIH, USDA and commodity funds. She has served on the USDA grant panel and is an active ad-hoc reviewer for a number of grant funding agencies and journals.

• Favorable effects of food bioactive components on gut epithelial health, gut microbiota and the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease
• Impact of maternal obesity on the offspring gut development and barrier function
• Gut mucosal immune response and foodborne pathogen gut colonization