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Wu , Chaodong
Chaodong Wu
Professor and Faculty Fellow
Office:
217A Cater-Mattil
Email:
cdwu@tamu.edu
Phone:
979-458-1521
http://nfscfaculty.tamu.edu/wu
Undergraduate Education
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (Wuhan), China. MD, Medicine, 1992
Graduate Education
Tongji Medical University (Wuhan), China. Master of Medical Science, 1995
Beijing Medical University, China. PhD in Medical Science, 1998
Awards
Junior Faculty Award, American Diabetes Association, 2010
Research Award, Minnesota Medical Foundation, 2004
Travel Award, Dept. of BMBB, the University of Minnesota, 2001
Pilot & Feasibility Research Award, Minnesota Obesity Center, 2002, 2005
Travel Award, The Center for Diabetes Research, University of Minnesota, 2001
Courses Taught
NUTR 470: Nutrition and Physiological Chemistry
NUTR 681: Nutrition Seminar

Research Interest

The long-term goal of Dr. Wu’s research program is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of obesity and overnutrition-associated metabolic diseases including insulin resistance, diabetes, and fatty liver disease so that novel dietary and/or pharmacological approaches can be developed for preventing and/or treating metabolic diseases. Using molecular, cellular, and integrative approaches, the Wu lab is focused on investigating the interaction between metabolism and inflammation.

 

Research Area

Obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and fatty liver disease

Publications

  1. Zhu, B, Li, H, Lu, B, Guo, X, Wu, C, Wang, F et al.. Indole supplementation ameliorates MCD-induced NASH in mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2022;107 :109041. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109041. PubMed PMID:35568098 .
  2. Ceci, L, Zhou, T, Lenci, I, Meadows, V, Kennedy, L, Li, P et al.. Molecular Mechanisms Linking Risk Factors to Cholangiocarcinoma Development. Cancers (Basel). 2022;14 (6):. doi: 10.3390/cancers14061442. PubMed PMID:35326593 PubMed Central PMC8945938.
  3. O'Brien, A, Zhou, T, White, T, Medford, A, Chen, L, Kyritsi, K et al.. FGF1 Signaling Modulates Biliary Injury and Liver Fibrosis in the Mdr2-/- Mouse Model of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Hepatol Commun. 2022;6 (7):1574-1588. doi: 10.1002/hep4.1909. PubMed PMID:35271760 PubMed Central PMC9234675.
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