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Jinzeng Yang  , PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Work Email: jinzeng@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

1) Myostatin gene, skeletal muscle, physical activities, diet, obesity and diabetes prevention, 2) DNA-based genetics program in livestock animal and aquatic species

Recent Publications

  1. Fu B, Yang J, Yang Y, Xia J, He Y, Wang Q, Zhao H, Yang H. 2022. Enhanced Muscle Fibers of Epinephelus coioides by Myostatin Autologous Nucleic Acid Vaccine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(13):6997. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23136997
  2. Gu H, Zhou Y, Yang J, Li J, Peng Y, Zhang X, Miao Y, Jiang W, Bu G, Hou L, Li T, Zhang L, Xia X, Ma Z, Xiong Y, Zuo B. 2021.Targeted overexpression of PPARγ in skeletal muscle by random insertion and CRISPR/Cas9 transgenic pig cloning enhances oxidative fiber formation and intramuscular fat deposition. FASEB J. 35(2):e21308. doi: 10.1096/fj.202001812RR
  3. Li B, Cui W, Yang J. 2020. Enhanced skeletal muscle growth in myostatin-deficient transgenic pigs had improved glucose uptake in stretozotocin -induced diabetes. Trans-genic Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-020-00194-y
  4. Yang J, 2014. Enhanced skeletal muscle for effective glucose homeostasis. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science 121:133-63

Recent Grants

  1. Target Disruption of fish PGC for enhanced growth, USDA-CTSA, 2021-Present
  2. Nutrient Bioavailability-Phytonutrients and Beyond, USDA-Hatch, 2019-present
  3. Post-harvest food technology and nutrition/ Bioactive Compound. USDA, 2019-present

Current Graduate Students

  • Brock Wetzlich, MS in MBBE

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

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    • Requirements
      • Coursework requirement
        • BS plan
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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Lynn Albright, PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Jinan Banna, PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry, PhD
Jean Butel, PhD
Monica Esquivel, PhD RDN CSSD
Adrian Franke, PhD
Yanghua “Sunny” He, PhD
Kacie K.H.Y. Ho, PhD
Rajesh Jha, PhD
Soojin Jun, PhD
Yong Soo Kim, PhD, MS
Iris Fumiko Kimura, PhD, AT.Ret, PT
Kate Larson
Janet Latner, PhD
Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD
Mi-Jeong Lee, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero, PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li, PhD
Yong Li, PhD
Unhee Lim, PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD PhD
Birendra Mishra, PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar, PhD
Rachel Novotny, PhD RDN
Jenee Odani, DVM
May Okihiro, MD
Caleb Reichhardt, PhD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, PhD RDN LD IBC
Andre P. Seale, PhD
John A Shepherd, PhD
Mark Thorne, PhD
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang, PhD
Halina M Zaleski, PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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