Xiaodong Xia
Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
Editorial leadership for Journal of Food Science and Hygiene ISSN 2835-2165
Research interests
- Gut Microbiota
- Foodborne Pathogens
- Natural Antimicrobials
- Biofilm
- Immunity
Biography
Education:
Aug 2006-May 2010 - University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- Degree earned: Doctor of Philosophy,
- Major: Food Science, with a focus on food microbiology
- Dissertation: Pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in retail meat
Sep 2002-Jul 2005 - Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Degree earned: Master of Medicine,
- Major: Nutrition and Food Hygiene
- Thesis: Anthocyanin-rich extract from outlayer of black rice stabilize the atherosclerotic plaque in Apolipoprotein E deficient mice
- Sep 1998-Jul 2002 Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), Hefei, China
- Degree earned: Bachelor of Science
- Major: Food Science and Engineering
- Thesis: Optimization of technology of decolorization of crude bee honey
Appointment
Mar 2016- present - Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Sep 2010-present - Professor, Department of Food Safety and Nutrition
Northwest A&F Univesity, Yangling, Shaanxi
Aug 2006-Aug 2010 - Research Assistant, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Jan 2009-May 2009 - Teaching Assistant, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Selected publications
- Jellyfish skin polysaccharides enhance intestinal barrier function and modulate the gut microbiota in mice with DSS-induced colitis 2021 cited 75×
- Dioscin relieves diabetic nephropathy via suppressing oxidative stress and apoptosis, and improving mitochondrial quality and quantity control 2022 cited 68×
- Live and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila attenuate hyperuricemia in mice through modulating uric acid metabolism, inflammation, and gut microbiota 2022 cited 66×
- Live and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila decrease susceptibility to Salmonella Typhimurium infection in mice 2023 cited 64×
- Punicalagin inhibits biofilm formation and virulence gene expression of Vibrio parahaemolyticus 2022 cited 44×
- Antibiofilm effect of sodium butyrate against Vibrio parahaemolyticus 2022 cited 40×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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