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Yang Zhou, Ph.D.,
Curriculum Vitae
3
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Statistical data analysis:
– Completed Master’s level core courses Stat 500 (Statistical Methods), Stat 511 (Statistical
Methods), Stat 542 and Stat 543 (Theoryof Probability and Statistics I & II)
– Improved BLAST method to promote accuracy of alignment for the complicated
eukaryotic genome.
Research Associate, Wuhan University, China
1998–2001
Responsibilities:
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Investigator and project coordinator responsible for collaboration with Tongji Medical School
and Wuhan Medical Inc.: Facilitated project studying the physiological effects of
pyrroloquinoline quinine (PQQ) at non-clinic and pre-clinic stage.
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Supervise experimental procedures, arranged tasks for team members
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Provide project progress reviews and updates to research team members, prepare
reports to principal investigator
Accomplishments:
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Designed and optimized procedures for the production of PQQ and nerve growth factor
(NGF).
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Produced polyclonal antibody for NGF, launched pre-clinical studies in mouse and rabbit to
identify the physiological effects of PQQ.
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Clarified physiological roles of PQQ on NGF in stimulating nerve cell development using
nerve cell culture.
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Initiated immunoassay for PQQ and methanol dehydrogenase.
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Identified PQQ as a cofactor of methanol dehydrogenase.
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Managed research team to conduct cell and animal experiments
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rained students and
visiting scholars.
C
OMMITTEE
S
ERVICE
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Nutritional Sciences Council at Iowa State University 2010- 2011
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AOAC International Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods
2013-2015
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AOAC International SPSFAM Heavy Metals Working Group 2013-2015
P
ROFESSIONAL
A
SSOCIATIONS
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AOAC International
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American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
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Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM)
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International Carotenoid Society
S
ELECTED
P
RESENTATION
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Y. Zhou
, E. Jobgen. A Highly Sensitive UPLC Method for Thiamine (Vitamin B
1
) and
Thiamine Phosphate Esters in Food. 130
th
AOAC Annual meeting. Sept. 2016.
AOAC OMB Teleconference Materials
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11/09/2016