Feng-Qi Zhao, Ph D
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology
Laboratory of Molecular Physiology
Member of Vermont Cancer Center
Faculty of Biological Sciences

#211 Terrill Hall, 570 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405-0148
Telephone: (802) 656-0786
Fax: (802) 656-8196
Email: fzhao@uvm.edu
Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~fzhao

Education

• B.S.: Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
• M.S.: Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiansu, China
• Ph.D.: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Post-doctor: NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
• My BioSketch

Research

My main area of expertise is in mammary gland biology and lactation physiology. My research mainly focuses on the role of mammary glucose uptake in supporting milk production. Other interests include the role of Oct transcription factors in mammary development, milk gene expression and mammary tumorigenesis. My research is primarily aimed at the improvement of the productivity of dairy animals in agriculture and the discovery of the causes and possible cure of breast cancer in medicine.

• My current research projects
• Laboratory of Lactation and Mammary Gland Biology
• Publications
  • Elsik CG, Tellam RL, Worley KC, ... Zhao F-Q (2009) The Genome sequence of taurine cattle: A window to ruminant biology and evolution. Science 324, 522-528.
  • Finucane KA, McFadden TB, Bond JP, Kennelly JJ, Zhao F-Q (2008) Onset of lactation in the bovine mammary gland: gene expression profiling indicates a strong inhibition of gene expression in cell proliferation. Functional and Integrative Genomics 8, 251-264.
  • Zhao F-Q, Keating AF (2007) Functional properties and genomics of glucose transporters (review). Current Genomics 8, 113-128.
  • Zhao F-Q, Keating AF (2007) Invited review: Expression and regulation of glucose transporters in bovine mammary gland. Journal of Dairy Science 90 (Suppl. 1), E76-E86.
  • Dong B, Zhao F-Q (2007) Involvement of the ubiquitous Oct-1 transcription factor in hormonal induction of beta-casein gene expression. Biochemical Journal 401, 57-64.
  • More publications

Current teaching:

• ASCI 141: Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
• ASCI 220: Lactation Physiology
• ASCI 097: China-US Perspectives on Dairy Food Entrepreneurship:  a Case Study
• More on teaching

Lab news:

• Dr. Takami Oka, Director of Central Research Laboratory and special scientific counsel of Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd,  Japan, will visit and establish collabrations with Dr. Zhao's Lab in August of 2010.
• Drs. Hongyun Liu and Aiguo Chen from Zhejiang University visited Dr. Zhao's Lab in July of 2010.
• Dr. Zhao and graduate student, Yong Shao, attended and gave oral research presentations at the Annual Conference of ADSA/ASAS/PSA/CASA at Denver Conference Center, July 11-15, 2010.
• Dr. Zhao attended and presented research data at the BIT 3rd World Congress of Cancer at the Exhibition Center of Singpaore, June 20-14, 2010.
• Dr. Zhao visited and gave presentations at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Zhejiang University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University in May and June of 2010.
• Dr. Zhao visited MiGill University as the external examiner of a Ph.D. thesis defense on Feb. 15, 2010.
• Pamela Bentley successfully defended her M.S. thesis on January 8, 2010.
• Archieved lab news