Biography

Baojun Xu is a professor in United International College (UIC) and also an associate director of UIC key lab -laboratory for health promotion mechanism of medicinal food and folk remedy. he is an author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He received his Ph.D. in Chungnam National University, South Korea. He conducted postdoctoral research work in North Dakota State University, Purdue University, and Gerald P. Murphy cancer foundation during 2005-2009. He is serving as an associate editor-in-chief of food science and human wellness, an editorial board member of several international journals.

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Research Interest

1) Complex relationship among diet, gut microbiota, and human health, 2) health benefits (targeted at aging, cancers, obesity, and diabetes) assessment of phytochemicals from natural products; 3) cellular and molecular mechanisms of bioactive components in disease prevention.