Dr. Wu Nian, Master’s Supervisor, pursued her PhD at Imperial College London, conducting research in the renowned Glycosciences Laboratory under the guidance of Prof. Ten Feizi. Nian has long been dedicated to the research on the structure-function relationship of glycosaminoglycans. She has led 6 research grants across national, provincial/ministerial and university tiers.

Main research directions :

At present, her research mainly focuses on the preventive and protective effects of marine-derived glycosaminoglycans in models related to neurodegenerative diseases.

Representative academic achievements：

1. Y Chen#, Y Zhuo#, S Wan#, Y Li, S Chen, G Wang*, N Wu*. Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate alleviates colonic barrier dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease via epithelial cell modulation and microecology restoration[J]. Journal of Functional Foods. 2025, 127:106753, DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2025.106753.

2. Y Liu#, X Liu#, Q Ye#, Y Wang#, J Zhang, S Lin, G Wang, X Yang, J Zhang*, S Chen*, N Wu*. Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate against parkinson’s disease through inhibiting inflammation induced by gut dysbiosis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2022, 70, 13676-13691.

3. N Wu#, Y Li#, X He#, J Lin#, D Long, X Cheng, B Brand-Saberi, G Wang*, X Yang*. Retinoic acid signaling plays a crucial role in excessive caffeine intake-disturbed apoptosis and differentiation of myogenic progenitors. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2021, (9),1-15.

4. N Wu, L Silva, Y Liu, Y Zhang, C Gao, F Zhang, F Li, Y Peng, R Linhardt, T Kawasaki, B Mulloy, W Chai, T Feizi. Glycan markers of human stem cells assigned with beam search arrays. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 2019, 18(10), 1981-2002.

5. N Wu#, Y Zhang#, X Ye, Y Hu, T Ding, and S Chen. Sulfation pattern of fucose branches affects the anti-hyperlipidemic activities of fucosylated chondroitin sulfate. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2016, 147, 1-7.

Main academic positions:

Young Editorial Board Member, Glycoscience & Therapy

E-mail：nian5999（126邮箱）