Title: Professor in Food Biochemistry <br>Email: dyzhao@sjtu.edu.cn <br>Phone: +86(21)34205711                      Fax: +86(21)34205711 <br>Office: Room 207, No. 2 Wing Building, Agricultural Building<br>Latest Degree: Ph. D. Wuxi University of Light Industry-2001 <br>Visiting Scholar: Food Chemistry Lab in the Dept. of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2012.06-2013.08. <br>Visiting Scholar: Lab of Food Safety, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009.08-2009.11. <br>Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Food Chemistry Lab in the Dept. of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2001.04-2002.02. <br>Teaching courses:<br>• The Principles of Food Engineering (for undergraduate students, State Key Course) <br>Sensory Evaluation in Foods (for undergraduate students) <br>Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (for graduate students) <br><br>Major research interests <br>* Elucidation the mechanisms of the hypocholesterolaemic activity of saponins.<br>*Molecular Imprinting Technology (MIT) coupled with biosensors to detect chemical or biochemical contaminants in food. <br>*Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of dietary saponins and masking of bittery nutraceuticals.