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Curriculum Vitae

I. Personal information

Linshu Jiang, Ph.D., Level-II Professor, doctoral supervisor.

Prof. Jiang is a Level-II Professor at Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA). He has long been engaged in research on dairy cow nutritional immunology and unconventional feed resources. He currently serves as Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Dairy Cow Nutrition, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Adjunct Professor at Zhejiang University, and doctoral supervisor at Hebei Agricultural University.

Prof. Jiang is the Chief Scientist of a National Key R&D Program project under China's 14th Five-Year Plan. He is an expert receiving the Special Government Allowance of the State Council, a Shennong Leading Talent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, an Outstanding Scientific and Technological Management Talent with Prominent Contributions in Beijing, an Outstanding Communist Party Member of Beijing, an Outstanding Communist Party Member of Beijing Universities, a Beijing Great Wall Scholar, a Beijing Science and Technology Rising Star, a Beijing-level candidate of the New Century Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Project, an Outstanding Contribution Expert among China's Excellent Dairy Industry Workers, Chief Expert of the Livestock and Poultry Health Advisory Expert Group of the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, a position scientist of the Beijing Livestock Innovation Team, and recipient of the 2024 China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Individual Award.

Prof. Jiang has established regular cooperation mechanisms with internationally renowned universities, including the University of Alberta in Canada and Wageningen University in the Netherlands, covering major research projects, talent training, and technical exchange, thereby promoting international cooperation and development in the dairy industry.

Education and work experience

1990.09-1994.07  Undergraduate student in Animal Husbandry, College of Animal Science and Technology, Zhejiang Agricultural University.

1994.09-1997.12  Graduate student in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Zhejiang Agricultural University.

1998.01-1999.12  Research Intern.

1999.12-2003.04  Assistant Researcher, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

2003.04-2004.04  Deputy Banner Chief, Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (temporary post).

2003.09-2007.06  Ph.D. candidate while in service, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University.

2004.04-2005.05  Assistant Researcher, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

2005.05-2016.12  Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture; Associate Professor/Professor.

2013.07-2013.09  Visiting Scholar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge.

2016.12-2022.11  Party Secretary and Dean, School of Continuing Education, Beijing University of Agriculture; Professor.

2021.10-2025.04  Dean and Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

2023.11-present  Distinguished Research Fellow, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2025.04-present  Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

2025.07-present  Adjunct Professor, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University.

Academic appointments

Prof. Jiang serves as Vice President of the Animal Nutrition Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Vice President of the Beijing Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Vice President of the Beijing Dairy Industry Association, Executive Council Member of the Dairy Association of China, and Executive Council Member of the Information Technology Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine.

II. Research interests

Dairy cow nutritional immunology, unconventional feed resources, feed-derived natural plant active substances, precision nutrition, healthy dairy farming, and green production technologies for dairy cattle.

III. Research Projects

He has presided over 6 national-level projects or research topics, including projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Key R&D Program of China. Representative projects include:

1. Key Technology Integration and Demonstration for Modern Farms in Suburban Metropolitan Areas. National Key R&D Program of China, Key Special Project of "Breeding of New Livestock and Poultry Varieties and Technological Innovation in Modern Farms", Ministry of Science and Technology; funding: RMB 50.00 million/20.00 million; Dec. 2023-Nov. 2028; 1/43.

2. Position Scientist of the Beijing Dairy Cattle Innovation Team. Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; funding: RMB 3.00 million/3.00 million; Jan. 2022-Dec. 2026; 1/1.

3. Validation Trial of Individualized Precision Feeding Equipment for Livestock and Poultry. Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China during the 13th Five-Year Plan, "Development and Demonstration of Individualized Precision Feeding Equipment for Livestock and Poultry"; Ministry of Science and Technology; funding: RMB 1.80 million/1.80 million; Jul. 2017-Dec. 2020; 1/1.

4. Research on Physiological, Growth, and Ecological Characterization Indicators and Growth Models for Livestock and Poultry. National Key R&D Program of China during the 13th Five-Year Plan, "Information Sensing and Mechanisms for Precision Livestock Farming Management"; Ministry of Science and Technology; funding: RMB 5.00 million/3.00 million; Jul. 2016-Dec. 2020; 1/5.

5. Molecular Mechanisms by Which Streptococcus agalactiae Infection Affects Milk Protein Synthesis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; funding: RMB 0.65 million/0.65 million; Jan. 2017-Dec. 2020; 3/3.

6. Key Technologies and Application for CH4 Emission Reduction in High-Yielding Dairy Cows. Key Project of Shounong Group; funding: RMB 1.00 million/1.00 million; Feb. 2023-Dec. 2024; 1/2.

IV. Major Achievements

He has long focused on the research and application of dairy cow nutritional immunology and feed-derived natural plant active substances. He has published more than 300 academic papers, including 118 SCI-indexed papers, among which 10 are high-quality papers in CAS Q1 journals with impact factors of 10 or above. His publications have been cited more than 2,300 times. He has published 21 books, including 2 academic monographs and 2 textbooks selected as the first batch of planned textbooks by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as first editor-in-chief. He has been granted 22 patents, contributed to 3 national standards or related standards, achieved 3 scientific and technological outcomes assessed as internationally advanced overall and internationally leading in part, won 1 Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and 14 provincial or ministerial awards, and supervised more than 50 postdoctoral researchers, doctoral students, and master's students.

(I) Major prize-winning achievements

1. Key Technologies and Application for Dairy Cow Health Farming and Quality/Efficiency Improvement Based on Natural Plant Active Substances. Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, State Council, 2021 (2nd contributor).

2. Key Technologies and Application for Dairy Cow Health Farming and Quality/Efficiency Improvement Based on Natural Plant Active Substances. Second Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Award, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2022 (1st contributor).

3. Key Technologies and Application for Precision Nutrition and Healthy Dairy Farming Based on Feed-Derived Nutritional Active Substances. First Prize of the DBN Science and Technology Award, 2022 (1st contributor).

4. Excellent Innovation Team Award of the Shennong Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 2020 (2nd contributor).

5. Key Technologies for Green Antibiotic-free Dairy Farming and Demonstration/Extension. First Prize of the Beijing Agricultural Technology Extension Award, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2019 (1st contributor).

6. Digital Key Technologies for Livestock Farming and Development and Application of Intelligent Feeding Equipment. Second Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Award (2018 Agriculture-2-001), People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2018 (2nd contributor).

7. Research, Development, and Industrial Application of Complete Technologies for Feed Utilization of Crop Straw. Second Prize of the Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Environmental Protection, 2015, KJ2015-2-02-D01 (1st contributor).

8. Integrated Innovation and Industrialization of Key Technologies for Safe Treatment of Manure from Large-scale Farms. First Prize of the Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Agriculture, 2015, KJ2015-R1-039-05 (5/20).

9. Mechanistic Study and Industrial Development of Soybean Extrusion for Improving PUFA Conversion to CLA. Third Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Award, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2011, 2009 Agriculture-3-015-01 (1st contributor).

10. Key Technologies and Application for Nutritional Optimization and Efficient Utilization of Unconventional Roughage Resources for Dairy Cows. Third Prize of the Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Agriculture, 2015, KJ2015-D3-012-01 (1st contributor).

11. Development of the Dairy Cow Feed Additive "Zengnaibao". Second Prize of the Beijing Agricultural Technology Extension Award, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2002 (1st contributor).

12. Development of a High-quality Postgraduate Training Model Integrating Research and Practical Training. Second Prize of the Beijing Education and Teaching Achievement Award, 2021 (1st contributor).

(II) Representative works

1. Jiang Linshu and Ao Changjin. Research Progress on the Application of Feed-Derived Natural Active Substances in Ruminants. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Mar. 2023. ISBN 978-7-109-30618-9. 385,000/478,000 Chinese characters.

2. Jiang Linshu and Liu Ming. Research Progress on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Feed-Derived Natural Active Substances. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Nov. 2023. ISBN 978-7-109-31287-6. 105,000/220,000 Chinese characters.

3. Jiang Linshu, Chen Junjie, and Xiong Benhai. Livestock Environment and Nutrition. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Mar. 2018. ISBN 978-7-109-25131-1. 150,000/250,000 Chinese characters. Selected in 2023 as one of the first batch of planned textbooks by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

4. Xiong Benhai, Chen Junjie, and Jiang Linshu. Livestock Environment and Behavior. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Mar. 2018. ISBN 978-7-109-25023-9. 150,000/250,000 Chinese characters. Selected in 2023 as one of the first batch of planned textbooks by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

5. Jiang Linshu, Chen Junjie, and Xiong Benhai. Dairy Cow Nutrition and Physiology. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Nov. 2017. ISBN 978-7-109-23590-8. 180,000/240,000 Chinese characters.

6. Jiang Linshu, Chen Junjie, and Xiong Benhai. Environmental Control Technology and Equipment for Livestock and Poultry. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Mar. 2020. ISBN 978-7-109-26544-8. 170,000/240,000 Chinese characters.

7. Jiang Linshu, Chen Junjie, and Xiong Benhai. Precision Feeding and Health Diagnosis for Dairy Cows. Beijing: China Agriculture Press, Nov. 2017. ISBN 978-7-109-23591-5. 160,000/300,000 Chinese characters.

(III) Representative patents

1. Dairy cow feed and preparation method thereof. Patent No. ZL201610245128.3.

2. Use of tea saponins for improving milk production performance of dairy cows. Patent No. ZL201510317122.8.

3. Straw-based compound pelleted feed and preparation method thereof. Patent No. ZL200510002297.6.

4. Actinomycete culture and preparation method and application thereof. Inventors: Jiang Linshu, Liu Ming, Fang Luoyun, Wang Wenhuan, Tong Jinjin, Xia Bing, Zhao Yuchao. Patent Application No. 202211088183.8.

5. Method for monitoring early mastitis in dairy cows. Inventors: Jiang Linshu, Xiong Benhai, Wang Yue. Patent No. ZL201810659036.9.

(IV) Representative papers

1. Zhao Yuchao, Tan Jian, Fang Luoyun, and Jiang Linshu*. Leveraging gene editing to combat methane emissions in ruminant agriculture. Trends in Biotechnology, Nov. 2025, 43(11). CAS Q1, IF 16.6.

2. Zhao Yuchao, Li Liuxue, Tan Jian, Zhao Huiying, Wang Ying, Zhang Ao, and Jiang Linshu*. Metagenomic insights into the inhibitory effect of phytochemical supplementation on antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in the rumen of transition dairy cows. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 490:137717. CAS Q1, IF 14.2.

3. Zhang Shengwei, Li Yanxia, Jiang Linshu*, Cao Mengmeng, Xing Zhijie, Dong Dazhuang, and Fang Luoyun. Insights on the characteristics of plastic surface degradation and biofilm microorganisms: Exploring the impacts of aerobic composting, UV irradiation, and cycles of freeze-thaw. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 495:138960. CAS Q1, IF 14.2.

4. Zhao Yuchao, Yu Shiqiang, Zhao Huiying, Li Liuxue, Li Yuqin, Liu Ming, and Jiang Linshu*. Integrated multi-omics analysis reveals the positive leverage of citrus flavonoids on hindgut microbiota and host homeostasis by modulating sphingolipid metabolism in mid-lactation dairy cows consuming a high-starch diet. Microbiome, 2023, 11:236. CAS Q1, IF 15.5.

5. Chen Xingcai, Li Yanxia, Jiang Linshu*, Jiang Xiaoman, Hu Baiyang, Wang Lin, Zhang Shengwei, and Zhang Xuelian. Uptake and transport of steroid estrogens in soil-plant systems and their dissipation in rhizosphere: Influence factors and mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 428:128171. CAS Q1, IF 14.224.

6. Zhang Shengwei, Xing Zhijie, Li Yanxia, Jiang Linshu*, Shi Wenzhuo, Zhao Yan, and Fang Luoyun. Plastic film from the source of anaerobic digestion: Surface degradation, biofilm and UV response characteristics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 480:135793. CAS Q1, IF 14.224.

7. Zhang Shengwei, Li Yanxia, Jiang Linshu*, Han Wei, Zhao Yan, Jiang Xiaoman, Li Jing, Shi Wenzhuo, and Zhang Xuelian. Organic fertilizer facilitates soil microplastic surface degradation and enriches the diversity of bacterial biofilm. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, 459:132139. CAS Q1, IF 12.2.

8. Tong Jinjin, Hou Xiao In, Cui Defeng, Chen Wu, Yao Hua, Xiong Benhai, Cai Lirong, Zhang Hua, and Jiang Linshu*. A berberine hydrochloride-carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel protects against Staphylococcus aureus infection in a rat mastitis model. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 278:118910. CAS Q1, IF 10.723.

9. Wang Yue, Nan Xuemei, Jiang Linshu*, Wang Mengling, Wang Hui, Zhang Fan, Xue Fuguang, Hua Dengke, Liu Jun, Yao Junhu, and Xiong Benhai. Rumen microbiome structure and metabolites activity in dairy cows with clinical and subclinical mastitis. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2021, 12:36. CAS Q1, IF 7.0.

10. Zhao Yuchao, Zhao Huiying, Li Liuxue, Tan Jian, Wang Ying, Liu Ming, and Jiang Linshu*. Multi-omics analysis reveals that the metabolite profile of raw milk is associated with dairy cows' health status. Food Chemistry, 2023, 428:136813. CAS Q1, IF 9.231.

11. Wang Yue, Nan Xuemei, Zhao Yiguang, Jiang Linshu*, Wang Hui, Hua Dengke, Zhang Fan, Wang Yapin, Liu Jun, Yao Junhu, and Xiong Benhai. Dietary supplementation with inulin improves lactation performance and serum lipids by regulating the rumen microbiome and metabolome in dairy cows. Animal Nutrition, 2021, 7(4):1189-1204. CAS Q1, IF 6.5.

12. Yu Shiqiang, Li Liuxue, Zhao Huiying, Zhang Shuyue, Tu Yan, Liu Ming, Zhao Yuchao, and Jiang Linshu*. Dietary citrus flavonoid extract improves lactational performance through modulating rumen microbiome and metabolites in dairy cows. Food & Function, 2023. CAS Q1, IF 6.317.

13. Wang Bing, Tu Yan, Zhao S. P., Hao Y. H., Liu Jianxin, Liu Fenghua, Xiong Benhai, and Jiang Linshu*. Effect of tea saponins on milk performance, milk fatty acids, and immune function in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 2017, 100(10):8043-8052.

V. Contact information

Postal address: College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7, Beinong Road, Huilongguan, Changping, Beijing, 102206

Contact person: Linshu Jiang

Contact number: 13801059171; 010-81798101

Email: jls@bua.edu.cn