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Curriculum Vitae

I. Personal information

Tao Zhang, Ph. D, Professor, master supervisor. Visiting Scholar at NYU Langone Medical Center, USA. He is the Member of the Academic Committee, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA), President of the North China Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Executive Director and Deputy Secretary-General of the Branch of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine at Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Executive Director of the Asian Association of Traditional Veterinary Medicine, and Member of the Branch Committee of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine at Group Standards Committee of the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association.

II. Research interests

Mechanism of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine in regulating the function of microvascular endothelial cells; Objectification and standardization of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine syndrome differentiation; Creation of new traditional Chinese veterinary drugs and their clinical precise evaluation; Microvascular characteristics along Meridians in animal acupoints.

III. Research Projects

He has presided over more than 20 national, provincial and ministerial projects, among which the most important are as follows.

[1] NSFC Project “Effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on pulmonary microvascular endothelial dysfunction mediated by PRRSV-infected porcine alveolar macrophages and its mechanism” (No. 32273050).

[2] NSFC Project “Effects of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on functions of porcine lung microvascular endothelial cells and screening of regulating Chinese herbal ingredients” (No. 31672597).

[3] NSFC Project “Effect of Chinese herb polysaccharides on the endothelial glycocalyx and its corelation with immunoregulation” (No. 31001083).

[4] Beijing Natural Science Foundation Project “Effect of glycyrrhetinic acid on porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial functions induced by the PRRSV infection” (No. 6242008)

[5] Beijing Natural Science Foundation Project “Effects of PRRSV infection on the inflammatory response of porcine pulmonary MVEC induced by LPS and regulatory Chinese herbal component screening” (No. 6202003)

[6] Beijing Natural Science Foundation Project “Effects of the polysaccharides from pulsatilla decoction on microvascular endothelial glycocalyx composition and its roles in endotoxin-induced inflammation” (No. 6142004)

IV. Major Achievements

He won 2 provincial and ministerial awards, published more than 80 articles, and obtained 10 authorized patents, among which the most important are as follows.

(Ⅰ) Main awards and honors

[1] Second Prize for Agricultural Technology Promotion in Beijing, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2019 (6/15).

[2] Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award, People's Government of Beijing Municipality, 2008 (6/15).

[3] Party Branch Secretary of Advanced Communist Party Organization of Beijing Agricultural University, 2025.

[4] Advanced Worker of CAAV, Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, 2021.

[5] Outstanding Instructor of the Beijing University Students' Entrepreneurship Design Competition, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, 2014.

(Ⅱ) Representative patents

[1] Tao Zhang*, Wu Chen, Xiang Mu, Xiangqin Wang, Ge Hu, Hong Dong. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating swine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and their preparation methods. ZL202010973918.X

[2] Tao Zhang*, Anru Wang, Xiang Mu, Xiaoming Ren, Yonghong Zhang, Ge Hu. Application of astragalus polysaccharides in enhancing the ability of Lactobacillus to adhere to intestinal epithelial cells. ZL202110201647.0

[3] Tao Zhang*, Xiangsheng Song, Jinzhen Li, Ge Hu. A variable-sized animal mouth opener. ZL202123069115.0

[4] Tao Zhang*, Yanmei Wu, Ge Hu, Hong Dong. An immunocytochemical staining kit. ZL202220333689.X

[5] Xiang Mu, Tao Zhang, Huiqin Duan, Ge Hu, Hong Dong, Daixun Jiang, Qian Zhang. Usage of aspirin in the preparation of acupoint activators. ZL2015101350346

(Ⅲ) Representative papers

[1] Xinyue Yao, Wanwan Dai, Siyu Yang, Zhaoli Wang, Qian Zhang, Qinghui Meng, Tao Zhang*. 2023, Synergistic effect of treatment with highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and lipopolysaccharide on the inflammatory response of porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells, Viruses. 15(7): 1523.

[2] Yanmei Wu, Xiaoxiao Song, Peishan Li, Zhaoli Wang, Zhanzhong Zhao, Tao Zhang*. 2023, Highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-induced inflammatory response in porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and effects of herbal ingredients on main inflammatory molecules, Int. Immunopharmacol. 118: 110012.

[3] Xiaoxiao Song, Yanmei Wu, Xianping Wu, Ge Hu, Tao Zhang*. 2022, Effects of highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection on the surface glycoprofiling of porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells, Viruses. 14(11): 2569.

[4] Yanmei Wu, Xiaoxiao Song, Defeng Cui, Tao Zhang*. 2022, IFIT3 and IFIT5 play potential roles in innate immune response of porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells to highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Viruses. 14(9): 1919.

[5] Yanmei Wu, Zhaoli Wang, Ge Hu, Tao Zhang*. 2022, Isolation and culture of rat intestinal mucosal microvascular endothelial cells using immunomagnetic beads, J. Immunol. Methods. 507: 113296.

[6] Tao Zhang*, Chun Liu, Ge Hu, Hong Dong, Xiang Mu. 2020, Synchronous vasomotion of skin microvessels at acupoints on the twelve main meridians of beagle dogs, Skin. Res. Technol. 26(6): 851-858.

[7] Peishan Li, Zhongjin Yang, Shun Ma, Ge Hu, Hong Dong, Tao Zhang*. 2020, Susceptibility of porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 82(9): 1404-1409.

[8] Bo Feng, Qian Zhang, Jianfang Wang, Hong Dong, Xiang Mu, Ge Hu, Tao Zhang*. 2018, IFIT1 expression patterns induced by H9N2 virus and inactivated viral particle in human umbilical vein endothelial cells and bronchus epithelial cells, Mol. Cells. 41(4): 271-281.

[9] Xiong Sun, Zhongjin Yang, Hong Dong, Xiang Mu, Tao Zhang*. 2015, A randomized, controlled study of the effects of Hong Hua (Carthamus) extracts on skin microvascular vasomotion at acupoint Pi-shu and on NO and ET-1 production from microvascular endothelial cells in a murine model, Am. J. Tradit. Chin. Vet. Med. 10(1): 25-29.

[10] Tao Zhang*, Shuang Wu, Xiong Sun, Huiqin Duan, Xiang Mu. 2014, Effects of polysaccharides from pulsatilla decoction on the microvascular endothelial glycocalyx, J. Integr. Agr. 13(11): 2558-2561

V. Contact information

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

Contact number: +86 15501166246

Email: zhangtao@bua.edu.cn