Biography:

Dr. Bu got her Ph.D. from the Dept. of Biochemistry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She pursued her postdoctoral research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She then continued to work at UAB as a research associate until she returned to China. In 2014 she joined Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU) and held an Associate Professor position since then. She has published more than 20 research articles in SCI. Dr. Bu’s current research interest focused on studying the effects of forest-derived bioactive substances (such as bioactive components in Ginkgo biloba leaves, concentrated extract from Prunus mume fruits, etc.) and edible and medicinal fungi (Ganoderma lucidum etc.) on adipogenesis, lipolysis, adipocyte beiging/browning as well as the regulatory mechanism involved using mammalian adipocytes and mouse model. She aims to provide a scientific basis for the development of weight loss and lipid-lowering products or leading compounds using these bioactive ingredients and provide new ideas for improving and reventing metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.