Personal Profile

Zhifei Zhang graduated from Yangzhou University with a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science and obtained his Ph.D. from Tongji University in Clinical Medicine, specializing in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine. During his doctoral studies, he primarily utilized Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate the aging mechanism of germline stem cells.

Research interests

Exploring the mechanisms by which metabolism regulates reproductive aging and stem cell aging.

Selected Publications

1. Zhang Z, Yang H, Fang L, Zhao G, Xiang J*, Zheng J*, Qin Z*. DOS-3 mediates cell-non-autonomous DAF-16/FOXO activity in antagonizing age-related loss of C. elegans germline stem/progenitor cells. Nature Communications, 2024, 15(1):4904.

2. Liang Q, Yang H, Zhang Z, Zheng J*, Qin Z*. Loss of mammalian glutaminase orthologs impairs sperm function in C. elegans. iScience[J], 2023, 26(3):106206.