LEI Xingen

Title: Professor

Address:College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14850 USA 相关阅读

Tel: 001-607-2544703

Email: xl20@cornell.edu

Education Background:

1993 Ph.D. Michigan State University, USA 相关阅读

1985 M.Sc. Sichuan Agricultural University, China 继续了解

1982 B.Sc. Hunan Agricultural University, China

Working Experiences:

2006- present Professor, Cornell University

2000-2006 Associate Professor, Cornell University

1995-2000 Assistant Professor, Cornell University

1993-1995 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri, USA

Research Interests:

Lei pioneered the application of gene-knockout models to study nutritional genomics, and revealed dual roles of selenium in oxidative stress and in diabetes. Lei’s creative research developed a new generation of bacterial phytases that are used worldwide by the feed industry. Lei is exploring the nutritional, health, and environmental values of defatted microalgae from the biofuel production as a new generation of food and feed protein. Lei is an international leader of the HarvestPlus program for the global fight against micronutrient deficiencies in humans and brought the program to China. Lei has served on panels for NIH and USDA, many other scientific committees, and Editorial Boards for a number of scientific journals including Journal of Nutrition (Associate Editor) and Annual Review of Animal Biosciences.