Education

2017.9-2022.6  Jiangnan University, Ph D

2014.9-2017.6  Jiangnan University, Master

2010.9-2014.6 Jiangnan University, Bachelor

Professional Experience

2022.9 up to now Jiangsu University, Lecturer

Scientific Research Field

1. Mining of microbial resources for grain fermentation and analysis of their interaction mechanisms.

2. Analysis of the mechanism of probiotics on human gut health.

Social Academic Post and Honor

Guest editor of Foods, and reviewer of Food & Function、Food Bioscience、BMC Microbiology、Food Science& Nutrition、Applied Food Research、iScience, etc.

Expert in functional food registration of the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Expert for thesis review of the Education Department's Degree Center.

Expert of Zhenjiang National University Science Park.

Instructor of the National-level College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program,

First prize of the English teaching competition of the School of Food and Biological Engineering (2023).

Teaching Courses

Master's students: Special Topics in Food Physics

Undergraduate students: Food Biochemistry B, Food Manufacturing Technology

Published Papers

34 academic papers have been published, including 28 SCI indexed paper.

Representative papers are as follows:

[1] Yufeng He; Mingzhe Chen; Yunxuan Tang; Wenxuan Tui; Qi Gan; Ying Zhu; Jiayan Zhang; Yansheng Zhao; Xiangping Zhang; Xiang Xiao*. Fermented barley bran addition improved the digestive properties, gastrointestinal phenol release and the antioxidant activities of extruded rice. Food & Function, 2026, 17(3): 1227-1291.

[2] Wenjing Liu; Yunxuan Tang; Jiayan Zhang; Juan Bai; Ying Zhu; Lin Zhu; Yansheng Zhao; Maria Daglia; Xiang Xiao; Yufeng He*. Microbial interactions in food fermentation: interactions, analysis strategies, and quality enhancement. Foods, 2025, 14, 2515.

[3] Yunxuan Tang; Wenjing Liu; Jiayan Zhang; Juan Bai; Ying Zhu; Lin Zhu; Yansheng Zhao; Maria Daglia; Xiang Xiao; Yufeng He*. Advances in intestinal-targeted release of phenolic compounds. Nutrients, 2025, 17(16), 2598.

[4] Yufeng He; Yunxuan Tang; Yupeng. Yang; Xiang Xiao; Hui Lan; Huiling Wang; Jianxin Zhao; Feng Hang; Hao Zhang; Gang Wang*. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FXJKS21M3 alleviates polycystic ovary syndrome by modulating gut microbiota, serum metabolome and facilitating progestational hormone biosynthesis. Food Science and Human Wellness, 2025. DOI: 10.26599/FSHW.2025.9250859.

[5] Yufeng He; Tao Liu; Danaè S. Larsen; Yuexin Lei; Manchun Huang; Lin Zhu; Maria Daglia; Xiang Xiao*. Barley fermentation on nutritional constituents: structural changes and structure–function correlations. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2025, 65(30) 7210-7224.

[6] Yufeng He; Liuting Shi; Yajin Qi; Qianqian Wang; Jianxin Zhao; Hao Zhang; Gang Wang*; Wei Chen. Butylated starch alleviates polycystic ovary syndrome by stimulating the secretion of peptide tyrosine-tyrosine and regulating faecal microbiota. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 287: 119304.

[7] Yufeng He; Liya Mei; Luyao Wang; Xiu Li; Jianxin Zhao; Hao Zhang*; Wei Chen; Gang Wang*. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCFM1019 attenuate polycystic ovary syndrome through butyrate dependent gut-brain mechanism. Food & Function, 2022, 13(3): 1380-1392.

[8] Yufeng He; Qianqian Wang; Xiu Li; Gang Wang*; Jianxin Zhao; Hao Zhang; Wei Chen. Lactic acid bacteria alleviate polycystic ovarian syndrome by regulating sex hormone related gut

Microbiota. Food & Function, 2020, 11(6): 5192-5204.

[9] Yufeng He; Xing Jin; Haojue Wang; Hongyan Dai; Xianyi Lu; Jianxin Zhao; Hao Zhang; Wei Chen; Gang Wang*. The emerging role of the gut microbiome in polycystic ovary syndrome. F&S reviews, 2021, 2(3): 214-226.

[10] Gang Wang; Yufeng He; Xing Jin; Yonghua Zhou; Xiaohua Chen; Jianxin Zhao; Hao Zhang; Wei Chen*. The effect of co-infection of food-borne pathogenic bacteria on the progression of Campylobacter jejuni infection in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9: 1977. Main Scientific Research Projects

Hosted one national project and three other projects.

Patents

4 patents were authorized.

Number of Postgraduates Under Supervision

2 master's students have been supervised

Number of Supervised Undergraduates

6 students have been supervised

The above information updated

3, Mar, 2026