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Dr. Jie Zhu

  • Associate Professor at School of Family & Consumer Sciences, College of Applied Arts

Grants

2025

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Percent Contribution: %75, Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Wang, Kaipeng (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5. Pork intake, Genetic Susceptibility, and Social Determinants in Association with Risk of Diabetes among a Population-based Prospective Study of US Hispanics/Latinos, National Pork Board, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $55000. (Submitted: April 23, 2025, Funded: September 1, 2025 - Present). Grant.

2024

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %30, Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes, Genetic Susceptibility, and Social Determinants in Association with Diabetes Incidence among the U.S. Hispanic Adults: HCHS/SOL, TXST CADS 2024 Catalyst Research Awards, Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: December 22, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.

2023

  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Koh, Gar Yee (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Salcedo, Ramona (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3. Supporting Undergraduates in Research to Gain Experience (SURGE) 2023, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: August 31, 2023 - June 1, 2024). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Hu, Min (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Association of Maternal Methyl-donor Nutrients Status and Genetic Susceptibility with Risk of Gestational Diabetes and Changes of offspring DNA Methylation Markers Linked to Metabolic Disorders, The Chun Hui International Research Project, The Ministry of Education of China, Institutional (Higher Ed), $6950. (Funded: May 22, 2023 - May 21, 2025). Grant.

2022

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic U.S. Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Community Health and Economic Resilience Research Fellowship Grant, Texas State’s Translational Health Research Center, State, $90417. (Funded: June 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %30, Bishop, Nicholas (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic US Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG), Texas State University, $12000. (Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic US Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Texas State University Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant, Texas State University, $12000. (Funded: August 24, 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Koh, Gar Yee (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Salcedo Price, Ramona (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3. Supporting Undergraduates in Research to Gain Experience (SURGE) 2022, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: August 12, 2022 - June 1, 2023). Grant.

2021

  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Koh, Gar Yee (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Effect of maternal methyl-donor nutrients supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on the risk of cardiometabolic disorders among offspring, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $13370. (Funded: December 3, 2021 - June 30, 2023). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Maternal Choline and Betaine Intakes during Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes, Miying (Shanghai) Cultural Creative Co., LTD, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $10000. (Funded: February 1, 2021 - December 30, 2024). Grant.
  • Koh, Gar Yee (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Salcedo-Price, Ramona (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3. Supporting Undergraduates in Research to Gain Experience (SURGE) 2021, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: June 16, 2021, Funded: August 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022). Grant.

2019

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Production and Evaluation of a Novel Electronic Book of Food Pictures for Didactic Program in Dietetics, Construction of Application-oriented Undergraduate Pilot Program in Shanghai Municipal Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: January 1, 2019 - July 15, 2019). Grant.

2017

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Interaction of Choline Intake during Pregnancy and Genetic Polymorphisms on Risk of Preterm Delivery and on Clinical Outcomes in Preterms Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, The Danone Nutrition Research and Education Grant, Municipal. (Funded: November 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Cai, Meiqin (Principal). Effects of Collagen Peptide on Glycation End Products in Skin and Blood Vessels, Nitta Gelatin Inc., Japan, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: August 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018). Grant.

2016

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Effects of Genetic Polymorphisms and Metabolomic Differences of Choline on the Risk of Preterm Delivery among Chinese Pregnant Women and Their Effects on Choline Metabolism and Clinical Outcomes in Preterms Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition, The One-Thousand-Day Plan for Infants Program in Shanghai, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018). Grant.

2015

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Effects of Weight-management Interventions through Personalized Dietary and Lifestyle Counseling during Pregnancy on Pregnant Outcomes, Shanghai Yun-mei Health Management Consulting Co., Ltd, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017). Grant.

2014

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Exploration and Practice of Improving the Quality of Bilingual Teaching for Undergraduates Majoring in Nutrition through Problem-based Learning, The Education Research Project, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Lu, Ting (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Investigation of Nutritional Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Medical Students with Non-nutrition Majors in Shanghai, The Jun Zheng Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: May 1, 2014 - April 30, 2015). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Yu, Tingxi (Principal), Percent Contribution: %75. The Study of Molecular Mechanisms of HuR and miR-222 on Competitively Regulating the Expression of E-cadherin and Intestinal Barrier, The National Natural Science Fund Projects in China, Federal. (Funded: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017). Grant.

2013

  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Mechanisms of Individualized Choine Supplementation on Alleviating Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease in Preterms, Research Projects of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, Municipal. (Funded: July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2016). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal). Mechanisms of Choline Alleviating Parenteral Nutrition-associated Liver Disease, The Natural Science Foundation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: June 1, 2013 - May 30, 2015). Grant.