Meifan Zhang, MS

Meifan Zhang is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Martin J. Blaser and Microbial Biology Program at Rutgers University. Meifan received her M.S. in Biology from New York University and completed her master thesis on the role of microbiota in neutralizing trypsin activity in the distal intestine in mouse model of Type 1 diabetes under the supervision of Dr. Blaser. Meifan’s current research focus on deciphering the mechanism underlying the early-life antibiotic perturbed microbiome induced obesity. By focusing on early-life window before the disease onset, she hopes her work can provide a tool for understanding obesity development and contribute to our ability to control and reverse the increasing worldwide obesity pandemic.