Xian Wu

Assistant Professor

Faculty
Xian Wu
Contact
Email
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Location
Room 344, Chenoweth Laboratory

Field of Study

Functional foods; alternative proteins; precision nutrition; obesity; inflammation; colorectal cancer; metabolic dysfunction; sex hormones; microbiome; physical inactivity; exercise intervention

Research

Food & fitness: diet–inactivity interactions in metabolic dysfunction

  • Study how diet and sedentary behavior jointly impact adiposity, chronic inflammation, and insulin resistance
  • Test alternative proteins as countermeasures to traditional animal-based proteins
  • Integrate exercise and microbiome-targeted precision nutrition

Sex differences & nutrition in obesity-associated colorectal cancer (CRC)

  • Investigate how obesity and sex hormones (e.g., estrogen) influence CRC risk
  • Use preclinical CRC models to guide sex-specific dietary strategies
  • Explore GLP-1 medications and hormone interactions in obesity-associated CRC

Teaching

FOODSCI 542 - Food Chemistry

Publications

Please visit my Google Scholar profile for a current list of publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Mbs0uIwAAAAJ&hl=en