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Nov 2025. Our lab has received the FFAR-OCP Disruptive Technology Fellows funding. Congratulations to the collaborator and the team!
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October 2025. Our research findings were reported by Fox News, MSN, Nautilus, ScienceDaily, SciTecDaily, Earth.com, Verywell Health, TOI, New York Post, Food & Wine, AOL, Nutrition Insight, MoneyTalksNews, and CAFNR.
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Sep 2025. Congratulations, Chenlu, on her paper titled " Structural modification of lentil protein enhances electrostatic complex formation with pectin and hydrogel particle development" published in Food Hydrocolloids.
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Sep 2025. Congratulations, Hangxin, on his paper titled "Culinary strategies for improving carotenoid bioaccessibility in kale: The role of thermal processing and excipient emulsions" published in Food Nutrition.
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July 2025. Congratulations, Dr. R Zhang, on receiving a two-year grant from USDA-NIFA. Congratulations to the collaborator and the team!
July 2025. Congratulations, Hangxin, on his paper titled "Microbial valorization of food waste into biosurfactants: innovation and application in food industry" published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
July 2025. Our Lab have received two Joy of Discovery seed grants from CAFNR. Congratulations to the collaborator and the team!
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June 2025. Congratulations, Hangxin, on his paper titled "Cultivated Meat: Pioneering Sustainable Solutions for Global Food Challenges" published in Food Chemistry International.
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May 2025. Our lab has received the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab Funding. Congratulations to the collaborator and the team!
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Apr 2025. Congratulations, Dr. R Zhang, on receiving a grant from Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council.
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Jan 2025. Welcome, Yini Liu, to the PDSF lab as a Visiting Scholar.
Jan 2025. Welcome, Hao Cheng, to the PDSF lab as a Visiting Scholar.
Dec 2024. Congratulations our book chapter entitled "Enhancing Nutraceutical Bioavailability using Excipient Emulsion" published in a CRC Press book.
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Dec 2024. Welcome, Yafan Hu, to the PDSF lab as a Visiting Scholar.
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Aug 2024. Our Lab have established a collaboration with ZoomEssence for enzyme encapsulation project and sincerely appreciate their generous support.
Aug 2024. Welcome, Chenlu Ma, to the PDSF lab as a PhD Student.
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Jul 2024. Congratulations, Fangfang, on wining the 3rd place at IFT Food Chemistry Graduate Student Oral Competition.
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Apr 2024. Congratulations, Fangfang, on her paper titled "Unlocking the health potential of anthocyanins: a structural insight into their varied biological effects" published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
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Jan 2024. Congratulations, Hangxin, on being honored with Marshall Scholarship from MU Food Science Program.
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Jan 2024. Welcome, Hangxin Zhu, to the PDSF lab as a PhD Student.
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Jan 2024. Welcome, Lilli Caldwell, to the PDSF lab as an Undergraduate Student.
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Dec 2023. Our lab has received the MU Research Council Grant. Congratulations to the collaborator and the team!
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Dec 2023. Congratulations, Fangfang, on being honored with the Willi and Dali Meyers Fund from MU CAFNR.
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Nov 2023. Welcome, Fan Zhang, to the PDSF lab as a Visiting Scholar.
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Nov 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Ruojie Zhang, on being honored with the AOCS 2024 Biotechnology Division Achievement Award.
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May 2023. Welcome, Fangfang Li, to the PDSF lab as a PhD student.
April 2023. Welcome, Dr. Ruojie Zhang, to the PDSF lab as an Assistant Research Professor.
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Feb 2023. Dr. Zhang was invited to deliver a talk of "Broaden the Application of Phytochemicals in Food and Pharmaceutical Areas" in Mizzou CAFNR Research Council Webinar Series.
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Jan 2023. Congrats Zhang lab for precisely designed smart food officially open.