Providing novel and significant insights into the essence of gut dopamine in mammals

Stimulating the further dopamine research on GI function and disease genesis

Dr. Jin-Xia Zhu is a professor and former Chair of Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. She is a committee member of Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences (CAPS). She also serves as chairman for the Digestion and Nutrition Physiology Branch of CAPS, vice chairman for the Neurogastroenterology Committee of Chinese Research Hospital Association and former vice chairman for the endocrine and metabolism physiology branch of CAPS. Prof. Zhu is the deputy chief editor for the journal Acta Physiologica Sinica and former associate editor for CAPS News Communication (Chinese). Her research focuses on the roles of dopamine in gastrointestinal physiology and functional gastrointestinal disorders. She has published more than 70 research articles on international journals in this field and several text books about physiology like “Medical Physiology” as chief editor or deputy chief editor.