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Chaoyu Zhai

Assistant Professor

University of Connecticut

Affiliations

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Department of Animal Science

Chaoyu Zhai is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture, Health And Natural Resources Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut.

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University of Connecticut

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meat science physiology animal science biochemistry proteomics animal physiology meat quality livestock science veterinary medicine metabolism food science biology membrane biology poultry science animal nutrition agricultural economics food chemistry food research proteome research agricultural chemistry agricultural sciences animal studies veterinary physiology feed additives mitochondrial function mitochondrial proteome avian biology food biophysics food technology mammalian physiology lipid chemistry nutrient physiology nutrient bioavailability skeletal muscle applied ethology retail display vitamin e sustainable agriculture chemical biology agricultural policy metabolic engineering agricultural biotechnology pest science protein science veterinary science scientific data crop science lipid peroxidation animal performance physiological breeding nutritional response proteomic technologies protein mass spectrometry food spoilage thermal analysis mitochondrial biogenesis animal reproduction morphological impact lipid science secondary metabolism metabolomic profiling foodomics food analysis carbon chain length proteomic tools meat quality evaluation consumer preference beef palatability lipid peroxidation products covalent binding meat color pulmonary arterial pressure mitochondria functionality mitochondrial enzymes tandem mass muscle-specific proteome changes muscular dystrophies machine learning algorithms molecular metabolism metabolic profiling cell metabolism

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation on Postmortem Mitochondrial Functionality and Apoptotic Activation. Metabolites (2025)

Chen ZhuLuke A. WhitcombAdam J. ChiccoMorgan E. GravelyHanna M. AlcocerDaniela A. AlambarrioJohn M. GonzalezColton L. SmithMahesh N. NairHuey Yi LohTerry E. EngleArya NiraulaChaoyu Zhai

metabolismapoptotic activationbiochemistrypostmortem mitochondrial functionalitymitochondrial functionoxidative stressnicotinamide riboside supplementation

Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Aged Pork Loin Chops Reveals Molecular Phenotypes Linked to Pork Tenderness. Journal of Animal Science (2024)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairJessica E PrenniJacqueline M ChaparroElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

animal scienceproteomicsproteome researchfood sciencemeat qualitymeat sciencegenomicsfunctional genomicsbiochemistryfoodomicsmetabolomicsmolecular biologymass spectrometrymetabolomic profilingfood analysisanimal biosciencegenetics

Secondary Lipid Oxidation Products as Modulators of Calpain-2 Functionality in Vitro. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2024)

Logan G. JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiKitty BrownJessica E. PrenniMahesh N. Nair.Elisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M. Lonergan

agricultural scienceslipidslipid chemistryfood chemistryfood scienceagricultural economicsagricultural chemistryredox biologycell biologysecondary metabolismmedicinal chemistrylipid sciencemembrane biologypharmacologyplant sciencefood research

Title Pending 17649. Meat and Muscle Biology (2024)

Sara V. GonzalezChaoyu ZhaiMichael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoIfigenia GeornarasMahesh N. Nair

meat science

Characterizing the Sarcoplasmic Proteome of Aged Pork Chops Classified by Purge Loss. Journal of Animal Science (2023)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiLeah M ReeverKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

animal scienceanimal studiesproteomicspoultry sciencephysiologymeat sciencepork chopssarcoplasmic proteomebiochemistryavian biologybiologypurge lossfood spoilageveterinary medicinelivestock science

Distinct Myofibrillar Sub-Proteomic Profiles Are Associated With the Instrumental Texture of Aged Pork Loin. Journal of Animal Science (2023)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiEdward M SteadhamLeah M ReeverKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

animal studiesproteomicsmorphological impactanimal nutritionmicrobiomegeneticslivestock scienceanimal physiologyanimal reproductioninstrumental texturebiomarkerspork loinapplied ethologybiochemistryprotein structureveterinary medicinebiophysicsanimal sciencemeat qualitymeat science

Lipid Peroxidation Products Influence Calpain-1 Functionality in Vitro by Covalent Binding. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2023)

Chaoyu ZhaiSteven M. LonerganElisabeth J. Huff-LonerganLogan G. JohnsonKitty BrownJessica E. PrenniMahesh N Nair

agricultural scienceslipid chemistryfood chemistryprotein scienceagricultural economicsagricultural chemistrylipid peroxidationcell biologycovalent bindingmedicinal chemistrymembrane biologypharmacologylipid peroxidation products

Prediction of Tenderness, Juiciness, and Flavor Profile of 2 Beef Muscles With Different Aging Times Using Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (Reims). Meat and Muscle Biology (2023)

Michael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoChandler J. SarchetJessica E. PrenniDale R. WoernerChaoyu ZhaiMahesh N. Nair

beef musclesphysiologymeat scienceflavor profileageingskeletal muscle

226 Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles Are Associated With Fresh Pork Loin Quality Phenotypes. Journal of Animal Science (2022)

Logan JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiElisabeth Huff LonerganKen PrusaJessica PrenniJacqueline ChaparroSteadham EdwardMahesh NairSteven M Lonergan

animal scienceproteomicspoultry sciencemeat qualitymeat sciencebiologymetabolomicslivestock science

Evaluating the Ability of Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry to Differentiate Beef Palatability Based on Consumer Preference. Journal of Food Science and Technology (2022)

Chaoyu ZhaiBailey SchillingJessica E. PrenniJ. Chance BrooksJerrad F. LegakoRhonda K. MillerMichael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoCody L. GiffordRobert DelmoreMahesh N. Nair

food technologymeat qualityfood sciencebeef palatabilitymeat scienceconsumer preferencemass spectrometryfood researchmaterials science

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Chaoyu Zhai

Assistant Professor

University of Connecticut

Affiliations

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Department of Animal Science

Chaoyu Zhai is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture, Health And Natural Resources Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut.

Honors

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Experiences

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Chaoyu Zhai

University of Connecticut

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation on Postmortem Mitochondrial Functionality and Apoptotic Activation. Metabolites (2025)

Chen ZhuLuke A. WhitcombAdam J. ChiccoMorgan E. GravelyHanna M. AlcocerDaniela A. AlambarrioJohn M. GonzalezColton L. SmithMahesh N. NairHuey Yi LohTerry E. EngleArya NiraulaChaoyu Zhai

metabolismapoptotic activationbiochemistrypostmortem mitochondrial functionalitymitochondrial functionoxidative stressnicotinamide riboside supplementation

Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Aged Pork Loin Chops Reveals Molecular Phenotypes Linked to Pork Tenderness. Journal of Animal Science (2024)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairJessica E PrenniJacqueline M ChaparroElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

Secondary Lipid Oxidation Products as Modulators of Calpain-2 Functionality in Vitro. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2024)

Logan G. JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiKitty BrownJessica E. PrenniMahesh N. Nair.Elisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M. Lonergan

Title Pending 17649. Meat and Muscle Biology (2024)

Sara V. GonzalezChaoyu ZhaiMichael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoIfigenia GeornarasMahesh N. Nair

meat science

Characterizing the Sarcoplasmic Proteome of Aged Pork Chops Classified by Purge Loss. Journal of Animal Science (2023)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiLeah M ReeverKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

animal scienceanimal studiesproteomicspoultry sciencephysiologymeat sciencepork chopssarcoplasmic proteomebiochemistryavian biologybiologypurge lossfood spoilageveterinary medicinelivestock science

Distinct Myofibrillar Sub-Proteomic Profiles Are Associated With the Instrumental Texture of Aged Pork Loin. Journal of Animal Science (2023)

Logan G JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiEdward M SteadhamLeah M ReeverKenneth J PrusaMahesh N NairElisabeth Huff-LonerganSteven M Lonergan

Lipid Peroxidation Products Influence Calpain-1 Functionality in Vitro by Covalent Binding. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2023)

Chaoyu ZhaiSteven M. LonerganElisabeth J. Huff-LonerganLogan G. JohnsonKitty BrownJessica E. PrenniMahesh N Nair

Prediction of Tenderness, Juiciness, and Flavor Profile of 2 Beef Muscles With Different Aging Times Using Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (Reims). Meat and Muscle Biology (2023)

Michael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoChandler J. SarchetJessica E. PrenniDale R. WoernerChaoyu ZhaiMahesh N. Nair

beef musclesphysiologymeat scienceflavor profileageingskeletal muscle

226 Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiles Are Associated With Fresh Pork Loin Quality Phenotypes. Journal of Animal Science (2022)

Logan JohnsonChaoyu ZhaiElisabeth Huff LonerganKen PrusaJessica PrenniJacqueline ChaparroSteadham EdwardMahesh NairSteven M Lonergan

animal scienceproteomicspoultry sciencemeat qualitymeat sciencebiologymetabolomicslivestock science

Evaluating the Ability of Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry to Differentiate Beef Palatability Based on Consumer Preference. Journal of Food Science and Technology (2022)

Chaoyu ZhaiBailey SchillingJessica E. PrenniJ. Chance BrooksJerrad F. LegakoRhonda K. MillerMichael J. Hernandez-SintharakaoCody L. GiffordRobert DelmoreMahesh N. Nair

food technologymeat qualityfood sciencebeef palatabilitymeat scienceconsumer preferencemass spectrometryfood researchmaterials science

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