CAO Yongguo

Ph.D; DVM; Professor

Director of Teaching animal hospital of Jilin University

Cao Yongguo achieved his B.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine from Nanjing Agricultural University in 2006. From 2006 to 2011, he received his master's degree and doctor's degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine of Jilin University. During 2009 to 2011, he studied in the Department of Zoonoses in the College of Veterinary Medicine of Cornell University as a state-sponsored joint training doctor. From Jun 2018 to Jul 2020, he worked as a visiting associate professor at Yale University School of Medicine in the United States for two years supported by Jilin University Peiying project. In the past five years, he has presided over 15 provincial-level and lateral projects, including a Key Project of Chinese National Programs for Research and Development, and two of National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Research Interests：                        

·Gut microbiota

·Spirochete

·Innate immunity

·Energy metabolism

·Reproductive disease

·Insect borne diseases

·Zoonosis

Selected Publications：

1. An Ixodes scapularis protein disulfide isomerase contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi colonization of the vector. Infect Immun. 2020 Sep 14:IAI.00426-20.

2. Increased inflammation with crude E. coli LPS protects against acute leptospirosis in hamsters. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Jan 9;9(1):140-147.

3. The preventable efficacy of β-glucan against leptospirosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Nov 1;13(11):

4. Ripened Pu-erh Tea Extract Protects Mice from Obesity by Modulating Gut Microbiota Composition. J Agric Food Chem, 2019, 67(25): 6978-94.

5. Protective Effect of Naringin on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice. J Agric Food Chem, 2018, 66(50): 13133-40.

Awards：

1. Outstanding Youth Science Fund Reserve Candidate Cultivation Program of Jilin University, 2017