Chi Zhou, Ph.D. Lab website: https://chizhou.lab.arizona.edu/ Positions:2020 - current   Assistant Professor of Physiology, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. 2019 - 2020       Assistant Scientist (Research Assistant Professor), Perinatal Research Lab, Department of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. 2014 - 2019       Postdoctoral Fellow (Reproductive Physiology),  Perinatal Research Lab, Department of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. Honors: 2022                 ACE Award, 69th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Denver, CO, USA. 2019-2022        American Heart Association (AHA), Career Development Award, USA. 2019                  Outstanding Paper by an Associate Member Award, Perinatal Research Society (PRS), Brooklyn Park, MN, USA. 2019                  SRI NIH Travel Grant Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Paris, France. 2017-2018         American Heart Association (AHA), Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA. 2016                  Young Investigator Award, Perinatal Research Society (PRS), Itasca, IL, USA. Invited Lectures/Seminars: 2021 Nov.         No Name Society meeting, Phoenix, AZ. 2021 April.       Perinatal Research Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO. 2020 Aug.         Department of OB/Gyn, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 2020 Mar.          Vascular Biology Research Colloquium, Cardiovascular Research Center, UW-Madison, WI. 2020 Jan.           Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2019 Nov.          Animal and Avian Sciences Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 2019 Nov.          Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, FL. 2019 Sept.         Basic biomedical Science, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, SD. 2019 Sept.         School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, AZ. 2019 Aug.          Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OH. 2019 Aug.          Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University Health System, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL. 2019 April.        Animal Reproduction & Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Science, Colorado State University, CO. 2019 Jan.           Vascular Biology Research Colloquium, Cardiovascular Research Center, UW-Madison, WI. 2017 Nov.          Vascular Biology Research Colloquium, Cardiovascular Research Center, UW-Madison, WI. Scientific membership: 2016-current:   Perinatal Research Society. 2015-current:   Society for Reproductive Investigation. 2015-current:   American Heart Association. 2013-current:   Society for the Study of Reproduction. Professional service: 2022 Mar.         Abstracts Reviewer and Poster Judge for the 69th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Denver, CO. 2019 Nov.          Abstracts Reviewer for the 67th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Vancouver, Canada. 2019 Mar.          Poster Judge for the 66th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Paris, France. 2018 Nov.          Abstracts Reviewer for the 66th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Paris, France. 2018 Mar.          Modulator of the “Preeclampsia II” scientific session at the 65th annual Scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), San Diego, CA, USA. 2016 Nov.          Abstracts Reviewer for the 64th annual Scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Orlando, FL, USA. Journal reviewer: Biology of Reproduction; Journal of Cellular Physiology, Journal of Clinical Medicine; Nutrients; Medicina; International Immunopharmacology; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Experimental and Molecular Pathology; Cells; Biomolecules; Reproductive Sciences; Scientific Reports; AJP-heart-circ; FASEB; Journal of Molecular Endocrinology Full list of Peer-Reviewed Publications (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1TmkW4baZzbkC/bibliography/public): Book Edited: Jing Zheng, PhD., and Chi Zhou, Ph.D. (Editors). Hypoxia and Human Diseases. Intech - Open Access Publisher, 2017. DOI: 10.5772/62960 (https://www.intechopen.com/books/hypoxia-and-human-diseases). Electronic Publications: Zhou C, Zheng J. 2018. Sexual dimorphisms of preeclampsia-dysregulated transcriptomic profiles and endothelial function in fetal endothelial cells. NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Series # GSE116428 (contain 27 datasets). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE116428 Tsoi S, Zhou C. Agilent-031068 EmbryoGene Porcine Array V.1 (EMPV1; Probe Name version). NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Platform # GPL18148. Zhou C. Gene expression profile changes during blastocysts hatching of embryos produced from parthenogenesis and in vivo. NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Series # GSE48290 (contain 12 datasets). Zhou C. Comparison of hatched blastocyst derived from in vivo (IVV), parthenogenetic activation (PA), and chromatin transfer (CT). NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Series # GSE48291 (contain 9 datasets). Zhou C. Gene expression profile changes during blastocysts hatching of embryos. NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Series # GSE48292 (contain 21 datasets). Tsoi S, Zhou C. Agilent-031068 EmbryoGene Porcine Array Version 1 (EMPV1) [Probe version]. NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Platform # GPL17779. Tsoi S, Zhou C. Agilent-031068 EmbryoGene Porcine Array Version 1 (EMPV1). NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Platform # GPL14925. Zhou C. EMPV1 technical repeat. NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Series # GSE34157 (contain 1 dataset). Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations in Conferences: Chi Zhou. Effect of maternal DBP exposure on fetal endothelial development. Invited Oral presentation in 2021 No Name Society meeting, Phoenix, AZ Nov., 2021 Ying-jie Zhao, Chi Zhou, Ying-ying We3, Hui-hui Li, Kai Wang, and Jing Zheng. Differential Distribution of Tryptophan-Metabolites in Fetal and Maternal Circulations during Pregnancy: Preeclampsia-Elevated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands. Abstract and Oral presentation in “68th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI)”, Boston, MA,July. 6-9, 2021. Chi Zhou, Xin-Wen Chang, and Jing Zheng. VEGFA and FGF2 Alter Protein Phosphorylation Profiles in Human Fetoplacental Endothelial Cells. Abstract and Poster in “68th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI)”, Boston, MA,July. 6-9, 2021. Chi Zhou, Qin Yan, Xin-wen Chang, Ronald R. Magness, Ian M. Bird, and Jing Zheng. Preeclampsia differentially dysregulates female and male fetal endothelial function: roles of miR29a/c. Abstract and Poster in “52nd annual scientific meeting of the Society of the Study of Reproduction (SSR)”, San Jose, CA, USA July. 18-21, 2019. Chi Zhou, Qin Yan, Xin-Wen Chang, Ronald R. Magness, Ian M. Bird, and Jing Zheng. Preeclampsia differentially dysregulates transcriptomic profiles and function in female and male fetal endothelial cells. Abstract and Poster in the “66th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI)”, Paris, France, Mar. 12-16, 2019. Chi Zhou, Yan Qin, Qing-Yun Zou, Chanel Tyler, Xin-Qi Zhong, Ronald R. Magness, Ian M. Bird, and Jing Zheng. Sexual dimorphism of preeclampsia-dysregulated transcriptomic profiles and endothelial function in fetal endothelial cells. Abstract and Oral presentation in “51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction” New Orleans, Louisiana, July 10-13, 2018. Chi Zhou, Yan Qin, Qing-Yun Zou, Chanel T. Tyler, Xing-qi Zhong, Ronald R. Magness, and Jing Zheng. Preeclampsia dysregulates endothelial function-associated genes/pathways in fetal endothelial cells. Abstract and Poster in “Society for Reproductive Investigation 65th Annual Scientific Meeting” San Diego, CA, Mar. 6-10, 2018. Chi Zhou, Qing-Yun, Ronald R. Magness, and Jing Zheng. Preeclampsia dysregulates genes associated with cellular responses to cytokine/chemokine stimulus in male fetal endothelial cells. Abstract and Poster in “50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction” Washington D.C., July 13-16, 2017. Chi Zhou, Qing-Yun Zou, Ai-Xia Liu, Rui-Fang Wang, Ronald R. Magness, and Jing Zheng. Preeclampsia downregulates microRNAs in fetal endothelial cells: Roles of miR-29a/c-3p in endothelial function. Abstract and Poster in “Society for Reproductive Investigation 64th Annual Scientific Meeting” Orlando, USA, March 15-18, 2017. Chi Zhou, Rui-fang Wang, Qing-Yun Zou, Ronald R. Magness, and Jing Zheng. Identification of a novel association between mir-29a/c and preeclampsia in human fetal endothelial cells. Abstract and Poster in “Society for Reproductive Investigation 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting” Montreal, Canada, March16-19, 2016. Chi Zhou, Yan Li, Ronald R. Magness, Jing Zheng. Altered transcriptional regulation of CYP1A1 and AhR in human placentas from preterm birth. Abstract and Poster in “Society for Reproductive Investigation 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting” San Francisco, USA, March 25-28, 2015. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Gene expression profiling of in vivo-derived female and male day 11 embryos. Poster in the “4th Embryo Genomics Meeting” Quebec City, Canada, October 9-11, 2013. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Stage-specific gene expression profile differences during early porcine embryonic development, Abstract, and Poster in “Reproductive Health: Nano to Global” SSR's 46th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 21-26, 2013. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Comparative transcriptomic analyses between in vivo derived porcine 4-cell and morula embryos. Oral presentation in the “9th International Conference on Pig Reproduction (ICPR)”, Olsztyn, Poland, June 9 - 12, 2013. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Stage-specific gene expression profile differences during early porcine embryonic development, Abstract, and Poster in “Applied Reproductive Biology: Making It Relevant” SSR's 45th Annual Meeting, The Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania, August 12-15, 2012. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Comparative gene expression profiling of in vivo derived early porcine embryos from different stages, Abstract, Poster and Oral presentation in “Symposium on Functional Genomics of Early Livestock Development” Banff, Canada, July 24 -26, 2012. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Gene expression profile analysis of early porcine embryos, Oral presentation in “EmbryoGENE Annual General Meeting” Banff, Canada, July 23-24, 2012. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Verification of a porcine embryo-specific microarray platform. Abstract, Poster and Oral presentation “Banff Pork Seminar”, Banff, AB, Canada, January 17 -20, 2012. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of in vivo-derived early porcine embryos from 4 different developmental stages. Abstract and Poster in “International Plant and Animal Genome XX Conference”, San Diego, California, United States, January 14-18, 2012. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Audrey Cameron, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Transcriptomic effect of porcine luteinizing hormone (pLH) Induced ovulation on blastocyst stage porcine embryos. Poster in 3rd Embryo Genomics Meeting, Bonn, Germany, September 20-22, 2011. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Identification and Characterization of Novel Genes from Blastocyst-Stage Porcine Embryos Using 454 Sequencing. Abstract and Poster in “Reproduction and the World’s Future” 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Portland, Oregon, United States, July 31-August 4, 2011. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Audrey Cameron, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Gene expression profiling of blastocyst stage embryos from porcine luteinizing hormone (pLH) treated gilts. Abstract, Poster and Oral presentation in “EmbryoGENE Annual General Meeting” Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 7-9, 2011. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Jason Grant, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Characterization of unknown expression sequence tags (ESTs) from porcine blastocyst stage embryos using 454 sequencing. Abstract, Poster and Oral presentation in “Banff Pork Seminar”, Banff, AB, Canada, January 18 -21, 2011. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Susan Novak, Jason Grant, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, Michael Dyck. Comparative gene expression profiling of in vivo-derived expanded and hatched porcine blastocyst-stage embryos. Abstract and Poster “The Intersection Between Genetics, Genomics, and Reproductive Biology”43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, July 30-August3, 2010. Chi Zhou, John Dobrinsky, Stephen Tsoi, Walter Dixon, George Foxcroft, M.K. Dyck. Gene expression profiling of ART derived pre-implantation porcine embryos. Poster and Oral presentation “EmbryoGENE Annual General Meeting”, Edmonton, Canada, June 14 - 17, 2010. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Validation of reference genes for relative real-time quantitative PCR analysis with porcine embryos. Abstract and Poster “AICLGT AGM 2010: Genomics and Livestock Quality Improvement: Bringing It All Together"- Calgary, AB, Canada, May 11 -13, 2010. Chi Zhou, Susan Novak, Stephen Tsoi, Jason Grant, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Gene expression profiling of the porcine blastocyst stage embryo. Abstract, Poster and Oral presentation in the “Banff Pork Seminar”, Banff, AB, Canada, January 19 -22, 2010. Stephen Tsoi, Chi Zhou, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. The porcine blastocyst transcriptome generated from 454-sequencing platform. Abstract and Poster in “International Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference”, San Diego, California, United States, January 9-13, 2010. Chi Zhou, Stephen Tsoi, Walter T. Dixon, George R. Foxcroft, Michael K. Dyck. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis of gene expression in a single pre-implantation porcine embryo. Abstract and Poster in “Alberta Bovine Genomics AGM 2009: Enabling Protein Value Chains"- Edmonton, AB, Canada, April 29 -30, 2009. Chi Zhou, Chun-hou Li, Wei-min Zhang, Xiao-ping Jia. Quantitative PCR analysis of CYP4 gene expression in PCB1254 treated green mussel (Perna viridis Linnaeus). Abstract and Oral presentation in 2007 Forum on Fishery Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, October 22-25, 2007(Collection of Abstracts of Forum on Fishery Science and Technology·2007:112).