Name Guoyao Wu | ||
Guoyao Wu is a Chinese-American animal scientist. He is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Texas A&M University and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Biography
Wu received an undergraduate degree in animal science from the South China Agricultural University, then a master's degree in animal nutrition from Beijing Agricultural University. He earned master's and Ph.D. degrees in animal biochemistry from the University of Alberta. He is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. He is also affiliated with the university's Mentored Research Program in Space Life Sciences, where he examines nutrition issues related to space travel. Much of Wu's research has focused on the arginine-nitric oxide pathway.
In 2012, Wu was elected fellow of the AAAS. He is listed among the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers for 2014. In 2009, he received the FASS-AFIA New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award from the Federation of Animal Science Societies. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.