Dr. Yafei Zhu is a currently professor of Ningxia Medical University. She has been awarded third prize for scientific and technological progress of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. She is a member of Ningxia Medical Science and Technology Association. She has long been engaged in research on cross-care research and has been committed to developing mechanism of action of characteristic drugs programs to targeted interventions. Pro. Zhu has published 10 academic papers, and has independently undertaken 5 research projects funded by funds at home and abroad.She has close research collaborations with Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Interventional Mechanism and Nursing of Metabolic Diseases and Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases

2019– 2022            Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China,Ph.D. in Basic Medicine

2013– 2016            Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China, M.S. in Pharmacology

2000– 2004            Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China, B.M. in Nursing

2024            Ningxia Medical University Annual Performance Evaluation Excellent

2023            Ningxia Medical University Annual Performance Evaluation Excellent

2022            Third prize for scientific and technological progress of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

2020            Ningxia Medical University Annual Performance Evaluation Excellent

01/2025–present Study on the inhibition of placental trophoblast apoptosis in preeclamptic rats by Uncaria Decoction through the Circular RNA BRAF_2/PTEN axis. Natural Science Foundation of NingXia. Role：Principal Investigator.  RMB: 100,000.

01/2024–present Study on the Role and Mechanism of Circular RNA BRAF_2/PTEN Pathway in Hypoxia-Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis. Special Homo Sapiens Talent Launch Project of Ningxia Medical University. Role：Principal Investigator.

08/2022–07/2024 Circular RNA-ZNF609 in the Role and Mechanism of Lycium Chinense Polysaccharides Against Retinal Angiogenesis in Diabetes Mellitus. Key Project of the Ningxia Education Department. Role：Principal Investigator.

01/2023–present The Role and Mechanism of Circular RNA-ZNF609/miR-15a-5p in Barbary Wolfberry Polysaccharide-Induced Anti-Diabetic Retinal Angiogenesis. The National Natural Science Fund. Role：Principal Investigator.

01/2020–12/2022 The role and mechanism of miR-15a in the anti-retinal neovascularization effect of Lycium chinense polysaccharides in diabetes mellitus. Natural Science Foundation of NingXia. Role：Principal Investigator.

1. Zhu, Y., Zhao, Q., & Jiang, Y. (2022). Lycium barbarum polysaccharides attenuates high glucose-induced diabetic retinal angiogenesis by rescuing the expression of miR-15a-5p in RF/6A cells. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 283, 114652.

2. Meng, J., Ma, H., Zhu, Y.*, & Zhao, Q*. (2021). Dehydrocostuslactone attenuated oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced PC12 cell injury through inhibition of apoptosis and autophagy by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. European journal of pharmacology, 911, 174554.

3. Meng, L., Ma, H., Meng, J., Li, T., Zhu, Y.*, & Zhao, Q*. (2021). Costunolide attenuates oxygen glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in PC12 cells. Molecular medicine reports, 23(6), 411.

4. Zhu Yafei, Zhang Yuyue, Zhang Hui, Gao Lina, Wang Yanhua, Wu Kai... & Zhang Huiping. (2023). The Role of Circular RNA hsa_BABAM1_1 in Placental Trophoblast Proliferation and Apoptosis During Eclampsia. Chinese Journal of Hypertension (01),34-44.

5. Zhu Yafei, Zhang Yuyue, Xie Lin, Yin He, Wang Yanhua, Wu Kai... & Zhang Huiping. (2022). The role of circular RNA circ_BRAF_2 in placental trophoblast autophagy during preeclampsia. China Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (23),2860-2864.

6.Zhu, Y., Zhao, X., Japhet, T. J., Chen, J., & Zhao, Q. (2024). Sampling of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced Rat's Retina Damage and Multi-index Evaluation of Pathological Changes. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (211), 10.3791/67159.

7.Liu, J., Zhao, Q., & Zhu, Y*. (2025). Non-coding RNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 25(1), 949.