王刚，江南大学食品学院教授、博士生导师，中国科学院生物物理研究所生物化学与分子生物学专业博士学位，英国Quadram Institute Bioscience访问学者。主要从事食品微生物学、食品营养与健康等方面的教学及研究工作。研究方向集中在肠道微生物与健康、功能性益生菌资源发掘、益生菌功能机制解析及益生菌产品开发。

近年来主持国家自然科学基金项目3项、军委科技委基础加强项目1项、江苏省“科技副总”项目1项，在权威期刊上发表第一作者研究论文16篇、通讯作者论文60余篇，h-index 32；获授权发明专利50余件（国际发明专利10件），并与拜耳（中国）、诺维信、无限极、上海光明等国际、国内知名企业开展了紧密的研发合作关系。与拜耳（中国）合作开发的产品在世博会上受到广泛关注，目前已服务超10万中国消费者。作为主要完成人获2014年中国商业联合会全国商业科技进步奖一等奖、2015年第十七届中国专利金奖和2018年教育部高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖科学技术进步奖二等奖。入选2022年度无锡市百名科技之星。

1.青春双歧杆菌基因型对宿主能量代谢的影响和生理作用：国家自然科学基金面上项目（32272332），主持，2023.01-2026.12

2.短双歧杆菌CCFM1025对小鼠肠脑轴中5-羟色氨酸及5-羟色胺合成转运的影响及其机制：国家自然科学基金面上项目（31972052），主持，2020.01-2023.12

3.植物乳杆菌对全氟化合物毒害的缓解及作用机制：）国家自然科学基金面上项目（31671839），主持，2017.01-2020.12

► 代表性文章

1.Peijun Tian, Renyin Zou, Luyao Wang, Yin Chen, Xin Qian, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Long Qian, Qun Wang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Multi-Probiotics Ameliorate Major Depressive Disorder and Accompanying Gastrointestinal Syndromes via Serotonergic System Regulation. Journal of Advanced Research, 2023, 45: 117-125

2.Peijun Tian, Ying Chen, Huiyue Zhu, Luyao Wang, Xin Qian, Renying Zou, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Long Qian, Qun Wang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Bifidobacterium breve CCFM1025 attenuates depression disorder via regulating gut microbiome and tryptophan metabolism: a randomized clinical trial. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 2022, 100:233-241

3.Qian Chen#, Shanshan Sun#, Chunxia Mei, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang* . Capabilities of bio-binding, antioxidant and intestinal environmental repair jointly determine the ability of lactic acid bacteria to mitigate perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity. Environment International, 2022, 166, 107388

4.Lei Sun, Caixin Ni, Jianxin Zhao, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Probiotics, Bioactive Compounds and Dietary patterns for the Effective Management of Hyperuricaemia: A Review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2119934

5.Yufeng He, Liuting Shi, Yajin Qi, Qianqian Wang, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Butylated starch alleviates polycystic ovary syndrome by stimulating the secretion of peptide tyrosine-tyrosine and regulating faecal microbiota. Carbohydrate polymers, 2022, 287, 119304

6.Qian Chen, Qingmin Kong, Peijun Tian, Yufeng He, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Lactic acid bacteria alleviate di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced liver and testis toxicity via their bio-binding capacity, antioxidant capacity and regulation of the gut microbiota. Environmental Pollution, 2022, 305,119197

7.Guangsu Zhu, Min Guo, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Bifidobacterium breve intervention combined with environmental enrichment alleviates cognitive impairment by regulating the gut microbiota and microbial metabolites in Alzheimer's disease mice. Frontiers in Immunology, 2022, 13:1013664

8.Peijun Tian†, Huiyue Zhu†, Xin Qian, Ying Chen, Zheng Wang, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang* , Wei Chen. Consumption of Butylated Starch Alleviates the Chronic Restraint Stress-Induced Neurobehavioral and Gut Barrier Deficits Through Reshaping the Gut Microbiota. Frontiers in Immunology, 2021, 12, 755481

9. Gang Wang , Ruili Pan, Xi Liang, Xiaobing Wu, Yanmin Wu*, Hao Zhang, Jianxin Zhao*, Wei Chen. Perfluorooctanoic acid-induced liver injury is potentially associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis. Chemosphere, 2021, 266, 129004

10.Peijun Tian, Kenneth J. O’Riordan, Yuan-kun Lee, Gang Wang* , Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, John F. Cryan*, Wei Chen. Towards a psychobiotic therapy for depression: Bifidobacterium breve CCFM1025 reverses chronic stress-induced depressive symptoms and gut microbial abnormalities in mice. Neurobiology of Stress, 2020, 12, 100216

11.Peijun Tian, Gang Wang* , Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen*. Bifidobacterium with the role of 5-hydroxytryptophan synthesis regulation alleviates the symptom of depression and related microbiota dysbiosis. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2019, 66:43-51

（1）2018年教育部高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖科学技术进步奖二等奖（第2完成人）：生物减除食源性危害的益生菌开发与应用

（2）2015年第十七届中国专利金奖（第4完成人）：一种具有排镉功能的植物乳杆菌及其用途

（3）2014年中国商业联合会科技进步奖一等奖（第2完成人）：功能性益生乳酸菌的开发及产业化应用