Tiantian Zhang

Professor Tiantian Zhang

  • Professor and Deputy Dean Research and Professional Practice
  • Poole House P307, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Following her PhD research in Cryobiology, Professor Tiantian Zhang worked as research fellows before she was made Reader and Professor. She was appointed Director of Institute of Research in the Applied Natural Sciences at University of Bedfordshire in 2008 before joining Bournemouth University in 2012 as the Head of the Graduate School. She was also a member of the Executive Committee of the UK Council for Graduate Education. She is now the Deputy Dean of Research and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Science and Technology. Professor Tiantian Zhang is a leading figure internationally in research on cryopreservation of gametes and embryos of fish species and her research interests have been in the areas of cryopreservation of reproductive cells and the effect of cryopreservation on genome integrity and cellular metabolism with applications in biomedicine, conservation and aquaculture. Her research activity has led to over 150 publications and over 100 presentations at international conferences and workshops...

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Research

My current research interests and activities are in the areas of the cryopreservation of reproductive cells, tissues and embryos of aquatic species and studies on the effect of cryopreservation on genome and cellular metabolism of reproductive cells including stem cells. Although successful cryopreservation of sperm has been achieved with many mammalian species including humans, the successful cryopreservation of fish oocytes and embryos remained elusive. Successful cryopreservation of fish oocytes and embryos will have important applications in conservation of biodiversity, aquaculture and genomic studies, and research in this area remains an intellectual challenge. My research has contributed significantly to an understanding of the problems associated with fish oocyte and embryo cryopreservation, and will undoubtedly assist successful protocol design in the future. My earlier research also included studies on the effect of temperature on cytotoxicity in prokaryotic cells and ecotoxicological studies using fish cell lines and other biological materials.