Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai.

Dr. Zhao is a professor and vice dean of College of Food Science, Shanghai Ocean University. He is a director of the Non-thermal Processing Technology Branch and Youth Working Committee, and a deputy director of the Food Safety Committee and Microbial Resistance Prevention and Control Committee of Shanghai Society for Microbiology. His research interests include molecular ecology of food microorganisms; risk assessment of food quality and safety; food quality and safety and systems biology research. He currently focuses on the rapid detection and prevention of food-borne pathogens.