魏华，二级教授，博士生导师，食品科学与技术国家重点实验室固定成员，南昌大学研究生院副院长，曾留学德国、芬兰并取得自然科学博士学位。赣鄱英才555工程人选、江西省新世纪百千万人才工程第一、二层次人选、江西省主要学科学术带头人、江西省政府特殊津贴获得者。中国微生物学会理事，中华预防医学会微生态分会委员、微生态与健康教育专业委员会副主任委员、中国科技产业化促进委员会微生态与医疗专业委员会副主任委员、江西省微生物学会理事长，兼任江西省欧美同学会（留学人员联谊会）副秘书长。
从事益生菌、药食同源与人体大健康的应用基础性研究27年，主持（完成）国家863专题、国家科技基础平台工作重点项目子项目、科技部十二科技支撑计划项目、国家自然科学基金面上项目等课题十余项；发表SCI论文百余篇，获批35项中国发明专利；荣获中国食品科学技术学会技术发明一等奖和江西省科技进步一等奖各1项，省技术发明二等奖2项、省自然科学奖1项、省科技进步奖3项。主要学术研究方向：1、传统发酵食品和健康/特殊人群中益生菌的筛选及益生性、安全性评价；2、益生菌、致病菌和肠上皮细胞相互作用的分子水平研究；3、特殊益生菌及其功能蛋白、多糖物质代谢，以及对机体微生态平衡和健康影响的探究。
近期代表性论文
1. Yina Huang, Qin Yang, Xuan Mi, Liang Qiu, Xueying Tao, Zhihong Zhang, Jun Xia, Qinglong Wu*, and Hua Wei*, Ripened Pu-erh tea extract promotes gut microbiota resilience against dextran sulfate sodium induced colitis. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2021, 69(7):2190-2203.
2. Yina Huang, Keyu Xing, Liang Qiu, Qinglong Wu*, and Hua Wei*, Therapeutic implications of functional tea ingredients for ameliorating inflammatory bowel disease: a focused review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2021, 1-15.
3. Zhihong Zhang, Mingliang Jin, Kaiming Wang, Na Zhang, Qimeng Zhang, Xueying Tao, and Hua Wei*, Short-term intake of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZDY2013 fermented milk promotes homoeostasis of gut microbiota under enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus challenge. Food & Function, 2021, 12(11):5118-5129.
4. Xueying Tao, Linlin Tian, Hui Zhan, Yao He, Changcheng Zhong, and Hua Wei*, In vitro and in vivo assessments of Artemisia argyi fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum WLPL01 as an alternative anti-Salmonella agent. Food Control, 2021, 126, 108079.
5. Yao He, Qin Yang, Linlin Tian, Zhihong Zhang, Liang Qiu, Xueying Tao, and Hua Wei*, Protection of surface layer protein from Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 against Listeria monocytogenes CMCC54007 infection by modulating intestinal permeability and immunity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021, 105(10):4269-4284.
6. Qianglai Tan, Zhen Zeng, Feng Xu, and Hua Wei*, A comparative transcriptomic analysis of human placental trophoblasts in response to pathogenic and probiotic Enterococcus faecalis interaction. The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology. 2021, 2021:6655414.
7. Zhihong Zhang, Kaiming Wang, Jee-Hwan Oh, Shenwei Zhang, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, Christopher C Cheng, Dayong Ren, Hua Wei*, Michael G Gänzle, and Jens Walter, A phylogenetic view on the role of glycerol for growth enhancement and reuterin formation in Limosilactobacillus reuteri. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11:601422.
8. Xiaomin Yu, Yijuan Li, Qinglong Wu, Nagendra P. Shah, Hua Wei*, and Feng Xu*, Genomic analysis for antioxidant property of Lactobacillus plantarum FLPL05 from Chinese longevity people. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2020, 12(4), 1451-1458.
9. Yue Tao, Fuqing Huang, Zhihong Zhang, Xueying Tao, Qinglong Wu, Liang Qiu*, and Hua Wei*, Probiotic Enterococcus faecalis Symbioflor 1 ameliorates pathobiont-induced miscarriage through bacterial antagonism and Th1-Th2 modulation in pregnant mice. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020(1), 5493-5504.
10. Yina Huang, Liang Qiu, Xuan Mi, Zhihong Zhang, Di Xu, Xueying Tao, Keyu Xing, Qinglong Wu*, and Hua Wei*, Hot-water extract of ripened Pu-erh tea attenuates DSS-induced colitis through modulation of the NF-κB and HIF-1α signaling pathways in mice. Food & Function, 2020, 11(4), 3459-3470.
11. Min Wei, Enyu Gu, Jie Luo, Zhihong Zhang, Di Xu, Xueying Tao, Nagendra P. Shah, and Hua Wei*, Enterococcus hirae WEHI01 isolated from a healthy Chinese infant ameliorates the symptoms of type 2 diabetes by elevating the abundance of Lactobacillales in rats. Journal of Dairy Science, 2020, 103(4), 2969-2981.
12. Yao He, Xiongpeng Xu, Fen Zhang, Di Xu, Zhengqi Liu, Xueying Tao, and Hua Wei*, Anti-adhesion of probiotic Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 against five pathogens and the beneficial effect of its S-layer proteins against Listeria monocytogenes. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2019, 65(3), 175-184.
13. Kaiying Jia, Xueying Tao, Zhengqi Liu, Hui Zhan, Weijun He, Zhihong Zhang, Zheling Zeng*, and Hua Wei*, Characterization of novel exopolysaccharide of Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 from infant and demonstration of its in vitro biological properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2018, 128, 710-717.
14. Tingtao Chen, Puyuan Tian, Zhixiang Huang, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Huan Wang, Chaofei Xia, Le Wang, and Hua Wei*, Engineered commensal bacteria prevent systemic inflammation-induced memory impairment and amyloidogenesis via producing GLP-1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018, 102(17), 7565-7575.
15. Fuqing Huang, Fen Zhang, Di Xu, Zhihong Zhang, Feng Xu, Xueying Tao, Liang Qiu*, and Hua Wei*, Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 from infants lessens high-fat-diet-induced hyperlipidemia via cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase gene by altering the composition of gut microbiota in rats. Journal of Dairy Science, 2018, 101( 9):7757-7767.
16. Liang Qiu, Xueying Tao, Hua Xiong, Jun Yu*, and Hua Wei*, Lactobacillus plantarum ZDY04 exhibits a strain-specific property of lowering TMAO via the modulation of gut microbiota in mice. Food & Function, 2018, 9(8), 4299-4309.
17. Qianglai Tan, Feng Xu, Hengyi Xu, Liang Qiu, Xueying Tao, and Hua Wei*, Transcriptomic profiling of human placental trophoblasts in response to infection with Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Food Quality, 2018, 2018(3):1-11.
18. Fen Zhang, Liang Qiu, Xiongpeng Xu, Zhengqi Liu, Hui Zhan, Xueying Tao, Nagendra P. Shah, and Hua Wei*, Beneficial effects of probiotic cholesterol-lowering strain of Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 from infants on diet-induced metabolic syndrome in rats. Journal of Dairy Science, 2017, 100(3):1618-1628.
19. Tingtao Chen, Qinglong Wu, Haiting Zhou, Kan Deng, Xin Wang, Fanjing Meng, Shaoguo Yang, Xiaolei Wang, Nagendra P. Shah*, and Hua Wei*, Assessment of commercial probiotic products in China for labelling accuracy and probiotic characterization of selected isolates. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 2017, 70(1), 119-126.