Zhiru Tang has been working as a researcher at the School of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, since July 2017. Her research focuses on nutrition and immunity, applied microbiology, and healthy aquaculture. She studied for 2 years in Germany and the United States in 2005 and 2016, respectively. Her research work involves exploring probiotic strains that improve animal gut microbiota, immune function, and maintain gut health, as well as developing microbiota agents and functional bioactive peptides that improve gut health.