Guojun Wu

Area(s) of Specialization

• Microbiome.
• Bioinformatics.
• Microbial Systems Ecology.
• Precision Nutrition & Metabolic Health.

Bio Brief

Dr. Guojun Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Grain and Food Science at Kansas State University. An expert in microbiome science, his research investigates the ecological and functional dynamics of gut microbiota and their roles in host health. His work bridges microbiology, nutrition, and computational biology, using omics data to study interactions among the microbiome, diet, and host.

Dr. Wu received his B.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2018) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Before joining K-State, he served as an Assistant Research Professor and Co-Director of the Rutgers Center for Microbiome Analysis at Rutgers University. He has authored more than 39 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, including Cell, Science and Cell Metabolism. His research has garnered more than 4,900 citations with an h-index of 23. His work introduced the concept of “two competing guilds” as core microbiome signatures, offering new insights into microbiome-targeted health management.

Dr. Wu is deeply involved in academic service and editorial leadership. He serves as a Senior Editor for Scientific Reports and has acted as a Guest Editor for Nutrients, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and Frontiers in Immunology, as well as an invited editor for mBio. He has reviewed manuscripts for more than a dozen journals, including Cell Metabolism, Microbiome, The ISME Journal, and Gut Microbes, and has served as a grant reviewer.