
Zhaoping Li
Center Director and Division Chief, Clinical Nutrition · University of California, Los Angeles
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentClinical Nutrition Division · University of California, Los Angeles
- 1997–Present
UCLA · VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System

Until 1998
Until 1997- Until 1996
Until 1995
Until 1994
Research
Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2005 · 1,024 citations
A laser-engraved wearable sensor for sensitive detection of uric acid and tyrosine in sweat
Nature Biotechnology · 2020 · 625 citations
Meta-analysis: pharmacologic treatment of obesity
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2005 · First of 11 authors · 521 citations

80 papers

11 papers

10 papers
- SF
9 papers

8 papers · 1 as a fellow

8 papers · 5 as a fellow

7 papers
- EY
6 papers · 4 as a fellow
Grants
- 2021–2026
California Partnership for Personalized Nutrition
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · UG1
PI · $15.8M · University of California at Davis
- 2022–2025
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Va Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- 2018–2021
BCAA Catabolic Defect in HF: Novel Mechanism and Therapeutic Target
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.2M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2016–2019
Effects of Broccoli Sprout Extract on Allergic Rhinitis
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Va Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Clinical trials
- 2026–2028
Effects of Dietary Supplements on Muscle Mass and Function While Using GLP-1 Medication
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles
- 2026–2027
Effect of Watermelon on Cardiometabolic Health
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles
- 2026
Cognitive Effects of Bioavailable Curcumin
Principal investigator · Withdrawn · Phase 2
University of California, Los Angeles
- 2025–2027
Effects of Pomegranate Juice on Ulcerative Colitis
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles


