Dr. Xiaodong Xia obtained a PhD from the University of Maryland from 2006 to 2010, served as a professor at Northwest A&F University from 2010 to 2018, and has been a professor at Dalian University of Technology since 2018. He is a member of the American Food Technology Association, and a member of the American Society of Microbiology. He serves as an editorial board member for Frontiers in Microbiology and Foods journals, as well as a youth editorial board member for iMeta journals. The main research direction is natural antibacterial substances, new probiotics and health, gut microbiota, and immunity.