中国农业大学动物医学院基础兽医学国家重点学科教授、博士生导师，首批线上线下混合式国家级一流本科课程、国家级精品资源共享课和国家级精品课“动物解剖学”课程负责人，教育部新世纪优秀人才，北京市教学名师，宝钢优秀教师，霍英东教育基金青年教师奖获得者，享受国务院政府津贴。兼任日本名古屋大学客座教授、福建农林大学动科学院金山学者、亚洲兽医解剖学会副理事长、中国畜牧兽医学会动物解剖及组织胚胎学分会理事长、北京解剖学会副理事长、福建省兽医中药与动物保健重点实验室学术委员会副主任委员、中国畜牧业协会骆驼分会羊驼产业联合会副主席。主要研究方向为动物神经生物学和黏膜免疫学，主持国家和省部级科研项目21项，研究成果获北京市科学技术二等奖（第1完成人），农业部科技进步三等奖（第3完成人）。

主持的科研项目

国家自然科学基金，Wnt/β-catenin和NFκB信号串扰在褪黑激素核受体介导单色光影响鸡淋巴细胞增殖中的作用

北京市自然科学基金，褪黑激素在绿-蓝光色组合促进肉鸡脾淋巴细胞增殖中的作用机制

国家自然科学基金，PKA/ERK与JAK2/STAT3信号串扰在褪黑激素介导单色光刺激鸡肝脏IGF-1分泌中的作用

国家自然科学基金，钟蛋白CLOCK-BMAL1异二聚体在调节单色光诱导鸡褪黑激素分泌中的作用

教育部博士点基金，褪黑激素介导单色光影响鸡法氏囊淋巴细胞发育的受体途径

科技部863课题，畜禽养殖数字化关键技术与设备开发

公益性行业（农业）科研专项，羊驼繁育及产业化关键技术研究与示范

国家自然科学基金，cAMP/PKA--ERK信号途径联动在单色光诱导肉鸡淋巴细胞增殖中的作用

编写的教材和教学参考书

教材

陈耀星, 崔燕主编. 动物解剖学与组织胚胎学(全彩版)，中国农业出版社, 2019.

陈耀星主编. 动物局部解剖学(第2版)，中国农业大学出版社, 2010.

陈耀星主编. 畜禽解剖学(第3版)，中国农业大学出版社, 2010.

陈耀星主编.畜禽解剖学(第2版). 中国农业出版社, 2005.

陈耀星主编.动物局部解剖学. 中国农业出版社, 2002.

陈耀星主编. 畜禽解剖学. 中国农业出版社, 2001.

陈耀星副主编. 动物解剖学. 科学出版社, 2015.2.

陈耀星副主编. 家畜解剖学(第5版). 中国农业出版社, 2015.7.

陈耀星副主编. 畜禽解剖学(第3版). 高等教育出版社, 2016.9.

陈耀星副主编. 家畜解剖学及组织胚胎学(第4版). 中国农业出版社, 2011.

陈耀星副主编. 家畜解剖学(第4版). 中国农业出版社, 2009.

陈耀星副主编. 畜禽解剖学(第2版). 高等教育出版社, 2009.

教学参考书

陈耀星, 王子旭主编.猪解剖学与组织学彩色图谱. 北京科学技术出版社, 2018.3.

陈耀星主编. 动物解剖学彩色图谱. 中国农业出版社, 2013.12.

陈耀星副主编. 北京鸭脑立体定位图谱. 科学出版社, 2002.

陈耀星主译. 反刍动物解剖学彩色图谱(第2版). 中国农业出版社, 2012.7

陈耀星主译. 家畜兽医解剖学教程与彩色图谱(第3版). 中国农业大学出版社, 2009.

陈耀星主译. 犬猫解剖学彩色图谱. 辽宁科学技术出版社, 2007.1

陈耀星主译. 兽医组织学彩色图谱(第2版). 中国农业大学出版社, 2007.1

所获奖励

“动物解剖学”获线上线下混合式国家级一流本科课程称号（课程负责人）

北京市高等教育教学成果二等奖（第1完成人）

 “动物解剖学”获教育部国家级精品资源共享课称号（课程负责人）

北京市科学技术奖二等奖 （第1完成人）

中国出版政府奖图书奖（主译）

全国高等农业院校优秀教材奖（主编）

北京高等教育精品教材奖（主编）

中国大学出版社图书奖第二届优秀教材二等奖（主编）

代表文章（*通讯作者）：

1.Gao T, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Melatonin alleviates oxidative stress in sleep deprived mice: Involvement of small intestinal mucosa injury. International Immunopharmacology, 2020, 78: 106041.

2.Bian J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Cao J*, Chen Y*. Effect of monochromatic light on the circadian clock of cultured chick retinal tissue. Exp Eye Res, 2020, 194: 108008.

3.Gao T, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Melatonin attenuates microbiota dysbiosis of jejunum in short-term sleep deprived mice. J Microbiol, 2020, 58(7):588-597

4. Lin R, Wang Z, Cao J, Gao T, Dong Y*, Chen Y*. Role of melatonin in intestinal mucosal injury induced by restraint stress in mice. Pharm Biol, 2020, 58(1): 342-351.

5.Jiang N#, Cao J#, Wang Z, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of monochromatic light on the temporal expression of N-acetyltransferase in chick pineal gland, Chronobiol Int, 2020, 37(8): 1140-1150.

6.Xiong J, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Melatonin mediates monochromatic light-induced proliferation of T/B lymphocytes in the spleen via the membrane receptor or nuclear receptor. Poult Sci, 2020, 99(9): 4294-4302.

7.Bian J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Cao J*, Chen Y*. Role of BMAL1 and CLOCK in regulating the secretion of melatonin in chick retina under monochromatic green light. Chronobiol Int, 2020,1-16.

8.Gao T, Wang Z, Dong Y, Cao J, Lin R, Wang X, Yu Z, Chen Y*. Role of melatonin in sleep deprivation-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in mice. J Pineal Res, 2019, e12574.

9.Yue L, Qin X, Liu X, Wang Z, Dong Y, Chen Y, Cao J*. Melatonin Receptor Mel1b- and Mel1c- mediated Green Light Induced the Secretion of Growth Hormone in Anterior Pituitary of Chicks. Photochem Photobiol. 2019, 95(6):1387-1394.

10.Bai X, Cao J, Dong Y, Wang Z, Chen Y*. Melatonin mediates monochromatic green light-induced satellite cell proliferation and muscle growth in chick embryo. PLoS One, 2019, 14(5):e0216392.

11.Ning S, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Mel1c Mediated Monochromatic Light-Stimulated IGF-I Synthesis through the Intracellular Gαq/PKC/ERK Signaling Pathway. Int J Mol Sci, 2019, 20(7). pii: E1682.

12.Bian J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Cao J*, Chen Y*. Effect of pinealectomy on the circadian clock of the chick retina under different monochromatic lights. Chronobiol Int. 2019, 36(4):548-563.

13.Ma S, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. BMAL1 but not CLOCK is associated with monochromatic green light-induced circadian rhythm of melatonin in chick pinealocytes. Endocr Connect, 2019, 8(1):57-68.

14.Xiong J, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of the melatonin nuclear receptor RORα on monochromatic light-induced T-lymphocyte proliferation in chicken thymus. Immunol Lett. 2019, 213:21-29.

15.Liu L, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of melatonin on monochromatic light-induced changes in clock gene circadian expression in the chick liver. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2019, 197:111537.

16.Ma S, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of Monochromatic Light on Circadian Rhythm of Clock Genes in Chick Pinealocytes. Photochem Photobiol. 2018, 94(6):1263-1272.

17.Shi J, Ma X, Su Y, Song Y, Tian Y, Yuan S, Zhang X, Yang D, Zhang H, Shuai J, Cui W, Ren F, Plikus MV, Chen Y*, Luo J*, Yu Z*. MiR-31 Mediates Inflammatory Signaling to Promote Re-Epithelialization during Skin Wound Healing. J Invest Dermatol. 2018, 138(10): 2253-2263.

18.Lu J, Wang Z, Cao J, Chen Y, Dong Y. A novel and compact review on the role of oxidative stress in female reproduction. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2018, 16(1):80.

19.Dong Y, Wang Z, Qin Z, Cao J, Chen Y*. Role of serotonin in the intestinal mucosal epithelium barrier in weaning mice undergoing stress-induced diarrhea. J Mol Histol. 2018, 49(1):85-97.

20.Cao J, Bian J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of monochromatic light on circadian rhythmic expression of clock genes and arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase in chick retina. Chronobiol Int. 2017, 34(8):1149-1157.

21.Zhang L, Chen F, Cao J, Dong Y, Wang Z, Hu M, Chen Y*. Green light inhibits GnRH-I expression by stimulating the melatonin-GnIH pathway in the chick brain. J Neuroendocrinol. 2017, 29(5):1-15.

22.Wang Y, Bai X, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Various LED Wavelengths Affected Myofiber Development and Satellite Cell Proliferation of Chick Embryos via the IGF-1 Signaling Pathway. Photochem Photobiol. 2017, 93: 1492-1501.

23.Guo Q, Wang Z, Dong Y, Cao J, Chen Y*. Physiological crosstalk between the AC/PKA and PLC/PKC pathways modulates melatonin-mediated, monochromatic-light-induced proliferation of T-lymphocytes in chickens. Cell Tissue Res. 2017, 369(3): 555-565.

24.Jiang N, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Effect of monochromatic light on circadian rhythmic expression of clock genes in the hypothalamus of chick. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2017, 173:476-484.

25.Dong Y, Han Y, Wang Z, Qin Z, Yang C, Cao J, Chen Y*. Role of serotonin on the intestinal mucosal immune response to stress-induced diarrhea in weaning mice. BMC Gastroenterol. 2017, 17(1):82.

26.Zhang L, Chen F, Cao J, Dong Y, Wang Z, Chen Y. Melatonin modulates monochromatic light-induced melatonin receptor expression in the hypothalamus of chicks. Acta Histochem. 2017, 119(7):733-739.

27.Jian N, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Role of monochromatic light on daily variation of clock gene expression in the pineal gland of chick. J Photochem Photobiol B, 2016, 164: 57-64.

28.Bai X, Wang Y, Wang Z, Cao J, Dong Y, Chen Y*. In ovo exposure to monochromatic lights affect posthatch muscle growth and satellite cell proliferation of chicks: role of IGF-1. Growth Factors, 2016, 34(3-4):107-118.

29.Zhang L, Cao J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Chen Y*. Melatonin modulates monochromatic light-induced GHRH expression in the hypothalamus and GH secretion in chicks. Acta Histochem, 2016, 118(3): 286-292.

30.Li S#, Cao J#, Wang Z, Dong Y, Wang W, Chen Y*. Melatonin mediates monochromatic light-induced insulin-like growth factor 1 secretion of chick liver: Involvement of membrane receptors. Photochem Photobiol, 2016, 92(4): 595-603.

31.Chen F, Reheman A, Cao J, Wang Z, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y*. Effect of melatonin on monochromatic light-induced T-lymphocyte proliferation in the thymus of chickens. J Photochem Photobiol B, 2016, 161: 9-16.

32.Wang T, Dong Y, Wang Z, Cao J, Chen Y*. Secretion pathway of liver IGF-1 via JAK2/STAT3 in chick embryo under the monochromatic light. Growth Factors, 2016, 34(1-2): 51-63.