Appointments
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Interests
My research aims to understand the lung vascular homeostasis and the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases using novel animal models, integrated pharmacological approaches, genome editing and single cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics. In addition, I investigate delineation the molecular and cellular mechanisms of right heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and identification of therapeutic targets for the treatment of pulmonary vascular diseases patients.
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Education and Training
- 2004-2006, BS in Biological Science, Shandong University Marine College, Weihai, China
- 2008-2013, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- 2013-2017, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, and Center for Lung and Vascular Biology. University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- 2017, Postdoctoral Associate, Program for Lung and Vascular Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Chicago, IL
- 2017-2019, Research Assistant Professor, Program for Lung and Vascular Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- 2019-2024, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- 2022-2024, Director, Translational Endothelial Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- 2024, Tenured Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- 2024-Present, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Honors and Awards
- 2010, Outstanding graduate student and instructor training plan of Sun Yat-Sen University, China
- 2011, Ming K. Jeang Award, the 13th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America, Guangzhou, China
- 2012, National Scholarship of Graduate Students, China
- 2016, Pulmonary Hypertension Association Scientific Sessions Best Abstract Award (Basic Science), Dallas, TX
- 2016, First place Postdoc Bristow Poster Award, Department of Pharmacology Annual Retreat, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- 2018, American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstract Scholarship, San Diego, CA
- 2018, Pulmonary Hypertension Association International PH Conference and Scientific Sessions Top Abstract (Basic Science), Orlando, FL
- 2018, The XIII USA-China Cardiovascular Symposium Young Investigator Award (First Place), Chicago, IL
- 2019, Grover Conference Young Investigator Award
- 2021, University of Arizona George H. Davis Fellowship
- 2021, Mallinckrodt Grants, Mallinckrodt Foundation, Spring 2021 (UA Award Nominee)
- 2022, Chinese-American Lung Association Early Career Investigator Award
- 2022, Pew Biomedical Scholars, Pew Foundation, 2023 (UA Award Nominee)
- 2022, Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), Council on Cardiopulmonary Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)
- 2022, AHA 3CPR The Cournand and Comroe Early Career Investigator Prize finalist
- 2023, Chinese-American Lung Association Service Award
- 2023, Early Career Excellence in Research Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
- 2024, American Physiology Society Respiratory Section New Investigator Award
- 2024, American Thoracic Society (ATS) Fellow
- 2024, AHA Vascular Discovery Scientific Session Irvine H. Page Junior Faculty Research Award finalist
- 2024, AHA Vascular Discovery Scientific Session Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award
- 2024, ATS Pulmonary Circulation Assembly Mid Career/Senior Fellowship Research Achievement Award
Publications