Research Interests
The main research focus of our laboratory is the field of tissue development and regenerative medicine. Specifically, our group studies lung epithelium and cardiac myocyte. Using cell and animal models, our research goal is to apply our understanding of lung and heart development towards regenerative approaches to lung and heart diseases.
Current projects:
Studying the signaling pathways that modulate activation and differentiation of alveolar epithelial progenitor cell to repair lung tissue.
Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac muscle growth and finding new pathways that can promote cardiac myocyte to proliferate.
Education, Training & Credentials
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
- PhD, Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
- MS, Cell Biology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2002
- BS, Biology, Henan University, China, 1999
Memberships
- Basic Science Council
- American Heart Association