Education

• PhD, Pharmacology, McGill University.
• MD, Xiangya college of Medicine, Central South University.

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Research Interests

Ion channels are an important class of integral membrane proteins that allow cells to generate electrical signals. They are commonly involved in communication and regulation processes, and are important targets for many drugs. The long-term research interest in my laboratory is to study the function and regulation of ion channels in the cardiovascular system, with a special emphasis on traffic regulation, molecular mechanisms and their physiological relevance, particularly as these processes relate to human diseases. We use a range of molecular, biochemical, fluorescence microscopy and patch clamp techniques to examine the expression and function of ion channels. We introduce or knockdown the genes of interest to identify the regulatory mechanisms of ion channels in the cardiovascular system. The ultimate goal is to help developing preventive and therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular diseases.

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Teaching

Pharmacy 748 (Winter Quarter): Cardiovascular Pharmacology (Pharmacology II), Course Director.

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Professional Experience

2004 – present: Assistant professor, Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

2000 – 2004: Postdoctoral fellow. Department of Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

1999 – 2000: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Research Center, New York Harbor Healthcare System.

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Publications

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