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colon cancer; intestinal stem cell; cell death; stress adaptation; inflammation
United States

Biography

My research explores mechanisms of cell death and survival in relation to intestinal stem cell injury, regeneration and cancer. I am also involved in the teaching and training of graduate students, medical students and residents.

Google Scholar publications, over 27,000 citations (2025)
‪ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yXODGQYAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1

Activities

Employment (6)

University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, US

2023-04 to present | Professor (Medicine)
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University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2015-03 to 2023-03 | Full Professor (Pathology)
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University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2011-07 to 2015-02 | Associate Professor (Pathology)
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University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2002-07 to 2011-06 | Assistant Professor (Pathology)
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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Baltimore, MD, US

2000-12 to 2002-06 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Oncology)
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University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, US

1993-02 to 1995-06 | Research Technician II (Biology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD, US

1995-09 to 2000-12 | PhD (Human Genetics and Molecular Biology)
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Sichuan University: Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

1987-09 to 1991-07 | BS (Chemistry)
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Peer review (4 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cell death and disease. (1)
Review activity for Communications medicine. (1)
Review activity for Genes & diseases. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)