1997-07 to 1999-01: Postdoctoral Researcher at Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
1995-12 to 1997-06: Joint PhD Program at Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
1992-09 to 1997-06: PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1988-09 to 1992-06: Bachelor's degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2007 - Present: Researcher and Director at Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2007 - 2011: Director of the State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2003 - 2007: Researcher, Deputy Director, and Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2000 - 2003: Professor and Director at Institute of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1999 - 2000: Senior Researcher at Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington
2013: First Batch of National High-Level Talent Special Support Plan
2012: Innovation Talent Promotion Plan
2012: Outstanding Mentor Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012: Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award
2008: Second Prize of National Natural Science Award
2007: Young Affiliate of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2006: Tenth China Youth May Fourth Medal
2004: Special Government Allowance of the State Council
2004: Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions
2003: National Candidate of the New Century Talents Project
2003: Advanced Individual in Teaching and Educating in Hubei Province
2003: Hubei Youth Science and Technology Award
2001/2002: Li Foundation Distinguished Achievement Award, USA
2000: Changjiang Scholar Award Program, Ministry of Education
2000: National Outstanding Youth Fund
Research
Molecular Mechanisms of Vesicle Transport Super-Resolution Microscopy Techniques
Syntaxin Opening by the MUN Domain Underlies the Function of Munc13 in Synaptic Vesicle Priming, Xiaoyu Yang, Shen Wang, Yi Sheng, Mingshu Zhang, Wenjuan Zou, Lijie Wu, Lijun Kang, Josep Rizo, Rongguang Zhang, Tao Xu & Cong Ma, 2015
SEC-10 and RAB-10 coordinate basolateral recycling of clathrin-independent cargo through endosomal tubules in C. elegans, Sanyou Chen, Lei Li, Jiangli Li, Bei Liu, Xinyu Zhu, Li Zheng, Rongying Zhang, Tao Xu, 2014
Rational design of true monomeric and bright photoactivatable fluorescent proteins, Mingshu Zhang, Hao Chang, Yongdeng Zhang, Junwei Yu, Lijie Wu, Wei Ji, Juanjuan Chen, Bei Liu, Jingze Lu, Yingfagn Liu, Junlong Zhang, Pingyong Xu, Tao Xu, 2012
Rab10 and myosin-Va mediate insulin-stimulated GLUT4 storage vesicle translocation in adipocytes, Yu Chen, Yan Wang, Jinzhong Zhang, Yongqiang Deng, Li Jiang, Eli Song, Xufeng S. Wu, John A. Hammer, Tao Xu and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, 2012
A unique series of reversibly switchable fluorescent proteins with beneficial properties for various applications, Hao Chang, Mingshu Zhang, Wei Ji, Juanjuan Chen, Yongdeng Zhang, Bei Liu, Jingze Lu, Junlong Zhang, Pingyong Xu, Tao Xu, 2012
Dissecting a central flip-flop circuit that integrates contradictory sensory cues in C. elegans feeding regulation, Zhaoyu Li, Yidong Li, Yalan Yi, Wenming Huang, Song Yang, Weipin Niu, Li Zhang, Zijing Xu, Anlian Qu, Zhengxing Wu and Tao Xu, 2012
HID-1 is a novel player in the regulation of neuropeptide sorting, Yong Yu, Lifen Wang, Yaming Jiu, Yi Zhan, Lin Liu, Zhiping Xia, Eli Song, Pingyong Xu and Tao Xu, 2011
Graded activation of CRAC channel by binding of different numbers of STIM1 to Orai1 subunits, Zhengzheng Li, Lin Liu, Yongqiang Deng, Wei Ji, Wen Du, Pingyong Xu, Liangyi Chen, Tao Xu, 2011
GDI-1 preferably interacts with Rab10 in insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation, Yu Chen, Yongqiang Deng, Jinzhong Zhang, Lu Yang, Xiangyang Xie and Tao Xu, 2009
Variations in the requirement for v-SNAREs in GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes, Ping Zhao, Lu Yang, Jamie A. Lopez, Junmei Fan, James G. Burchfield, Li Bai, Wanjin Hong, Tao Xu, and David E. James, 2009
Functional stoichiometry of the unitary calcium-release-activated calcium channel, Wei Ji, Pingyong Xu, Zhengzheng Li, Jingze Lu, Lin Liu, Yi Zhan, Yu Chen, Bertil Hille, Tao Xu, and Liangyi Chen, 2008
Ca2+ Triggers a Novel Clathrin-Independent but Actin-Dependent Fast Endocytosis in Pancreatic Beta Cells, Zixuan He, Junmei Fan, Lijun Kang, Jingze Lu, Yanhong Xue, Pingyong Xu, Tao Xu and Liangyi Chen, 2008
Direct Quantification of Fusion Rate Reveals a Distal Role for AS160 in Insulin-stimulated Fusion of GLUT4 Storage Vesicles, Li Jiang, Junmei Fan, Li Bai, Yan Wang, Yu Chen, Lu Yang, Liangyi Chen, and Tao Xu, 2008
A pre-docking role for microtubules in insulin-stimulated glucose transporter 4 translocation, Yu Chen, Yan Wang, Wei Ji, Pingyong Xu and Tao Xu, 2008
Four-turn α-Helical Segment Prevents Surface Expression of the Auxiliary hβ2 Subunit of BK-type Channel, Caixia Lv, Maorong Chen, Geliang Gan, Lifen Wang, Tao Xu, and Jiuping Ding, 2008
A residue at the cytoplasmic entrance of BK-type channels regulating single-channel opening by its hydrophobicity, Zhaohua Guo, Caixia Lv, Hong Yi, Yu Xiong, Yingliang Wu, Wenxin Li, Tao Xu, Jiuping Ding, 2008
Dissecting multiple steps of GLUT4 trafficking and identifying the sites of insulin action, Li Bai, Yan Wang, Junmei Fan, Yu Chen, Wei Ji, Anlian Qu, Pingyong Xu, David E. James, and Tao Xu, 2007
PKA activation bypasses the requirement for UNC-31 in the docking of dense core vesicles from C.elegans neurons, Keming Zhou, Yongming Dong, Qian Ge, Dan Zhu, Wei Zhou, Xianguang Lin, Tao Liang, Zhengxing Wu, Tao Xu, 2007
Mapping the Interacting Domains of STIM1 and Orai1 in Ca2+Release-activated Ca2+ Channel Activation, Zhengzheng Li, Jingze Lu, Pingyong Xu, Xiangyang Xie, Liangyi Chen, and Tao Xu, 2007
Interaction Sites between the Slo1 Pore and the NH2 Terminus of the 2 Subunit, Probed with a Three-residue Sensor, Hui Li, Jing Yao, Xiaotian Tong, Zhaohua Guo, Ying Wu, Liang Sun, Na Pan, Houming Wu, Tao Xu, and Jiuping Ding, 2007
Characterization of Voltage- and Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons, Wei Li, Shangbang Gao, Caixia Lv, Ying Wu, Zhaohua Guo, Jiuping Ding, and Tao Xu, 2007
Munc13-1 is required for the sustained release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells, Lijun Kang
Area of Focus
Membrane Proteins | Structural Biology | Biochemistry | Cell Biology | Electrophysiology | Drug Targets | Signal Transduction | Material Transport | Disease-Related Proteins | Molecular Mechanisms
