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Name	Zhijian Cai
Contact Information	caizj@zju.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Zhejiang

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Name

Zhijian Cai

Contact Information

caizj@zju.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Zhejiang University
Faculty	Medical
Academic Background & Achievements	1998.9-2003.6 Bachelor: Wenzhou Medical University 2003.9-2008.12 Doctorate: Zhejiang University Discovered CD19 positive extracellular vesicles inhibit post-chemotherapy anti-tumor immunity Discovered tumor cell-derived extracellular vesicles promote tumor metastasis by conditioning dendritic cells Developed drug-loaded extracellular vesicles for liver tumor treatment Discovered EpCAM positive extracellular vesicles and CD8α, CD11c positive extracellular vesicles maintain mucosal immune balance in the intestine and respiratory tract Discovered that coronin 1a recruits Rab7 to promote lysosomal degradation of multivesicular bodies, inhibiting extracellular vesicle secretion
Work Experience	2009.1-2010.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher 2011.1-2013.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Lecturer 2014.1-2018.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Associate Professor 2018.12-Present - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Professor

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Zhejiang University

Faculty

Medical

Academic Background & Achievements

1998.9-2003.6 Bachelor: Wenzhou Medical University
2003.9-2008.12 Doctorate: Zhejiang University
Discovered CD19 positive extracellular vesicles inhibit post-chemotherapy anti-tumor immunity
Discovered tumor cell-derived extracellular vesicles promote tumor metastasis by conditioning dendritic cells
Developed drug-loaded extracellular vesicles for liver tumor treatment
Discovered EpCAM positive extracellular vesicles and CD8α, CD11c positive extracellular vesicles maintain mucosal immune balance in the intestine and respiratory tract
Discovered that coronin 1a recruits Rab7 to promote lysosomal degradation of multivesicular bodies, inhibiting extracellular vesicle secretion

Work Experience

2009.1-2010.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
2011.1-2013.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Lecturer
2014.1-2018.12 - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Associate Professor
2018.12-Present - Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Department of Immunology - Professor

Areas of Focus	Extracellular Vesicles and Tumor Immunity Extracellular Vesicles and Immune Tolerance

Areas of Focus

Extracellular Vesicles and Tumor Immunity
Extracellular Vesicles and Immune Tolerance

Extracellular Vesicles Tumor Immunity Immune Tolerance Cd19 Epcam Dendritic Cells Chemotherapy Tumor Metastasis Mucosal Immunity Lysosomal Degradation

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