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Name	Luxi Wang
Contact Information	luxiwang@zju.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Zhejiang

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Name

Luxi Wang

Contact Information

luxiwang@zju.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Zhejiang University
Faculty	Medical
Academic Background & Achievements	2017 - PhD: Queen’s University Belfast, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine Published as first or co-first author in Nature Communications, Molecular Neurodegeneration, and Redox Biology
Work Experience	2018 - Present - Wake Forest University, Research Fellow at the Center for Precision Medicine and Department of Cancer Biology Current - Zhejiang University, Distinguished Researcher at the School of Basic Medical Sciences and Fourth Affiliated Hospital

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Zhejiang University

Faculty

Medical

Academic Background & Achievements

2017 - PhD: Queen’s University Belfast, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Published as first or co-first author in Nature Communications, Molecular Neurodegeneration, and Redox Biology

Work Experience

2018 - Present - Wake Forest University, Research Fellow at the Center for Precision Medicine and Department of Cancer Biology
Current - Zhejiang University, Distinguished Researcher at the School of Basic Medical Sciences and Fourth Affiliated Hospital

Areas of Focus	Neurobiology Immunometabolism
Publications	Glucose transporter 1 critically controls microglial activation through facilitating glycolysis, Wang, L., S. Pavlou, X. Du, M. Bhuckory, H, Xu, and M, Chen, 2019 Sexual dimorphism in glutathione metabolism and glutathione-dependent responses, Wang, L., Y.J. Ahn, and R. Asmis, 2019 Inhibition of myeloid HDAC2 upregulates glutaredoxin 1 expression, improves protein thiol redox state and protects against high-calorie diet-induced monocyte dysfunction and atherosclerosis, Wang, L., Y.J. Ahn, and R. Asmis, 2021 Glutaredoxin 1 controls monocyte reprogramming during nutrient stress and protects mice against obesity and atherosclerosis in a sex-specific manner, Ahn, Y.J.#, Wang, L.#, Tavakoli, S., Nguyen, H.N., Short, J. and Asmis., 2022 Dietary 23-hydroxy ursolic acid protects against diet-induced weight gain and hyperglycemia by protecting monocytes and macrophages against nutrient stress-triggered reprogramming and dysfunction and preventing adipose tissue inflammation, Ahn, Y. J.#, Wang, L.#, Foster, S., & Asmis, R, 2020 Higher phagocytic activity of thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages is related to metabolic status of the cells, Pavlou, S., Wang, L., H, Xu, and M, Chen, 2017 Quantification of Monocyte Chemotactic Activity In Vivo and Characterization of Blood Monocyte Derived Macrophages, Ahn. Y.J, L. Wang and R. Asmis, 2019 Virus-Like Particle Mediated CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery for Efficient and Safe Genome Editing, Lyu, P.; Wang, L.; Lu, B, 2020 Ursolic Acid and Related Analogues: Triterpenoids with Broad Health Benefits, HN Nguyen, SL Ullevig, JD Short, L Wang, YJ Ahn, R Asmis*, 2021

Areas of Focus

Neurobiology
Immunometabolism

Publications

Glucose transporter 1 critically controls microglial activation through facilitating glycolysis, Wang, L., S. Pavlou, X. Du, M. Bhuckory, H, Xu*, and M, Chen*, 2019
Sexual dimorphism in glutathione metabolism and glutathione-dependent responses, Wang, L., Y.J. Ahn, and R. Asmis*, 2019
Inhibition of myeloid HDAC2 upregulates glutaredoxin 1 expression, improves protein thiol redox state and protects against high-calorie diet-induced monocyte dysfunction and atherosclerosis, Wang, L., Y.J. Ahn, and R. Asmis*, 2021
Glutaredoxin 1 controls monocyte reprogramming during nutrient stress and protects mice against obesity and atherosclerosis in a sex-specific manner, Ahn, Y.J.#, Wang, L.#, Tavakoli, S., Nguyen, H.N., Short, J. and Asmis.*, 2022
Dietary 23-hydroxy ursolic acid protects against diet-induced weight gain and hyperglycemia by protecting monocytes and macrophages against nutrient stress-triggered reprogramming and dysfunction and preventing adipose tissue inflammation, Ahn, Y. J.#, Wang, L.#, Foster, S., & Asmis, R*, 2020
Higher phagocytic activity of thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages is related to metabolic status of the cells, Pavlou, S., Wang, L., H, Xu*, and M, Chen*, 2017
Quantification of Monocyte Chemotactic Activity In Vivo and Characterization of Blood Monocyte Derived Macrophages, Ahn. Y.J, L. Wang and R. Asmis*, 2019
Virus-Like Particle Mediated CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery for Efficient and Safe Genome Editing, Lyu, P.; Wang, L.; Lu, B*, 2020
Ursolic Acid and Related Analogues: Triterpenoids with Broad Health Benefits, HN Nguyen, SL Ullevig, JD Short, L Wang, YJ Ahn, R Asmis*, 2021

Microglia Neurodegenerative Diseases Immune Regulation Metabolic Regulation Chronic Inflammation Cardiovascular Diseases Redox Pathways Sexual Dimorphism Hypoxia Sleep Deprivation

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