Areas of Focus
- Aging Biology
- Adipose Tissue Aging and Metabolic Dysfunction
Work Experience
- 2017-present Researcher, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
- 2011-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow (Visiting Fellow), NIDDK, NIH, USA
- 2010-2011 Assistant Researcher, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2010 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Endocrine Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
- 2001-2005 Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University
- Awards: National Natural Science Foundation of China 'Outstanding Youth', Shanghai 'Pujiang Talent Plan', East China Normal University 'Zijiang Outstanding Young Scholar'
Publications
- Local Hyperthermia Therapy Induces Browning of White Fat and Treats Obesity, Li Y, Wang D, Ping X, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wang L, Jin L, Zhao W, Guo M, Shen F, Meng M, Chen X, Zheng Y, Wang J, Li D, Zhang Q, Hu C, Xu L, Ma X, 2022
- AAV-Mediated Nuclear Localized PGC1α4 Delivery in Muscle Ameliorates Sarcopenia and Aging-associated Metabolic Dysfunctions, Guo M, Zhang J, Ma Y, Zhu Z, Zuo H, Yao J, Wu X, Wang D, Yu J, Meng M, Liu C, Zhang Y, Chen J, Lu J, Ding S, Hu C, Ma X, Xu L, 2023
- Fibroblast growth factor 6 promotes adipocyte progenitor cell proliferation for adipose tissue homeostasis, Liu C, Meng M, Xu B, Xu Y, Li G, Cao Y, Wang D, Qiu J, Yu J, Xu L, Ma X, Hu C, 2023
- Irisin ameliorates age-associated sarcopenia and metabolic dysfunction, Guo M, Yao J, Li J, Zhang J, Wang D, Zuo H, Zhang Y, Xu B, Zhong Y, Shen F, Lu J, Ding S, Hu C, Xu L, Xiao J, Ma X, 2023
- A fluorinated peptide with high serum- and lipid-tolerance for the delivery of siRNA drugs to treat obesity and metabolic dysfunction, Qiu J, Fan Q, Xu S, Wang D, Chen J, Wang S, Hu T, Ma X, Cheng Y, Xu L, 2022
- Antibiotic Azithromycin inhibits brown/beige fat functionality and promotes obesity in human and rodents, Yu J, Chen X, Zhang Y, Cui X, Zhang Z, Guo W, Wang D, Huang S, Chen Y, Hu Y, Zhao C, Qiu J, Li Y, Meng M, Guo M, Shen F, Zhang M, Zhou B, Gu X, Wang J, Wang X, Ma X, Xu L, 2022
- FOXA3 induction under endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Liu C, Zhou B, Meng M, Zhao W, Wang D, Yuan Y, Zheng Y, Qiu J, Li Y, Li G, Xiong X, Bian H, Zhang H, Wang H, Ma X, Hu C, Xu L, Lu Y, 2021
- PPARγ agonists delay age-associated metabolic disease and extend longevity, Xu L, Ma X, Verma N, Perie L, Pendse J, Shamloo S, Marie Josephson A, Wang D, Qiu J, Guo M, Ping X, Allen M, Noguchi A, Springer D, Shen F, Liu C, Zhang S, Li L, Li J, Xiao J, Lu J, Du Z, Luo J, Aleman JO, Leucht P, Mueller E, 2020
- C/EBPδ-Slug-Lox1 axis promotes metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma via oxLDL uptake, Wang D, Cheng X, Li Y, Guo M, Zhao W, Qiu J, Zheng Y, Meng M, Ping X, Chen X, Wang S, Luo J, Luo Q, Ma X, Xu L, 2020
- Ablation of PPARγ in subcutaneous fat exacerbates age-associated obesity and metabolic decline, Xu L, Ma X, Verma NK, Wang D, Gavrilova O, Proia RL, Finkel T, Mueller E, 2018
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China 'Outstanding Youth'
- Shanghai 'Pujiang Talent Plan'
- East China Normal University 'Zijiang Outstanding Young Scholar'
