Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis and development
- Research on ncRNA encoding micropeptides or small proteins
Work Experience
- 2002/08-present - Nanjing Medical University - Associate Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2017/04-2018/03 - MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA - Visiting Scholar in Molecular Cellular Oncology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009/09-2013/07 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Nanjing Medical University
- Published over 10 teaching papers
- Authored 4 biochemistry and molecular biology textbooks
- Received first prize in national micro-lecture competition
- Received first prize in university teaching achievement award
Publications
- The lncRNA ZFAS1 regulates lipogenesis in colorectal cancer by binding polyadenylate-binding protein 2 to stabilize SREBP1 mRNA, Wang HS; Chen YL; Liu YW; Li QH; Luo J; Wang L; Chen YY; Sa C; Zhang W; Ge XX; Yao ZF; Miao L; Liu XH, 2022
- Long noncoding AGAP2-AS1 is activated by SP1 and promotes cell proliferation and invasion in gastric cancer, Qi FZ#, Liu XH#, Wu H, Yu X, Wei CC, Huang XD, Ji GZ*, Nie FQ*, Wang KM*, 2017
- Decreased long noncoding RNA MIR31HG is correlated with poor prognosis and contributes to cell proliferation in gastric cancer, Nie FQ#, Ma S#, Xie M#, Liu YW, De W, Liu XH*, 2016
- Decreased long noncoding RNA SPRY4-IT1 contributing to gastric cancer cell metastasis partly via affecting epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Xie M#, Nie FQ#, Sun M#, Xia R, Liu YW, Zhou P, De W, Liu XH*, 2015
- EZH2-mediated epigenetic suppression of long noncoding RNA SPRY4-IT1 promotes NSCLC cell proliferation and metastasis by affecting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Sun M#, Liu XH#, Lu KH#, Nie FQ, Xia R, Kong R,Yang JS, Xu TP, Liu YW, Zou YF, Lu BB, Yin R, Zhang EB, Xu L*, De W*, Wang ZX*, 2014
- Downregulation of BRAF activated non-coding RNA is associated with poor prognosis for non-small cell lung cancer and promotes metastasis by affecting epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Sun M#, Liu XH#, Wang KM, Nie FQ, Kong R, Yang JS, Xia R, Xu TP, Jin FY, Liu ZJ, Chen JF, Zhang EB, De W*, Wang ZX*, 2014
- Lnc RNA HOTAIR functions as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate HER2 expression by sponging miR-331-3p in gastric cancer, Liu XH#, Sun M#, Nie FQ, Ge YB, Zhang EB, Yin DD, Kong R, Xia R, Lu KH, Li JH, De W*, Wang KM*, Wang ZX*, 2014
- 小鼠核磁共振图像体脂比测量软件V1.0, 刘向华; 魏天远; 蒋丽, 2017
Awards
- 2017: First Prize in Nanjing Medical University 'Twelfth Five-Year' Education Research Project Acceptance
- 2016: First Prize in Molecular Biology Experiment Micro-lecture, Nanjing Medical University Teaching Achievement Award
- 2015: First Prize in National University (Medical) Micro-lecture Teaching Competition
- 2015: First Zhao Xibao Young Teacher Teaching Award at Nanjing Medical University