Areas of Focus
- Pathogenesis and cell signaling of severe inflammation
- Ischemic inflammation and angiogenesis
- Inflammatory response and prostate cancer development
Work Experience
- 2006-07 - Southern Medical University, Department of Pathophysiology - Assistant Lecturer
- 2008-12 - Southern Medical University, Department of Pathophysiology - Lecturer
- 2010-04 to 2014-02 - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Surgery - Joint PhD and Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2015-12 - Southern Medical University, Department of Pathophysiology - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003 - Bachelor's Degree in Medicine: First Military Medical University
- 2006 - Master's Degree in Pathophysiology: First Military Medical University
- 2012 - Doctorate in Pathophysiology: Southern Medical University
Publications
- Internalization of HMGB1 (High Mobility Group Box 1) Promotes Angiogenesis in Endothelial Cells, Lan J, Luo H, Wu R, Wang J, Zhou B, Zhang Y, Jiang Y, Xu J, 2020
- Macrophage endocytosis of high-mobility group box 1 triggers pyroptosis, Jia Xu, Y Jiang, J Wang, X Shi, Q Liu, Z Liu, Y Li, M J Scott, G Xiao, S Li, L Fan, T R Billiar, M A Wilson and J Fan, 2014
- TLR4 deters perfusion recovery and upregulates TLR2 in ischemic skeletal muscle and endothelial cells, Jia Xu, Kelly Benabou, Xiangdong Cui, Marissa Madia, Edith Tzeng, Timothy R. Billiar, Simon Watkins, Ulka Sachdev, 2015