Areas of Focus
- Macrophage defense mechanisms and intercellular communication
- Molecular pathological mechanisms of major human diseases
Work Experience
- 2013.09-present: Researcher, School of Life Sciences, Central South University
- 2011.09-2013.08: Associate Researcher, School of Life Sciences, Central South University
- 2010.09-2011.08: Assistant to the Mayor of Jintan City, Jiangsu Province, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Bureau, Deputy Secretary of the Jincheng Town Party Committee
- 2008.09-2010.08: Associate Researcher, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Central South University
- 2005.01-2007.08: Postdoctoral Fellow, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
- 1999.09-2004.12: Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Central South University
- 1992.07-1996.08: Laboratory Technician, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Medical University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Central South University
- 1996-1999: Master's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hunan Medical University
- Recipient of Hunan Province Outstanding Youth Fund (2004)
- Recipient of Southwest Aluminum Education Award Fund for Excellent Teacher (2016)
Publications
- Extracellular Vesicles in Mycobacterial Infections: Their Potential as Molecule Transfer Vectors, Jianjun Wang, Yang Wang, Lijun Tang*, Rodolfo C. Garcia*, 2019
- Levels of miR-125a-5p are altered in Mycobacterium avium-infected macrophages and associate with the triggering of an autophagic response, Yang Wang, Cai Chen, Xiao-dan Xu, Hui Li, Ming-hua Chen, Jing Liu*, Lijun Tang*, 2019
- Inflammatory responses induced by Helicobacter pylori on the carcinogenesis of gastric epithelial GES-1 cells, J Wang, Y Yao, Q Zhang, S Li, LJ Tang*, 2019
- Exosomes in Pathogen Infections: a Bridge to Deliver Molecules and Link Functions, Wenchao Zhang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Jinghui Bao, Yi Wang, Huixing Liu, Lijun Tang*, 2018
- An update on the role of miRNA-155 in pathogenic microbial infections, Fu-Rong Zeng, Li-Jun Tang*, Ye He, R.C. Garcia, 2015
- Apolipoprotein M regulates the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 gene expression through binding to its promoter region in HepG2 cells, Yi Pan, Hou-gang Zhou, Hui Zhou, Min Hu*, Li-jun Tang*, 2015
- Proteomic analysis and immune properties of exosomes shed by macrophages infected with mycobacterium avium, Wang JJ, Chen C, Xie PF, Pan Y, Tan YH, Tang LJ*, 2014
- The expression of the PIWI family members miwi and mili in mice testis is negatively affected by estrogen, Yi Pan, Min Hu, Hao Liang, Jian-jun Wang, Li-jun Tang*, 2012
- A proteomic insight into the effects of the immunomodulatory hydroxynaphthoquinone lapachol on activated macrophages, Renato A.S. Oliveira, Janaina Correia-Oliveira, Li-Jun Tang, Rodolfo C. Garcia, 2012
- Proteomic analysis of human cervical-vaginal fluids, Tang LJ, De Seta F, Odreman F, Venge P, Piva C, Guaschino S, Garcia RC, 2007
Awards
- Hunan Province Outstanding Youth Fund (2004)
- Southwest Aluminum Education Award Fund for Excellent Teacher (2016)
