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Name	Ren Xu
Contact Information	xuren526@xmu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English, Japanese
Province	Fujian

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Name

Ren Xu

Contact Information

xuren526@xmu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English, Japanese

Province

Fujian

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Xiamen University
Faculty	Medical
Academic Background & Achievements	2001-2005 Bachelor: Anhui Normal University, School of Life Sciences 2005-2008 Master: Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences 2008-2013 PhD: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Orthopedic Surgery
Work Experience	2013-2014 - Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital - Special Researcher 2014-2019 - Weill Cornell Medical College, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher 2019-present - Xiamen University, School of Medicine - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor 2019-present - Fujian Key Laboratory of Organ and Tissue Regeneration - Director 2019-present - Xiamen University First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Orthopedics - Distinguished Director
Awards	2013: Japanese Ministry of Education Global Outstanding Program - 'Super Student' Title 2017: International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS) Webster Jee Young Investigator Award 2018: International Society of Bone Immunology Young Investigator Award 2018: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting Young Investigator Award 2019: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMM) John Haddad Young Investigator Award 2019: Fujian Province 'Minjiang Scholar' Recipient 2020: Fujian Province High-Level Talent Introduction 2021: National Overseas High-Level Young Talent (Central Organization Department) 2022: Xiamen City 'Double Hundred Plan' High-Level Innovative Talent 2022: Fujian Province 'Outstanding Youth Science Fund' Recipient

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Xiamen University

Faculty

Medical

Academic Background & Achievements

2001-2005 Bachelor: Anhui Normal University, School of Life Sciences
2005-2008 Master: Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences
2008-2013 PhD: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Orthopedic Surgery

Work Experience

2013-2014 - Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital - Special Researcher
2014-2019 - Weill Cornell Medical College, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
2019-present - Xiamen University, School of Medicine - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
2019-present - Fujian Key Laboratory of Organ and Tissue Regeneration - Director
2019-present - Xiamen University First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Orthopedics - Distinguished Director

Awards

2013: Japanese Ministry of Education Global Outstanding Program - 'Super Student' Title
2017: International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS) Webster Jee Young Investigator Award
2018: International Society of Bone Immunology Young Investigator Award
2018: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting Young Investigator Award
2019: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMM) John Haddad Young Investigator Award
2019: Fujian Province 'Minjiang Scholar' Recipient
2020: Fujian Province High-Level Talent Introduction
2021: National Overseas High-Level Young Talent (Central Organization Department)
2022: Xiamen City 'Double Hundred Plan' High-Level Innovative Talent
2022: Fujian Province 'Outstanding Youth Science Fund' Recipient

Areas of Focus	Mechanisms of bone-specific nerve/vascular systems in degenerative diseases Identification and differentiation hierarchy of skeletal stem/progenitor cell subtypes Systemic functions of bone-forming cell factors in metabolic diseases
Publications	Sema3A regulates bone-mass accrual through sensory innervations., Fukuda T, Takeda S, Xu R, Ochi H, Sunamura S, Sato T, Shibata S, Yoshida Y, Gu Z, Kimura A, Ma C, Xu C, Bando W, Fujita K, Shinomiya K, Hirai T, Asou Y, Enomoto M, Okano H, Okawa A, Itoh H., 2013 c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are critical mediators of osteoblast activity in vivo., Xu R, Zhang C, Shin DY, Kim JM, Lalani S, Li N, Yang YS, Liu Y, Eiseman M, Davis RJ, Shim JH, Greenblatt MB., 2017 Targeting skeletal endothelium to ameliorate bone loss., Xu R, Yallowitz A, Qin A, Wu Z, Shin D, Kim J, Debnath S, Ji G, Bostrom M, Yang X, Zhang C, Dong H, Kermani P, Lalani S, Li N, Liu Y, Poulos M, Wach A, Zhang Y, Inoue K, Lorenzo A, Zhao B, Butler J, Shim J, Glimcher L, Greenblatt MB., 2018 Osteoclasts are not a source of SLIT3., Li N, Inoue K, Sun J, Niu Y, Lalani S, Yallowitz A, Yang X, Zhang C, Shen R, Zhao B, Xu R, Greenblatt MB., 2020 SLITRK5 is a novel negative regulator of hedgehog signaling in osteoblasts., Sun J, Shin YD, Eiseman M, Yallowitz AR, Li N, Lalani S, Li Z, Cung M, Bok S, Debnath S, Marquez SJ, White TE, Khan A, Lorenz I, Shim J, Lee FS, Xu R, Greenblatt MB., 2021

Areas of Focus

Mechanisms of bone-specific nerve/vascular systems in degenerative diseases
Identification and differentiation hierarchy of skeletal stem/progenitor cell subtypes
Systemic functions of bone-forming cell factors in metabolic diseases

Publications

Sema3A regulates bone-mass accrual through sensory innervations., Fukuda T, Takeda S, Xu R, Ochi H, Sunamura S, Sato T, Shibata S, Yoshida Y, Gu Z, Kimura A, Ma C, Xu C, Bando W, Fujita K, Shinomiya K, Hirai T, Asou Y, Enomoto M, Okano H, Okawa A, Itoh H., 2013
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are critical mediators of osteoblast activity in vivo., Xu R, Zhang C, Shin DY, Kim JM, Lalani S, Li N, Yang YS, Liu Y, Eiseman M, Davis RJ, Shim JH, Greenblatt MB., 2017
Targeting skeletal endothelium to ameliorate bone loss., Xu R, Yallowitz A, Qin A, Wu Z, Shin D, Kim J, Debnath S, Ji G, Bostrom M, Yang X, Zhang C, Dong H, Kermani P, Lalani S, Li N, Liu Y, Poulos M, Wach A, Zhang Y, Inoue K, Lorenzo A, Zhao B, Butler J, Shim J, Glimcher L, Greenblatt MB., 2018
Osteoclasts are not a source of SLIT3., Li N, Inoue K, Sun J, Niu Y, Lalani S, Yallowitz A, Yang X, Zhang C, Shen R, Zhao B, Xu R, Greenblatt MB., 2020
SLITRK5 is a novel negative regulator of hedgehog signaling in osteoblasts., Sun J, Shin YD, Eiseman M, Yallowitz AR, Li N, Lalani S, Li Z, Cung M, Bok S, Debnath S, Marquez SJ, White TE, Khan A, Lorenz I, Shim J, Lee FS, Xu R, Greenblatt MB., 2021

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