Areas of Focus
- Research on mechanisms of immune rejection in organ transplantation
- Induction of immune tolerance
- Regeneration of organs and tissues based on stem cell technology and tissue engineering
Work Experience
- 2012.07–2015.07 - Xiamen University - Experimentalist at Organ Transplantation Institute
- 2015.07–2021.04 - Xiamen University - Senior Experimentalist at Organ Transplantation Institute
- 2021.04–Present - Xiamen University - Associate Professor at Organ Transplantation Institute
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007.09–2012.07 PhD in Physiology: Xiamen University School of Medicine
Publications
- Arsenic Trioxide Induces T Cell Apoptosis and Prolongs Islet Allograft Survival in Mice, C. Gao, J. Jiang, P. Ma, P. Cheng, Y. Lian, B. Zhao, C. Li, Y. Peng, F. Wang, Y. Lin, N. Jin, J. Li, L. Wang, Q. Li, Y. Leng, J. Xia, and Z. Qi, 2015
- iPSC-MSCs Combined with Low-Dose Rapamycin Induced Islet Allograft Tolerance Through Suppressing Th1 and Enhancing Regulatory T-Cell Differentiation, P. P. Cheng, X. C. Liu, P. F. Ma, C. Gao, J. L. Li, Y. Y. Lin, W. Shao, S. Han, B. Zhao, L. M. Wang, J. Z. Fu, L. X. Meng, Q. Li, Q. Z. Lian, J. J. Xia, and Z. Q. Qi, 2015
- Arsenic trioxide inhibits accelerated allograft rejection mediated by alloreactive CD8 memory T cells and prolongs allograft survival time, C. Li, T. Guan, C. Gao, Y. Lin, G. Yan, M. Zhu, C. Lv, J. Xia, and Z. Qi, 2015
- Rat-to-Chinese tree shrew heart transplantation is a novel small animal model to study non-Gal-mediated discordant xenograft humoral rejection, W. Chen, Y. Wu, A. Shimizu, Y. Lian, M. Tasaki, V. Villani, S. Moran, J. Xia, K. Yamada, and Z. Qi, 2015
- Immunosuppressive effect of compound K on islet transplantation in an STZ-induced diabetic mouse model, Ma PF, Jiang J, Gao C, Cheng PP, Li JL, Huang X, Lin YY, Li Q, Peng YZ, Cai MC, Shao W, Zhu Q, Han S, Qin Q, Xia JJ, Qi ZQ, 2014
- Islet transplantation reverses the effects of maternal diabetes on mouse oocytes, Cheng PP, Xia JJ, Wang HL, Chen JB, Wang FY, Zhang Y, Huang X, Zhang QJ, Qi ZQ, 2011
- Suppressing memory T cell activation induces islet allograft tolerance in alloantigen-primed mice, Xia J, Chen J, Shao W, Lan T, Wang Y, Xie B, Thorlacius H, Tian F, Huang R, Qi Z, 2010
- Small islets are essential for successful intraportal transplantation in a diabetes mouse model, Su Z, Xia J, Shao W, Cui Y, Tai S, Ekberg H, Corbascio M, Chen J, Qi Z, 2010
- Combination of antibodies inhibits accelerated rejection mediated by memory T cells in xenoantigen-primed mice, F. Wang, J. Xia, J. Chen, Y. Peng, P. Cheng, H. Ekberg, X. Wang, and Z. Qi, 2010
- An N-(alkylcarbonyl)anthranilic acid derivative prolongs cardiac allograft survival synergistically with cyclosporine A in a high-responder rat model, Chen J, Xia J, Axelsson B, Fritzson I, Ekberg H, Torngren M, Qi Z, 2010