Areas of Focus
- Amino Acid Metabolism and Immune Cell Fate
- Amino Acid-Intestinal Microbial Axis and Intestinal Natural Immunity
- Pathogen and Host Amino Acid Interaction
Work Experience
- 07/2013 - 12/2013 Research Assistant, Mucosal Immunity, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA
- 01/2014 - 08/2014 Research Assistant, Animal Nutrition, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan
- 01/2018 - Present Professor, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006 - 2010 Bachelor of Animal Medicine, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing
- 2010 - 2013 Master of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan
- 2014 - 2017 Doctor of Ecology, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan
Publications
- GABA regulates IL-1β production in macrophages, Fu J, Han Z, Wu Z, Xia Y, Yang G, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022
- GABA signaling enforces intestinal germinal center B cell differentiation, Liao Y, Fan L, Bin P, Zhu C, Chen Q, Cai Y, Duan J, Cai Q, Han W, Ding S, Hu X, Zhang Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2022
- Circadian orchestration of host and gut microbiota in infection, Xia Y, Ding X, Wang S, Ren W, 2022
- GABA transporter sustains IL-1β production in macrophages, Xia Y, He F, Wu X, Tan B, Chen S, Liao Y, Qi M, Chen S, Peng Y, Yin Y, Ren W, 2021
- Intestinal mycobiota in health and diseases: from a disrupted equilibrium to clinical opportunities, Wu X, Xia Y, He F, Zhu C, Ren W, 2021
Awards
- Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal (2023)
- Youth Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Society of Agriculture (2020)
- Young Pearl River Scholar of Guangdong Province (2018)
- Special Award of the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017)
