Areas of Focus
- Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular disease progression and treatment
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles and their role in ischemic cardiovascular diseases
- Cardiomyocyte-specific extracellular vesicles and their systemic effects post-myocardial infarction
Work Experience
- 2022-10 to present: Research Assistant Professor, Medical School, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2020-04 to 2022-09: Visiting Scholar, Medical & Engineering Schools, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2019-09 to 2020-04: Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical & Engineering Schools, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2016-2019: PhD in Cardiovascular Disease Research, Soochow University
- 2013-2016: Master's Degree in Genomics of Domestic Animals, Southwest University
- 2009-2013: Bachelor's Degree in Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology
Publications
- Metabolic labeling of cardiomyocyte-derived small extracellular-vesicle (sEV) miRNAs identifies miR-208a in cardiac regulation of lung gene expression, C Han; J Yang; E Zhang; Y Jiang; A Qiao; Y Du; Q Zhang; J An; J Sun; M Wang; T Nguyen; H Lal; P Krishnamurthy; J Zhang; G Qin, 2022
- Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular disease: Biological functions and therapeutic implications, C Han, J Yang, J Sun, G Qin, 2021
- Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Delivered Using Silk Fibroin and Sericin Composite Hydrogel Promote Wound Healing, C Han, F Liu, Y Zhang, W Chen, W Luo, Fengzhi Ding, Lin Lu, Chengjie Wu, and Yangxin Li et.al, 2021
- Human umbilical cord mesenchyma stem cells derived exosomes encapsulated in functional polypeptide hydrogel promote cardiac repair, C. Han, C. Liang, B. Liu, X. Pan, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, et.al, 2019
- Delivery of miR-675 by stem cell-derived exosomes encapsulated in silk fibroin hydrogel prevents aginginduced vascular dysfunction in mouse hindlimb, C. Han, J. Zhou, B. Liu, et.al, 2019
- Vitellogenin receptor selectively endocytoses female-specific and highly-expressed hemolymph proteins in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, C. Han, E. Chen, G. Shen, et.al, 2017
- Reporter Systems for Assessments of Extracellular Vesicle Transfer, C Han; G Qin, 2022
- Self-Assembling Peptide-Based Hydrogels in Angiogenesis, C Han, Z Zhang, J Sun et.al, 2020
- Visualization and identification of bioorthogonally-labeled exosome proteins following systemic administration in mice, E Zhang, Y Liu, C Han, et.al, 2021
- Ablation of Sam68 in adult mice increases thermogenesis and energy expenditure, A Qiao, W Ma, J Deng, J Zhou, C Han et.al, 2021
- Exosomes Mediate the Beneficial Effects of Exercise, Y. Li, C. Han, et.al, 2017
- Oestrogen-related receptor reduces vitellogenin expression by crosstalk with the ecdysone receptor pathway in female silkworm, Bombyx mori, G Shen; J Wu; C Han; H Liu; Y Xu; H Zhang; Y Lin; Xia Q, 2018
- The Broad Complex isoform 2 (BrC-Z2) transcriptional factor plays a critical role in vitellogenin transcription in the silkworm Bombyx mori, C. Yang, Y. Lin, H. Liu, G. Shen, J. Luo, H. Zhang, Z. Peng, E. Chen, R. Xing, C. Han, Q. Xia, 2014
Awards
- 2021-2023: Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association, Topic: Metabolic labeling of cardiomyocyte-specific miRNAs for systemic tracking, Principal Investigator
- 2018-2019: First-Class Scholarship, Soochow University
- 2017-2018: Outstanding Graduate Student, Medical Department, Soochow University
- 2017-2018: Special Scholarship, Soochow University
- 2014-2015: First-Class National Basic Scholarship for Master's Students, Southwest University
- 2013-2014: First-Class National Basic Scholarship for Master's Students, Southwest University
- 2011-2012: National Inspirational Scholarship