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Xiumei Wei
Life Science
East China Normal University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Immunology
Aquatic Animals
Sea Cucumber
Shellfish
Fish
Immune Recognition
Signal Transduction
Immune Response
Evolutionary Status
Disease Control
Areas of Focus
- Comparative immunology of aquatic animals
- Regulatory mechanisms in immune recognition, signal transduction, and immune response
Work Experience
- 2021-present: Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
- 2017-2021: Associate Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
- 2014-2017: Associate Researcher, Shandong Provincial Institute of Marine Resources and Environment
- 2010-2014: Assistant Researcher, Shandong Provincial Institute of Marine Resources and Environment
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2010: PhD in Aquatic Biology, Ocean University of China
- 2001-2005: Bachelor in Aquaculture, Ocean University of China
- Hosted 2 national natural science funds, 8 authorized invention patents
Publications
- High-fat diet blunts T-cell responsiveness in Nile tilapia, Xiumei Wei*, Jialong Yang*, 2022
- Interleukin-2 inducible T cell kinase (ITK) may participate in the anti-bacterial immune response of Nile tilapia via regulating T-cell activation, Xiumei Wei*, Jialong Yang, 2022
Awards
- 2017: Second Prize, Shandong Province Marine and Fisheries Science and Technology Award for Key Technology Development and Application of Stable Production in Sea Cucumber Ponds
- 2017: Third Prize, Shandong Province Marine and Fisheries Science and Technology Award for Marine Factory Recirculating Aquaculture Technology
- 2009: Third Prize, Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award for Research on Monoclonal Antibody Production and Diagnostic Techniques for Lymphocystis Disease Virus in Fish
