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Hong Yu
Medical School
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese, French
Atherosclerosis
Molecular Mechanisms
Prevention
Cardiovascular Diseases
Biomedical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Research
Gene Engineering
Oxidative Stress
Metabolic Diseases
Therapeutic Strategies
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms and prevention of atherosclerosis
- Biomedical engineering technology and pharmaceutical research
Work Experience
- 1992.07 - 1997.10 Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Wuhan University Medical School
- 1997.10 - 2000.07 Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Wuhan University Medical School
- 2000.07 - 2005.11 Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University Medical School
- 2005.12 - 2008.06 Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University Medical School
- 2008.06 - 2013.06 Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University Medical School
- 2013.06 - Present Professor, Department Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University Medical School
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1987.9 - 1992.6 Bachelor of Medicine, Wuhan University Medical School (formerly Hubei Medical University)
- 1994.9 - 1999.6 PhD in Cardiovascular Medicine, Wuhan University Medical School
- 2001.10 - 2002.10 Postdoctoral Researcher, Nancy 1 University, France
- 2003.7 - 2005.9 Postdoctoral Researcher, Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
Publications
- Methionine sulfoxide reductase A attenuates atherosclerosis via repairing dysfunctional HDL in scavenger receptor class B type I deficient mice, Yu H*, 2020
- Protein markers of dysfunctional HDL in scavenger receptor class B type I deficient mice, Yu H*, 2018
- Isoliquiritigenin attenuates atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice, Yu H*, 2016
- A human apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide reduces atherosclerosis in aged apolipoprotein E null mice, Yu H*, 2016
- Hepatic overexpression of methionine sulfoxide reductase A reduces atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, Yu H*, 2015
- PEP-1-MsrA ameliorates inflammation and reduces atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice, Yu H*, 2015
- Effect of the apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide EpK on atherosclerosis in apoE-/- mice, Yu H*, 2015
Awards
- 2016 Advanced Female Faculty of Wuhan University
- 2016 Third Prize, 16th Hubei Province Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper
- 2017 Second Outstanding Teaching Performance Award, Wuhan University
- 2018 Special Prize, First International Symposium on Cholesterol Reverse Transport
- 2020 Second Prize, 5th National College Student Life Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (as a mentor)
