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Elaine Studer, BS

Education:

BS Cornell University

Lab Specialist

Current Position:

Scientific Editor for Lipid Research Group

Patricia M. Bohdan, BS

Lab Specialist

Retired

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Li Chen, MD/Ph.D.

Education:

2006-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Current program/position:

Associate Professor

Guangxi Medical University

Nanning, Guangxi, China

Guang Liang, Ph.D.

Education:

2008 Ph.D., A joint Ph.D. training program between College of Chemistry, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School, Richmond, VA, USA (Advised by Prof. Xiaokun Li and Prof. Huiping Zhou).

2005 MS, Inorganic Chemistry,  Kunming Institute of Precious metals, Kunming, Yunnan.

2002 BS: Organic Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.

Current program/position:

Professor and Dean

School of Pharmacy

Wenzhou Medical University,  Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Xudong Wu, Ph.D.

Education:

2009 Ph.D., China Pharmaceutical University

2007-2009 Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University

2003 BS, China Pharmaceutical University

Current program/position:

Professor

State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

School of Life Sciences

Nanjing University, China

Risheng Cao, Ph.D.

Education:

2010, Ph.D., School of Life Science, Nanjing University
2007-2009, Visiting Scholar, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.
2005, B.S., School of Life Science, Nanjing University 

Current program/position:

Associate Professor

Department of Science and Technology

The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

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Beth S. Zha, MD/Ph.D. 

Education: 

2006 BS, The College of William and Mary, Neuroscience and Biochemistry

2013 MD/Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia

Current position:

Clinical Fellow, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Weibin Zha, Ph.D. 

Education: 

2010 Ph.D., China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing China.

2008-2010, Visiting Ph.D Student, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

2005 BS, Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.

Current position:

Senior Scientist, Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics, Maxe Therapeutics

South San Francisco, CA

Email: wzha@mazetx.com

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Bokai Lei, Ph.D.

Education:

2010 Ph.D., Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, China.

2008-2009 Visiting Student, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

2004 BS, Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.

Current program/position:

Vice President

Zhitong Laboratories Co. Ltd

Shanghai, China

Jian Xiao, Ph.D.

Education:

2003  BS, Jiangxi Medical University

2006  MS, Jinan University

2010 Ph.D. Sun Yat-Sen University

Current program/position:

Professor and Vice-Dean

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Wenzhou Medical University

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Xiqiao Zhou, MD/Ph.D.

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Education:

2009-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

2005-2008, Ph.D., Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical university

2001-2005, MS, Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical university

1994-1999 BS in Medicine, Nanjing Medical University

Current program/position:

Associate Professor, Vice-Chair, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Yun Wang, Ph.D.

Education:

2013 Ph.D., China Pharmaceutical University

2009-2012 Visiting Student, Virginia Commonwealth University

2007 BS, China Pharmaceutical University

Current program/position:

Deputy director; Head of Toxicology Department

Assistant Professor

Center for new drug safety evaluation and research

China Pharmaceutical University, China

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Min Liang, MD/Ph.D.

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Education:

2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Current program/position:

Professor

Guangxi Medical University, China

Kesong Peng, Ph.D

Education:

2018 Ph.D., Xiamen University

2014  Exchange Student Virginia Commonwealth University   

2014 MS, Wenzhou Medical University   

2011 BS, Anhui Medical University

Current program/position:

2019-present Postdoc Fudan University Mentor: Dr. Weixing Zong

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Lixin Sun, Ph.D.

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Education:

2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

2013 Ph.D., Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2004 MS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R

2000 BS, Medical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

Current program/position:

Professor

China Pharmaceutical University

Renping Zhao, Ph.D.

Education:

2007-2013 Ph.D., in Integrated transitional and western medicine (pharmacy). China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China.

2003-2007 B. Sc in the National base of life science and biotechnology education.

China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

2011-2012 Visiting Student, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Current program/position:

2014- present Post-doctoral fellow: Department of Biophysics

University of Saarland, Homburg (Saar), Germany

The cell biology and function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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Xiaoxuan Zhang, Ph.D.

Education:

2014 Ph.D., Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2011-2013 Visiting Ph.D. student, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

2008 BS, China Pharmaceutical University

Current program/position:

Pharmacist-in-Charge/Clinical Pharmacist

Center for Clinical pharmacy

The PLA General Hospital

Beijing, China

Email: zhangxxz@sina.com

Yongqing Wang, Ph.D.

Education:

2008 Ph.D., Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2011-2012 Visiting Scholar, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Current program/position:

Professor

Deputy Director of the Pharmacy Department

The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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Xiang Wang, Ph.D.

Education:

2016 Ph.D., Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2012-2014 Visiting Student, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

2009 BS, China Pharmaceutical University

Current program/position:

PM, Pharmacology Affairs Department

CTTQ PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Xiaoyang Qiang, Ph.D.

Education:

2016 Ph.D., Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2014-2016, Visiting Ph.D. student, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Current program/position:

Head of Department of pharmacology, Cancer Therapy/Cardiovascular Therapy

Nanjing TransThera Biosciences Co., Ltd, China.

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Jing Yang, Ph.D.

Education:

2016 Ph.D., Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China

2014-2016 Visiting Student, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

2011 BS, Anhui Chinese Medicine University, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Current program/position:

Associate Professor

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jiangnan University, China.

Xiang Dong, Ph.D.

Education:

2019 Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
2016 MS, Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China

2014 BS, Clinical Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China

Current program/position:

Clinical Pharmacist, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Research interests:
-Cholestatic liver diseases, liver fibrosis,
-Bioinformatics analysis for liver diseases
-The roles of special signaling pathways, nuclear receptors, miRNAs, and IncRNAs on liver diseases

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Runping Liu, Ph.D.

Education:

2016-2019 Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

2009-2015  Ph.D., China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
2012-2014 Exchange student, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

2005-2009 BS, China pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Current program/position:

Professor

School of Materia Medica, Beijing

University of Chinese Medicine

Higher education park, Fangshan,

Beijing, China, 102488

Email: liurunping@bucm.edu.cn

Xiaojiaoyang Li, Ph.D

Education:

2018-2019 Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

2016-2018 Visiting Student, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

2015-2018  Ph.D., China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
2015 MS, China pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China

2013 BS, China pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Current program/position:

Professor

School of Life Sciences

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Contact information: lixiaojiaoyang@bucm.edu.cn

http://shengming.bucm.edu.cn/tdjs/szdw/57144.htm

Research interest:

Cholestatic liver injury

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Shiquan Liu, MD/Ph.D.

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Education:

2003-2006 Ph.D., Medicine, Wuhan University

2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2001-2006 MD/MS, Medical College, Wuhan University

1994-1999, BS in Medicine, Xianning Medical College.

Current program/position:

Professor

Deputy Director of Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China

Email: poempower@163.com

Chunhua Jiao, MD

Education:

2016 MD,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

2015-2016, Visiting Scholar, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University

2002-2009,BS/MS, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China

Current program/position:

Deputy chief physician, Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Weiwei Zhu, MD

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Education:

Master’s Degree

2016-Present  Research Scientist in School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

2012-2016        B.S. in School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Current program/position:

Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China 318000

Email: zww940716@hotmail.com

Research interest:

Liver Disease. Diabetes.

Tanzhou Chen, MD. Ph.D

Education:

2013-2016  Ph.D. Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

2014-2015  Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University

2004-2007  Master, Wenzhou Medical University

1993-1998  MD, Wenzhou Medical University

Current program/position:

Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Graduate School Faculty, The first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Young Investigator Member of the Chinese Medical Association, Zhejing Division of Gastroenterology
Young Investigator Member of Digestive Psychosomatic Expert Committee of Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine
Secretary of the Chinese Medical Association Wenzhou Division of Gastroenterology
Member and Secretary of the Wenzhou Branch of the Zhejiang Digestive Center

Email: cctzz@163.com

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Eric K. Kwong, MD/Ph.D.

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Education: 

2011 BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, cum laude, University of California, Irvine  
2019 Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Current program/position:

Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology and Immunology 2021

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine, MD/PhD program, anticipated graduation in 2021

Email:

kwonge@mymail.vcu.edu

Anthony Stillman

Education: 

2016-2019 MS, Virginia Commonwealth University

2011-2015 BS, Biology, University of Washington

Current program/position:

Research Scientist

PPD Pharmaceutical

Email:

stillmanad@vcu.edu

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Zhenxia Chen, Ph.D.

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Education: 

2010 Department of Chemistry,  University of Texas at San Antonio, Postdoctoral

2007 Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Fudan University

2018-2019,  Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University

Current program/position:

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Fudan University,

Research Interests:

Synthesis and design of novel PI3k inhibitors; Cellular and molecular mechanism of new drugs; Nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) drug delivery materials

Email:

zhxchen@fudan.edu.cn

Pu Ge, Ph.D.

Education: 

2018-2019, Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University.

2017 Ph.D., Pathogeny Biology, Chongqing Medical University

2010 MS, Pathogeny Biology, Chongqing Medical University

2001 BS, Pediatrics, Chongqing Medical University

Current program/position:

Associate Professor, Chongqing Medical University

Research Interests:

Cellular and molecular mechanism of liver diseases

Email:

pu_ge@hotmail.com

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Shuping Hu, Ph.D.

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Education:

2009 Ph.D., Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhejiang Chinese Medical University)
2004 MS, Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Changchun College of TCM)

Current program/position:

Visiting Scholar

Research Interests:

Bioactive TCM with potential anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties

Email:

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Mike Hinton, Ph.D. Student

Education: 

2005 BS, Biology, Northern Illinois University
2013 MS, Chicago State University

2013-2019 Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University

Current program/position:

Manager, Market Intelligence

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship&Innovation

University of Chicago

Email:

mhinton@uchicago.edu

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Yanyan Wang

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Education: 

2018-2020  Co-training Ph.D. student in Pharmaceutical Science,  Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Virginia Commonwealth University.

2017 MS, Pharmaceutical Science,  Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
2014 BS, Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine

Current program/position:

Postdoctoral, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Email:

aucmwyy@hotmail.com

Junkai Yan, Ph.D.

Education: 

2018 Ph.D., Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University

2013 MS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University

2010 BS, Nutrition, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Current program/position:

2019-Present, Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University

​2013-2019 Research Assistant, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Shanghai, China

Email:

yanjunkai@xinhuamed.com.cn

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Yuan Zhang

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Education: 

2015 BM, Medicine, Zhejiang University ​

Current program/position:

2015-Present PhD student in Surgery, Zhejiang University

2019-Present Visiting Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University

Email:

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Huiping Zhou, Ph.D., AGAF, FAASLD

 

Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Medical College of Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University 

Research Career Scientist

McGuire VA Medical Center

Richmond, VA

Email​: huiping.zhou@vcuhealth.org

Lab

MCV/VCU

Kontos Medical Sciences Building

Room 534, 511, 515

1217 E Marshall Street

Richmond, VA 23298​

Tel:804-827-1556 or 804-828-2332

McGuire VA Medical Center

3D-133

1201 Broad Rock Blvd

Richmond, VA 23249-0001

Office

MCV/VCU

Molecular Medicine Research Building

Room 5-044

1220 E Broad Street, Richmond VA 23298

Tel: 804-828-6817

McGuire VA Medical Center

3D-136A

1201 Broad Rock Blvd

Richmond, VA 23249-0001

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