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I grew up in a mountainous
region of Zhejiang
Province which is very close to Shanghai, the most modern city in China.
I got my MD/B.S. from Shanghai
Medical University (now Medical Center of Fudan University), one of
the best medical schools in China. In 2002, I went to Texas Tech
University for Ph.D. Program in Toxicology. In the Summer of 2003
I came to UNC to join the Molecular
and Cellular Pathology Graduate Program. During the Summer of
2003, I worked for Dr.
William K. Kaufmann where I did cell cycle checkpoint research and
microarray analysis. Subsequently, I did a rotation through
Dr.
Charles Perou’s lab working on gene expression in cancer. In
2004 spring semester, I did my second rotation in Dr.
Christopher Mack’s lab working on the regulation of smooth muscle cell
(SMC) growth and differentiation. Currently, I am beginning my dissertation
research in the laboratory of Dr.
Suzanne Kirby where I did my final rotation. We are trying to
demonstrate the mechanisms by which irradiation induces pulmonary fibrosis,
mainly focusing on the role of chemokines and looking for potential therapeutic
agents for radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Meanwhile, I am working
on umbilical cord blood (UCB) project in which we aim to improve the immune
reconstitution after UCB transplantation by gene modification of UCB progenitor
cells. I’m enjoying the excellent environment of both research and climate
at UNC.
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