Name: Zhe-Xiong Lian
Introduction:
Professor Zhe-Xiong Lian got his M.D. from Norman Bethune University, China in 1989. After that, he obtained PhD in immunology from Kansai Medical University, Japan. From 1998-2000, he worked at North Shore University Hospital as a research assistant. From 2000-2003, he got postdoctoral training at University of California, Davis. Then, from 2003-2007, he worked at University of California, Davis as a senior scientist. In 2007, Dr. Lian became associate/adjunct professor at the same university. In 2009, Dr. Lian moved to University of Science and Technology of China, as a principal investigator of liver immunology lab, Institute of Immunology and School of Life Sciences. In the same year, he was selected in One Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yangtze River Scholar Especially Hires Professor of Ministry of Education of China. Dr. Lian has published more than ninety papers on scientific magazines of high quality, such as J.Exp.Med., J.C.I., Gastroenterology, Hepatology, J. Autoimmunity, J. Immunology etc. He got high international reputation in the research area of autoimmune liver diseases.
Title:
Yangtze River Scholar Especially Hires Professor of Ministry of Education of China
University of science and technology of China, the Chung-Ying Tang Professor
The first batch of One Hundred Person Project in Anhui Province, Especially Hires Expert
One Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Especially Hires Professor
Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, China South University of Technology, Vice President
School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Vice President
Education:
Ph.D (1994-1998) Japan, Kansai Medical University, First pathology
M.D. (1986-1989) China, Norman Bethune University, Immunology
Working Experiences:
Professor (2017-Now) Chronic disease laboratory, School of Medicine, South ChinaUniversityof
Technology, Guangzhou, China
Professor (2009-2017)Liver Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Immunology and School of Life
Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Associate/adjunct professor (2007-2009)Division of Rheumatology/Allergy/Clinical Immunology, University of
California, Davis, USA
Senior Scientist (2003-2007) Division of Rheumatology/Allergy/Clinical Immunology, University of
California, Davis, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow (2000-2003) Division of Rheumatology/Allergy/Clinical Immunology, University of
California, Davis, USA
Research Associate (1998-2000) Department of Paediatrics/Clinical Immunology, North Shore University
Hospital, New York, USA
Research Fellow (1992-1994) First pathology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
Research Fellow (1989-1992) Changchun Institute of Biological Products, Changchun City, Jilin, China
Research Fields:
1）Our research interest mainly focus on autoimmune diseases and basic liver immunology.
2）We are attempting to study molecule and cellular mechanism of autoimmune liver diseases and inflammatory bowel disease.
3）Our final aim is to find a new target of autoimmune diseases for searching a novel medicine.
Achievements:
One Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Especially Hires Professor, 2009
Yangtze River Scholar Especially Hires Professor of Ministry of Education of China, 2009
University of science and technology of China, the Chung-Ying Tang Professor, 2009
One Hundred Person Project of Anhui Province, Especially Hires Expert, 2011
The General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China （2010-2012, 0.35 Million）
Sub project of 973 Program （2011-2014, 2.466 Million）
The Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China（2012-2016, 2.6 Million）
Sub project of 973 Program （2013-2017, 1.8 Million）
Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China （2014-2015, 0.12 Million）
The Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China （2015-2019, 3.2 Million）
The Major Research Plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China（2016-2018, 1.32 Million）
Other experience and professional
2003-Now The American Association of Immunologisits Member of AAI
2010- Now Journal of Autoimmunity Editorial Board Member
2014-Now Scientific Reports Editorial Board Member
2016-Now Cellular Molecular Immunology Editorial Board Member
Phone: 020-39380962
E-mail: zxlian@scut.edu.cn
