Alumni
Elaine Studer, BS
Education:
BS Cornell University
Lab Specialist
Current Position:
Scientific Editor for Lipid Research Group
Patricia M. Bohdan, BS
Lab Specialist
Retired
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.
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
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
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
Xiqiao Zhou, MD/Ph.D.
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
Min Liang, MD/Ph.D.
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
Lixin Sun, Ph.D.
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
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
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.
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
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
Shiquan Liu, MD/Ph.D.
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
Weiwei Zhu, MD
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
Eric K. Kwong, MD/Ph.D.
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:
Anthony Stillman
Education:
2016-2019 MS, Virginia Commonwealth University
2011-2015 BS, Biology, University of Washington
Current program/position:
Research Scientist
PPD Pharmaceutical
Email:
Zhenxia Chen, Ph.D.
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:
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:
Shuping Hu, Ph.D.
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:
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:
Yanyan Wang
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:
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:
Yuan Zhang
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:
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