LIU Huan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Institute of Endemic Diseases

RESEARCH AREAS:

1. Environmental factors and endemic diseases

2. Etiology, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of osteochondral diseases

3. Stem cell-based disease modeling

4. Stem cells and tissue engineering

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE：

2022.4 till now, Assistant Professor, Institute of Endemic Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center

2018.11-2019.11, Honorary Research Assistant, Division of Medicine, University College London

2016.3-2022.3, Doctor, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Dr. Liu has participated in the scientific projects of “The establishing of induced pluripotent stem novel disease cell model and its application in etiology and pathogenesis for Kashin-Beck disease” and “Molecular function of selenium metabolic system and selenoprotein in Kashin-Beck disease” sponsored by the National Nature Science Foundation of China. She has published 4 articles in international peer-reviewed journals as the first author. She was co-editor of the books “The foundation and application of molecular biology of endemic diseases” and “Epidemiological methods of environment-gene interaction”.

CONTACT:

Email: huan.liu@xjtu.edu.cn

Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, 710061, China