Heng Du Lab
Lab Members
Postdoctoral Researchers
Feng Xue, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher | Du Lab
Education:
- Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, National Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Research Interests:
- Innate immune signaling in neurodegeneration disease pathology
- Immunotherapy drug discovery for neurodegeneration disease
Chunxiao Yu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher | Du Lab
Education:
- M.D., Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan, China (2003)
- Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan, China (2008)
- Joint Ph.D., Department of Urology Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2008)
Research Interests:
- Gene regulation related to nervous system, endocrine and metabolic diseases
Graduate Students
Hao Chen
Graduate Student | Du Lab
Education:
- M.S., Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas (2016)
- B.S., Biology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (2013)
Research Interests:
- Mitochondrial quality control and mitophagy in neurons
Kun Jia
Graduate Student | Du Lab
Education:
- M.S., Neurology, Shandong University, Jinan, China (2019)
- B.S., Clinical Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China (2016)
Research Interests:
- Mitochondrial Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Disease
Jing Tian
Graduate Student | Du Lab
Education:
- M.S., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas (2015)
- B.S., Biotechnology, Northwest University, Shaanxi, China (2000)
Research Interests:
- Metabolism-related molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Developing novel therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s patients
Tienju Wang
Graduate Student | Du Lab
Education:
- M.S., Biotechnology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (2019)
- B.S., Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (2017)
Research Interests:
- Pathology of Neurodegenerative Disease
Education
- M.D./Ph.D., Sun Yat-sen School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (2003-2006)
- M.S., Medicine, Medical School of Shandong University, Shandong, China (2000-2003)
- B.S., Medicine, Medical School of Shandong University, Shandong, China (1995-2000)
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, University of Texas, Dallas, Richardson, TX (2019-2020)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas, Richardson, TX (2013-2019)
- Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Bioscience Research Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (2011-2013)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (2006-2010)
- M.D./Ph.D. Program Exchange Student, Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY (2005-2006)
Biography
Heng Du’s research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in neurodegenerative diseases with a special emphasis on Alzheimer's disease and the development of therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease treatment.