Lab Contact Info
Lab Contact Info
LAB: 835 S Wolcott Ave
E420 MSB
909 S Wolcott Ave
4100 COMRB
PH #: (312) 355-0238
FAX: (312) 996-1225
Zhao Lab
Current Lab Members
Xianming Zhang, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
zhangxm@uic.edu
Inflammatory lung injury and endothelial repair, stem cells.
Lung injury repair.
Junjie Xing, PhD
Visiting Instructor
jxing@uic.edu
Macrophage function polarization and resolution of inflammatory injury.
Elucidation of mechanisms that control thrombosis-associated pulmonary diseases including acute respiratory distress syndrome and lung cancer. Improving understanding of thrombosis-induced hypoxic signalling pathways that could be targeted to improve patient outcome.
Xiaojia Huang, PhD
Visiting Scholar
huangxj@uic.edu
Endothelial regeneration in aging lungs and sepsis.
My research focus is studying the role of cellular mechanisms for severe pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension and identification of novel targets for pulmonary hypertension.
Varsha Suresh Kumar, PhD
Postdoc Research Associate
varshask@uic.edu
Stem cell biology and endothelial regeneration.
Vascular fibrosis and right heart failure in PAH.
Mengqi Zhu, MS
Predoctoral Student
zmqmeng@uic.edu
Pulmonary vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension.
Research Interests
Vascular Biology
Endothelial Cell Biology, Endothelial Regeneration & Endothelial Barrier Repair
Lung Biology & Pathophysiology (Acute Lung Injury & Pulmonary Hypertension)
Inflammation Signaling Mechanisms
Cell Receptors & Signaling
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Past Trainees
Khiem Tran, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2010 - 2013
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine, CA
Xiaojia Huang, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2010 - 2013
Current Position: Associate Professor, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China
Xiaojing Wu, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2011 - 2012
Current Position: Professor, The 3rd Military Medical University, China
Yidan Zhao, MD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
2009 - 2011
Current Position: Staff Scientist, University of Toronto, Canada
M Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD
Predoctoral Student
2006 - 2011
Current Position: Assistant Professor and Medical Director of Molecular Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL