Academic Degrees

PhD in Neuroscience , 2011, Queen Mary University of London，UK

MS in Physiology, 2004, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Bachelor in Medicine, 2001, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Professional Experience

Associate Professor (2014-present), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Physiology

Lecturer (20011-2014), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Physiology

Junior Lecturer (2004-2007), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Physiology

Selected Publications

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2. Luo J, Lee S, Wu D, Yeh J, Ellamushi H, Wheeler AP, Warnes G, Zhang Y, Bo X. P2X7 purinoceptors contribute to the death of Schwann cells transplanted into the spinal cord. Cell Death Dis. 2013 Oct 3;4:e829. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2013.343.

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4. Luo J, Bo X, Wu D, Yeh J, Richardson PM, Zhang Y. Promoting the survival, migration, and integration of transplanted Schwann cells by over-expressing polysialic acid. Glia 2011 Mar; 59(3): 424-434.

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6. Wu D, Yang P, Zhang X, Luo J, Haque ME, Yeh J, Richardson PM, Zhang Y, Bo X. Targeting a Dominant Negative Rho Kinase to Neurons Promotes Axonal Outgrowth and Partial Functional Recovery After Rat Rubrospinal Tract Lesion. Mol Ther. 2009 Dec;17(12):2020-30. doi: 10.1038/mt.2009.168. Epub 2009 Jul 21.

Courses Taught

1001131 Physiology (undergraduate)

1001043 Functional Experiment I (undergraduate)

1001064 Functional Experiment II (undergraduate)

1409091 Digestive and Renal physiology (undergraduate)

510.502 Advances in Physiology (graduate)

Project

⒈Investigating the role of P2X7 purinergic receptor in death of bone marrow  mesenchymal stem cells after spinal cord transplantation, Natural Science Foundation of China, 2012.01-2014.12

⒉Investigating the mechanism of HGF/cMet signal in remyelination after peripheral nerve injury, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2016.01-2018.12

⒊Investigating the role of P2X7 purinergic receptor in death of islet cell after transplantation, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2013.10-2014.10

⒋Role of P2X7 receptor in the differentiation of neural stem cells, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2011.06-2012.12

⒌Molecular Mechanism of Wnt/Ror signal in the neuromuscular junction formation and related neurological diseases pathogenesis. Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015-2018 (Main participant)

⒍The mechanism of schizophrenia-like phenotypes caused by ErbB4
knockout in dopamine and its receptor D2 positive neurons，Natural Science Foundation of China, 2017-2020 (Main participant)