Education

Degree	Institution	Major
MD	Hebei Medical University	Medicine
PhD	Tianjin Medical University	Endocrinology and Metabolism
MSc	UConn Health	Clinical Translational Research

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	Tangshan Worker Hospital	Internal Medicine
Fellowship	Tianjin Medical University	Endocrinology and Metabolism
Postdoctoral	UConn Health	Endocrinology and Metabolism

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Patent: METHODS OF TREATING SICKLE CELL DISORDER AND RELATED CONDITIONS.	UConn Health
ASBMR 2019 Mid-Career Faculty Travel Award	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Lawrence G. Raisz Travel Grant Award	UConn Health
Co-chair at Symposium “Thematic FGF Differences”	ASBMR annual meeting
Invited speaker	Gordon Research Conference
The Department of Medicine Scholars Awards	UConn Health
Lawrence G. Raisz Fund for Musculoskeletal Research & Education ASBMR Travel Award	UConn Health
Reviewer	Gene
Reviewer	Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Lawrence G. Raisz Fund for Musculoskeletal Research & Education ASBMR Travel Award	UConn Health
Recipient	Lawrence G. Raisz Travel Grant Award
Reviewer	International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research
Reviewer	International Journal of Nanomedicine
Reviewer	PLOS ONE
Reviewer	International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research
Recipient	Lawrence G. Raisz Travel Grant Award
Recipient, Henry Christian Award	American Federation for Medical Research
Volunteer Interpreter, Commitment Recognition Award	UConn Health
Web Jee Young Investigator Award,	International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society
Recipient, ICHTS Web Jee Young Investigator Award	International Chinese Hard Tissue Society
Young Investigator Award	ASBMR annual meeting
Recipient, Young Investor Award	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Member	International Chinese Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Federal Scholarship	Tianjin Medical University
Member	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

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Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Abstracts

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Talk: FGF23 Neutralizing Antibody Ameliorates Abnormal Renal Phosphate Handing in Sickle Cell Disease Mice.	Talk		2023	ASBMR, Canada
Effects of Voxelotor Analog GBT1118 on Bone in Sickle Cell Disease Mice.	Poster	ASBMR annual meeting	2023	ASBMR, Canada
Characterizing Craniofacial and Dentition Phenotype of Sickle Cell Trait Mice	Poster		2023	Portland, Oregon, USA
FGFR Inhibition Partially Rescues Osteoarthritis in Older Male HMWFGF2 Transgenic Mice via Modulation of IL-1/NF-kB Signaling	Poster	Gordon Research Conference	2022	Lucca (Barga), Italy
Inhibition of TLRs/NF-kB Signaling Pathway through FGFR Blocking Partially Rescues Osteoarthritis in HMWFGF2 Transgenic Mice	Poster		2022	ASBMR
Conditional Knockout of FGF2 in Osteocytes Results in Impaired Bone Formation and Increased Osteocytes Apoptosis in Mice	Poster		2022	ASBMR
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alleviates Bone Loss in Sickle Cell Disease Mice through Regulating SCFA Medicated IGF1 Production	Talk	ASBMR annual meeting	2021	ASBMR
Systemic Administration of rhPRG4 Ameliorates Anemia and Osteoarthritis in Sickle Cell Disease Mice	Poster		2021	ASBMR
Conditional Knockout of Fgf2 in Cartilage Results in Osteoarthritis Development in Mice	Poster		2021	ASBMR
Transplantation of the Gut Microbiota from Healthy Mice Ameliorates Bone Loss in Sickle Cell Disease Recipient Mice (Oral)	Talk	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2020	ASBMR, Virtual
FGF23 Neutralizing Antibody Rescues Reduced Bone Nodule Formation in Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Cultures from Sickle Cell Disease Mice	Poster	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2020	ASBMR, Virtual
Role of FGF Signaling in Enthesopathy of Achilles Tendon in High Molecular Weight FGF2 Transgenic Mice	Poster	Rare Disease Day Symposium	2020	RDD, North Haven, CT
Role of FGF Signaling in Enthesopathy of Achilles Tendon in HMWFGF2 Transgenic Mice	Poster	UConn Musculoskeletal Institute Research Day	2020	UConn Musculoskeletal Institute Research Day, Farmington, CT
High Molecular Weight FGF2 in Dentin and Alveolar Bone Mineralization	Poster	Rare Disease Day Symposium	2020	RDD, North Haven, CT
FGF23 in crosstalk of bone, kidney, and hematopoiesis in sickle cell bone disease	Talk	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2019	Orlando, Florida
Inhibition of FGFR signaling partially rescues osteoarthritis in mice overexpressing high-molecular-weight FGF2	Talk	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2019	Orlando, Florida
Impaired PTH-stimulated periosteal proliferation, Wnt activity and fracture healing in Fgf2 knockout mice	Poster	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2019	Orlando, Florida
Muscle dysfunction in Female Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Knockout Mice. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone & Mineral Research	Poster	Annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2019	Orlando, Florida
Investigating the Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Isoforms in the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers in the Hippocampus of Female Mice	Poster	Partnership for Innovation and Education (PIE) INNOVATION RESEARCH DAY	2019	Farmington, CT
BMP-2 enhances the bone healing effect of low molecular weight fgf-2 on calvarial defects in mice	Talk	American Federation for Medical Research Eastern Regional Meeting	2013	Washington, DC
Effect of valproic acid on huntington’s disease affected human embryonic stem cells	Talk	The Department of Psychiatry Research Bonanza at UCHC	2013	Farmington, CT
Exported 18kDa isoform of fibroblast growth factor-2 improved bone regeneration in critical size mice calvarial defects	Talk	Annual Research Day of the New England Musculoskeletal Institute	2011	Farmington, CT, June 2011
Targeted overexpression of the nuclear FGF2 isoforms in osteoblasts induces hypophosphatemia via modulation of FGF23 and Klotho in mice	Talk	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2008	Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Effect of overexpression of a FGF2 isoform on bone loss in ovariectomized mice	Talk	Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health	2006	Farmington, CT
Transgenic mice expressing high molecular weight isoforms of FGF2 exhibit decreased bone mass and disturbed phosphate homeostasis	Talk	ASBMR annual meeting	2006	Philadelphia, PA
The exported 18kDa isoform of FGF2 is a critical determinant of bone mass in mice	Talk	ASBMR annual meeting	2004	Seattle, Washington
26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	Lecture	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2004	Seattle, WA
The transcription factor STAT-1 is a novel negative regulator of bone mass and bone formation	Talk	ASBMR annual meeting	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oral Presentation	Lecture	25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2003	Minneapolis, MN