Education

• Beijing Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China, MD, 1986
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, PhD, 1994

Post-Graduate Education

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1994-1996

Professional and Academic Positions

• Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 1996-1999
• Associate Director, Gene Targeting Core Facility, University of Iowa, 1998-2002
• Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 1999-
• Director, Gene Targeting Core Facility, University of Iowa, 2002-
• Associate Research Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2009-
• Director, Division of Reproductive Science Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, 2009-

Areas of Research Interest or Areas of Clinical Interest

• Development of mouse iPS cells
• The mechanism and potential treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension
• IGF-1 signaling regulation by Nedd4 during normal and malignant growth

Publications, 2004-2009