Associate professor2016
Name: Xu Yongfen Gender:
Education:
Academic degree: PhD Academic title: Associate Professor
Departments: Unit of Viral Hepatitis Discipline:
Phone: E-mail: xuyf@sibs.ac.cn
Mailing Address: Life Science Research Building,320 Yue Yang RD.

Curriculum vitae:

2005.9-2008.8 Study the innate immune in HBV infection in Fudan University Shanghai Medical College as a Ph.D candidate;

2008.8-2009.8 Study the role of neurotransmitter in liver cancer migration and invasion in Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji     Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School as a research assistant;

2009.9-2012.8 Study the innate immune signal pathway triggered by HCVin Institut Pasteur of ShanghaiChinese Academy of Sciencesas a post Ph.D;

2012.9-       Study the innate immune in HCV in Institut Pasteur of ShanghaiChinese Academy of Sciencesas a research assistant and then associate professor.  

Research direction:

My undergoing projects include:

1. Study the underlying mechanism of HCV activating the NLRP3 inflammasome and the effect on HCV infection of the inflammasome activation;

2. Study on the innate immune signal pathway and the evasion mechanism in zika virus infection;

3. Study on the anti-zika viruscompounds screening and anti-viral mechanism of the aim compounds.

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