Xiushan Wu
Hunan Normal University, China
Biography
Xiushan Wu has obtained his PhD in Genetics from Stockholm University in 1990 and Postdoctoral studies in Developmental Biology at Michigan University during 1990-1994. He did his research as a Scientist in Molecular Genetics at Karolinska Institute in 1994-2000. He is a Professor and Director of The Center for Heart Development, Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education of China for Developmental Biology and Protein Chemistry at Hunan Normal University, China. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which embryonic heart is developed using Drosophila, zebrafish and mice as models. He has published more than 300 papers including over 100 papers in international journals.
Abstract
Abstract : Do the valve endocardial progenitors originate from a single zebrafish blastula HPRG1+ cell?