Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Surgery
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2023 - Present
Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
A Report of Four Depletional Induction Strategies in Non-Human Primate Islet Xenotransplantation.
Journal Article Xenotransplantation · 2026 BACKGROUND: Porcine islet xenotransplantation is limited by the availability of clinically applicable immunosuppressive regimens. We tested four depletional induction strategies and maintenance regimens in a non-human primate (NHP) islet xenotransplant mod ... Full text Link to item CiteDonor-specific mesenchymal stem cell infusion in human and nonhuman primate kidney transplantation.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · October 2025 We report the results of 2 independent, concurrently performed studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of donor-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) infusions in inducing immune-tolerance in nonhuman primate (NHP) and human kidney transplant recipient ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteImmunomodulation of T cell-mediated alloimmunity by proximity to endothelial cells under the mammalian target of rapamycin blockade.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · February 2025 Endothelial cells (ECs) are an initial barrier between vascularized organ allografts and the host immune system and are thus well positioned to initiate and influence alloimmune rejection. The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor rapamycin is known to i ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Neonatal porcine islet xenografts for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
ResearchLab Research Analyst I · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2014 - 2026Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2I): Civilian application of military decision support tools for critically injured patients.
ResearchLab Research Analyst I · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2021 - 2026Sc2i
ResearchLab Research Analyst I · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2020 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Wuhan University (China) ·
2007
Ph.D.