Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Anesthesiology
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2024 - Present
Anesthesiology,
Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Neurology
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2022 - Present
Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology,
Neurology
Recent Publications
Microglial state transitions dominate the brain immune response in the subacute phase after cardiac arrest.
Journal Article J Neuroinflammation · May 27, 2026 Cardiac arrest (CA) is a life-threatening medical emergency, and most victims are elderly. Despite advances in resuscitation, post-CA morbidity and mortality remain high, and this is thought to result largely from brain injury in which neuroinflammation pl ... Full text Link to item CiteFeasibility of a Multi-Laboratory Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Thromboembolic Stroke with Thrombolysis: TE-MCAo.
Journal Article Transl Stroke Res · January 30, 2026 UNLABELLED: No single animal stroke model satisfies all needs of translational stroke investigation. While the nylon filament model is widely accepted in preclinical translational stroke research, thromboembolic models have more physiological relevance. Th ... Full text Link to item CiteActivation of Intestinal Mast Cells Contributes to Gut Damage After Cardiac Arrest in Mice.
Journal Article Shock · January 1, 2026 Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, largely due to detrimental effects of global ischemia on every organ. Notably, clinical evidence indicates that gastrointestinal tract damage is frequently observed in succes ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2031Hypoperfusion, Hemodynamic Control Domains and Neurovascular Dysregulation in AD brain pathology
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2027Duke Testing Site for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Universitat Rostock (Germany) ·
2005
Ph.D.
Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ·
2002
M.S.