I earned my bachelor’s degree at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and then completed my PhD in Toxicology at the University of Iowa, where I studied neuronal mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders. I continued this research as a postdoctoral trainee at the University of Iowa...
I am a senior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of South Florida, where I’ve developed a strong foundation in molecular techniques and bacterial genetics. My research experience spans of hands-on work in molecular biology, exploring gene expression and protein function. I...
Dr. Kristine McDermott represented the Xu Laboratory at The Obesity Society’s ObesityWeek 2025 conference, held November 4–7 in Atlanta, GA. Her research abstract received special recognition from the Neuroscience Section, and she was invited to deliver a blitz talk highlighting her work on...
I received my Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where my research focused on epigenetic regulation and signal transduction in spermatogenesis and epididymal differentiation. In 2019, I joined MD Anderson Cancer Center as a postdoctoral fellow to study macrophage...