Short CV
1987 | MD, Hengyang Medical College, China |
1994 | PhD, Hunan Medical University, China |
1997 | Post-doc Research Scientist, Seikagaku Corporation, Japan |
2000 | Post-doc Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen, UK |
2005 | RCUK Independent Fellow, University of Aberdeen, UK |
2008 | Senior RCUK Fellow, University of Aberdeen, UK |
2009 | Senior Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
My research interests focus on the role of the immune response in various retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal angiogenesis. The goal of my research is to use the knowledge to develop novel therapy.
- British Society for Research into Ageing
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- British Society for Immunology
- Overseas Chinese Society of Ophthalmology & Vision Research
Heping Xu |
Contact
Queen’s University Belfast
Centre for Vision and Vascular Science
Institute of Clinical Science-A
Grovenor Road
BT12 6BA Belfast
Northern Ireland, UK
Phone: 028 906 33615
Fax: 028 906 32699
E-mail:
Heping.xu[at]qub.ac.uk
Website:
www.qub.ac.uk/cvvs
Key Publications
- Chen M, Muckerise E, Forrester JV, Xu H.
Immune activation in retinal aging: a gene expression study.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010. 51(11):5888-5896. - Chen M, Muckersie E, Forrester JV, Xu H.
Inhibition of the alternative pathway of complement activation reduces inflammation in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.
Eur J Immunol. 2010. 40: 2870-2881 - Ganesan PB, He S, Xu H.
Analysis of retinal circulation using an image-based network model of retinal vasculature.
Microvasc Res. 2010, 80(1):99-109. - Xu H, Chen M, Forrester JV. (Review)
Para-inflammation in the aging retina.
Prog Retin Eye Res. 2009. 28(5):348-368. - Chen M, Muckersie E, Robertson M, Forrester JV, Xu H.
Up-regulation of complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial cells is accompanied by complement activation in the aged retina.
Exp Eye Res. 2008, 87(6):543-440. - Chen M, Muckersie E, Roberston M, Fraczek M, Forrester JV, Xu H.
Characterization of a mouse retinal pigment epithelial cell line: B6-RPE07.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008, 49(8):3699-3706. - Xu H, Chen M, Manivannan A, Lois N, Forrester JV.
Age-dependent accumulation of lipofuscin in perivascular and subretinal microglia in experimental mice.
Aging Cell. 2008. 7; 58-68. - Xu H, Dawson R, Forrester JV and Liversidge J.
Identification of novel dendritic cell populations in mouse retina.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis. Sci. 2007. 48:1701-10. - Chen M, Forrester JV, Xu H.
Synthesis of complement factor H in RPE cells is down-regulated by oxidized photoreceptor outer segment.
Exp Eye Res. 2007. 84: 635-45. - Xu H, Manivannan A, Dawson R, Crane IJ, Mack M, Sharp P and Liversidge J.
Differentiation to the CCR2+ Inflammatory Phenotype In Vivo Is a Constitutive, Time-Limited Property of Blood Monocytes and Is Independent of Local Inflammatory Mediators.
J Immunol. 2005. 175:6915-23.
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