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Xu Zhou

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Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Xu Zhou is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and a Principal Investigator at Boston Childrens Hospital. A Harvard PhD graduate, his labs research focuses on how immune cells sense and respond to environmental cues to control tissue inflammation, with a specific interest in intracellular pH signaling.

He is passionate about supporting the next generation of scientists, highlighted by his labs recent participation in The Pathway Initiative, a summer research program for undergraduates. His past organizing roles also suggest an interest in fostering scientific communities and networking.

His research discovered how intracellular pH acts as a key environmental signal to control inflammatory genes.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Assistant Professor
Job Level
Junior
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Tissue Inflammation
His primary research as a Principal Investigator at Boston Children's Hospital is focused on the regulation of tissue inflammation by immune cells.
Intracellular pH Signaling
He recently published significant work in the journal 'Cell' on how intracellular pH controls inflammatory gene programs, a core focus of his lab.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
1-2021
Principal Investigator
Boston Children's Hospital
7-2013 - 12-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
1-2012 - 2012
Organization Committee
PKU Bio-Net
8-2011 - 8-2011
Winner of 2011, Finalist
Harvard-MIT Case Competition 2011
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Education
2007 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Harvard University
2009 - 2010
Inventing Breakthrough and Commercializing Science
Harvard Business School
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