ISSN: 2642-4274
Professor
Department of Anatomy
Nanjing Medical University
China
Tel: +86-25-86862881
Dr. Ming Xiao is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, China. Dr. Xiao received his M.S from Nanjing Medical University in the Department of Human Anatomy, Histology & Embrology in 200 and Ph.D. from Nanjing Medical University in the Department of Neuropharmacology in 2005. He received National Excellent Teaching Team of Human Anatomy, Histology & Embryology in 2010 and outstanding Young Academic Leaders of NMU in 2013. His research interests include search for the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain ageing and related neurodegeneration. In particular he is interested in the roles of astrocyte dysfunction as well as the interactions of multiple risk factors, such as oxidative stress, sex hormone deficiency and hypercholesterolemia in the pathogenesis and progress of Alzheimer’s disease.