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Xiaoyu Hu received her Bachelor of Medicine degree from Peking University and obtained her Ph.D. degree in immunology from Cornell University. She held the position of Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College prior to joining Tsinghua University in 2014. She is currently a Principal Investigator at Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University and also serves as Vice Chair for Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Tsinghua University. Dr. Hu’s research aims to better understand molecular mechanisms governing functionality of two key cell types involved in host defense and inflammatory responses, macrophages and intestinal epithelial cells.
Lab website: http://www.iitu.tsinghua.edu.cn/show/faculty/44.html

胡小玉毕业于北京医科大学（现北京大学医学部），获纽约康奈尔大学威尔研究生院免疫学博士学位，并曾就职于美国纽约特种外科医院研究部、美国纽约威尔康奈尔医学院医学系，现任清华大学医学院首席研究员，清华大学基础医学系副主任。其主要研究领域为天然免疫，包括巨噬细胞活化与功能的调控以及肠道上皮细胞在稳态维持和宿主防御中的作用。

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