K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
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Institution
Emory University,
Atlanta, GA
Awarded Project
Council Dates: October 2012 - May 2013
Independent Position: University of Cincinnati
Jianxiong Jiang was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Emory University. In the lab of Dr. Ray Dingledine, his research aimed to provide new insights on the regulation of inflammation and injury in epileptic brain that would be relevant to many other acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders involving neuroinflammation with EP2 activation, including stroke, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. He earned his Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biosciences from Auburn University and earned his M.S. in biochemistry from East China University. Currently, Dr. Jiang is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.