2007年3月毕业于日本冈山大学医学部，取得博士学位

2007年6月就职于大连医科大学大学基础医学院辽宁省医学细胞分子生物学重点实验室

1.主持辽宁省教育厅自然科学基金项目:lncRNAs在MLCK调控动脉粥样硬化血管重构中的作用及机制研究；2019-2021年；3万。 2.主持国家自然科学基金青年项目：miRNA-92a对Rho激酶调控的动脉粥样硬化血管重构的影响及机制(81402916)；2015-2017年；23万。 3.参与(第2位)国家自然科学基金面上项目：microRNAs在MLCK调控动脉粥样硬化血管重构中的作用及分子机制(31370800)；2014-2017年；80万。

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