Huihua Li

Biography

Huihua received his medical degree at the University of South China.  He subsequently began his PhD in pharmacology at Xiangya School of Medicine in China.  Due to outstanding academic performance, he was given the opportunity to study abroad and complete his PhD training at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include respiratory diseases and lung biology.  He enjoys basketball, photography, traveling, and hiking.

Education

University of South China Faculty of Medicine

Publications

Liu Q, Dwyer GK, Zhao Y, Li H, Mathews LR, Chakka AB, Chandran UR, Demetris JA, Ortiz LA, Pitt BR, Thomson AW, Fan MH, Billiar TR, Turnquist HR. IL-33-mediated IL-13 secretion by ST2+ Treg is critical for survival after acute lung injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2018 July, under review.

Olonisakin TF, Li H, Xiong Z, Kochman EK., Yu M, Qu Y, Hulver M, Kolls JK, St Croix CM, Doi Y, Nguyen MH, Shanks RM, Mallampalli RK, Kagan VE, Ray A, Silverstein RL, Ray P, Lee JS. CD36 provides host protection against Klebsiella pneumoniae intrapulmonary infection by enhancing LPS responsiveness and macrophage phagocytosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Dec 15;214(12):1865-1875.

Fan MH, Zhu Q, Li H, Ra HJ, Majumdar S, Gulick DL, Jerome JA, Madsen DH, Christofidou-Solomidou M, Speicher DW, Bachovchin WW, Feghali-Bostwick C, Pur Eacute E. Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) Accelerates Collagen Degradation and Clearance from Lung in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2016 Apr 8;291(15):8070-89.

Li H, Thambiayya K, Kaynar M, Wasserloos KA, St Croix CM, Pitt BR. Zinc Homeostasis in Lung. Book Chapter 24, Comparative Biology of the Normal Lung (Second Edition) 2015 March, p. 479-488.