Faculty Advisor: Dr. Neil Hogg Phone: 414-955-4792 E-mail: zding@mcw.edu
BS, Nanjing Medical University, 2000 MS, Physiology, Nanjing University, 2006
It is well known that oxidative stress, defined by an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidant defense, is a principal event in neurodegenerative disease. My research is focused on free radical and oxidative stress in the disease model: the mechanism of its neurotoxicity as a target for some prospective neuroprotection chemicals.
Ding Z, Ding HQ, Xie L, et al. Increased susceptibility to H2O2 in SH-SY5Y cells affected by rotenone is accompanied by the decrease of thioredoxin. Journal of Nanjing University (Natural Science) 42:470-478 (2006).