Dr. Xi-Long Zheng
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Member
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Associate Member
The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Associate Member
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Contact information
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Phone number
Office: 403.220.8715
Location
Office: HRICGAA12
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Medicine Medicine, Hunan Medical University, 1986
Doctor of Philosophy Pharmacology, University of Calgary, 1997
M.S. Pharmacology, Hunan Medical University, 1989
Biography
Dr. Zheng is a tenured professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He obtained an M.D. and an M.Sc. from Hunan Medical University (Central South University) in China in 1986 and 1989, respectively, and a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in 1997. He subsequently undertook postdoctoral training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the University of Calgary and a faculty position at the latter institution.
Dr. Zheng has received numerous awards, including the Alberta Innovates ‒ Health Solutions (AIHS) Senior Scholar Award (2008 ‒ 2015), the New Investigator Award of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (2001 ‒ 2006), the Scholarship Award of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research & Hypertension Society of Canada (2001 ‒ 2004), and the Fellowship Award of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada & AstraZeneca Pharma/MRC/PMAC (1999 ‒ 2001).
He has served on grant panels for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) grant panel V. He serves on editorial boards for several journals, including the Biochemical Journal.
Research
Areas of Research
- Vascular smooth muscle dedifferentiation and disease
Dr. Zheng’s research involves the investigation of mechanisms underlying differentiation and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro and in vivo, and how smooth muscle de-differentiation contributes to vascular disease. The laboratory has made advances in the field of regulation of smooth muscle differentiation and the cell cycle. Dr. Zheng has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, many of which appear in high-ranking journals, including PNAS, ATVB, Diabetologia, JBC and Hypertension.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| MDSC 72201 LEC 01 01 | Vascular Biology | 2021 |
Projects
Awards
- New Investigator Award, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. 2001
- Scholarship Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research & Hypertension Society of Canada. 2001
- AHFMR Independent Investigator Award (Senior Scholar), 2008
Publications
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