许华曦 XU Huaxi,Ph.D.
教授/博导
神经生物学/神经退行性疾病
电 话:
E-mail:hxxu@xmu.edu.cn


教育及工作经历
1981~1985 厦门大学生物系 生物化学专业 理学学士
1988~1993 美国爱因斯坦医学院 解剖学专业 理学博士
1993~1994 美国爱因斯坦医学院 博士后
1994~1998 美国洛克菲勒大学分子与细胞神经生物学实验室 博士后 研究助理; 康奈尔医学院，助研
1998~2003 美国洛克菲勒大学老年痴呆症研究中心 助理教授
2003~2007 美国Burnham Institute for Medical Research，副教授
2007~2011 美国Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 教授 神经退化性疾病系执行主任
2016~2020 美国Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute，神经科学中心主任，讲席教授
现任 厦门大学教授
2006~至今 《Molecular Neurodegeneration》杂志（一区， IF 9.599）创办人、（共同）主编




研究领域（Research Area）
许华曦教授、厦门大学神经科学研究所荣誉所长，Molecular Neurodegeneration 杂志（IF 9.599）创办人/（共同）主编，国家特聘专家，国家（海外）****科学基金获得者。长期从事阿尔茨海默病相关的神经分子及细胞生物学、神经信号转导、神经突触毒性、神经免疫功能等方向/领域的研究并取得了多项原创性的成果，为国际阿尔兹海默病研究的权威专家之一。其研究包括阿尔茨海默病及相关脑疾病发生的分子/细胞生物学机制（尤其是关于神经毒性蛋白质产生、异常修饰及堆积以及清除的机理及调控），鉴定一系列可能用于疾病治疗的新基因蛋白靶点，同时阐述胶质细胞介导的神经免疫以及相关的分子靶点在阿尔茨海默病中的作用机理，为开发诊疗手段提供新的思路。他在国际学术杂志（SCI）发表论文约170篇，总影响因子1250多，被引用20,000余次，H指数69，i10 指数144。担任独立PI二十三年多共主持过数千多万美元的科研经费；其先后培养了一百多名博士研究生、博士后或其他研究人员，其中多人已在国际知名大学/研究机构担任正教授、副/助教授或是在各医药或生物技术公司任职；培养了多名国家****、优青等人才。荣获包括美国老年痴呆症协会的首届Courage and Hope奖和Zenith Fellow（协会顶尖会员）奖、Ellison医学基金会********奖、Ruth Salta青年成就奖等奖项。长期担任国际分子神经退行性疾病大会主席（ICMN，每2年一届），并多次受邀担任其他国际学术会议大会主席或国际知名研究机构做学术报告（140余次）。先后为世界多个基金委员会评审科研基金和人才项目及为几十家科学杂志审稿和撰写综述文章。



代表性论文（Selected Publications, * Corresponding author）
1. Liu, T., Zhu, B., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., Yin, J. Li, X., Jiang, L-L., Hodges, A., Rosenthal, S.B., Zhou, L., Yancey, J., Ms. McQuade, A., Blurton-Jones, M., Tanzi, R.E., Huang, T.Y. and Xu, H. (2020) Multi-omic comparison of Alzheimer's variants in human ESC-derived microglia reveals convergence at APOE. J. Exp. Med. 2020 Dec 7;217(12):e**. doi: 10.1084/jem.**.
2. Jiang, L-L., Zhu, B., Zhao, Y., Li, X., Liu, T., Pi?a-Crespo, J.C., Zhou, L., Xu, W., Rodriguez, M.J., Yu, H.Y., Cleveland, D.W., Ravits, J.M., Da Cruz, S., Long, T., Huang, T.Y, and Xu, H. (2019) Membralin deficiency dysregulates astrocytic glutamate homeostasis leading to ALS-like impairment. J. Clin. Invest. 130:3103-3120.
3. Huang, T.Y. and Xu, H. (2019) Bringing Order Out of Chaos: Establishing an Epistatic Relationship Between CD33 and TREM2. Neuron. 103:747-749.
4. Du, Y., Zhao, Y., Li, C., Zheng, Q., Tian, J., Li, Z., Huang, T.Y., Zhang, W., and Xu, H. (2018) Inhibition of PKCδ reduces amyloid-beta levels and reverses Alzheimer Disease phenotypes. J. Exp. Med. 215(6):1665-1677.

5. Zhao, Y., Wu, X., Li, X., Jiang, L-L., Gui, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Zhu, B., Pina-Crespo, C.C., Zhang, N., Chen, X., Bu, G., An, Z., Huang, T.Y., and Xu, H.(2018) TREM2 is a receptor for β-amyloid medicating microglial function. Neuron 97(5):1023-1031.
6.Zhu, B., Jiang L-L., Huang, T., Zhao, Y., Liu, T., Zhong, Y., Campos A., Pomeroy, K., Masliah, E., Zhang, D., and Xu, H. (2017) ER-associated degradation regulates γ-secretase activity, memory function and Alzheimer’s amyloid pathology. Nature Communications, 8(1):1472.
7. Huang, T., Zhao, Y., Jiang, L-L., Li, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Pina-Crespo, J., Zhu, B., Masliah, E., Willnow, T.E., Pasquale, E.B., and Xu, H. (2017) SORLA attenuates EphA4 signaling and beta-amyloid-induced neurodegeneration. J. Exp. Med. 36:7996-8011.
8.Zhao, Y., Tseng, IC., Heyser, CJ. Rockenstein, E., Mante M., Adame, A., Zheng, Q., Huang, T., Wang, X., Arslan, PE., Chakrabarty P., Wu, C., Bu, G., Mobley, WC., Zhang, YW., St. George-Hyslop, P., Masliah, E., Fraser, P., and Xu, H. (2015) Appoptosin-mediated caspase-cleavage of tau contributes to progressive supranuclear palsy pathogenesis. Neuron87(5):963-75.
9. Wang, X., Zhao, Y., Zhang, X., Badie, H., Zhou, Y, Mu, Y, Loo, LS., Cai, L., Thompson, R., Yang, B., Chen, Y., Johnson, PF., Wu, C., Mobley, W., Zhang, D., Gage, FH., Ranscht, B., Zhang, YW., Lipton, SA., Hong, W., and Xu, H. (2013) Loss of sorting nexin 27 contributes to excitatory synaptic dysfunction by modulation of glutamate receptor recycling in Down’s Syndrome. Nature Medicine 19(4):473-80.
10. Zhang, YW., and Xu, H. (2010) Substrate check for gamma-secretase. Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol.17(2):140-1.
11. Zhang, YW., Liu, L., Zhang, X., Li, WB., Chen, Y., Huang, X., Sun, L., Luo, W., Netzer, WJ., Threadgill, R., Wiegand, G., Wang, R., Cohen, SN., Greengard, P., Liao, FF., Li, L., and Xu, H. (2009) A functional mouse retroposed gene Rps23r1 reduces Alzheimer’s beta-amyloid levels and tau phosphorylation. Neuron64(3):328-40.
12. Zhang, YW, Wang, R., Liu, Q., Zhang, H., Liao, FF., and Xu, H. (2007) Presenilin/gamma-secretase-dependent processing of beta-amyloid precursor protein regulates EGF receptor expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104(25):10613-8.
13. Cai, D., Zhong, M., Wang, R., Netner, WJ., Shields, D., Zheng, H., Sisodia SS., Foster, DA., Gorlick, SF., Xu, H.*, and Greengard, P*. (2006) Phospholipase D1 corrects impaired betaAPP trafficking and neurite outgrowth in familial Alzheimer’s disease-linked presenilin-1 mutant neurons. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103(6):1936-40. (*, Co-correspondent Authors).
14. Gasparini, L and Xu, H. (2003) Potential roles of insulin and IGF-1 in Alzheimer's disease. Trends in Neurosciences 26(8):404-6.
15. Dou, F., Netzer, WJ., Tanemura, K., Li, F., Hartl, FU., Takashima, A., Gouras GK., Greengard, P., and Xu, H. (2003) Chaperones increase association of tau protein with microtubules. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100(2):721-6.
16. Gasparini, L., Netzer, W., Greengard, P., and Xu, H. (2002) Does insulin dysfunction play a role in Alzheimer's disease? Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 23(6):288-93.
17. Greenfield, JP., Tsai, J., Gouras, GK., Hai, B., Thinakaran, G., Checler, F., Sisodia, SS., Greengard, P., and Xu, H. (1999). Endoplasmic reticulum and trans-Golgi network generate distinct populations of Alzheimer beta-amyloid peptides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96(2):742-7.
18. Xu, H., Gouras, GK., Greenfield, JP., Vincent, B, Naslund, J., Mazzarelli, L, Jovanovic, J. N, Seeger, M, Relkin, NR, Liao, F., Checler, F., Buxbaum, JD, Chait, BT., Thinakaran, G., Sisodia, S., Wang, R., Greengard, P., and Gandy, S. (1998). Estrogen reduces neuronal generation of Alzheimer beta-amyloid peptides. Nature Medicine 4(4):447-51.
19. Xu, H., Sweeney, D., Wang, R., Thinakaran, G., Lo, A. C. Y., Sisodia, S., Greengard, P., and Gandy, S. (1997) Generation of Alzheimer beta-amyloid protein in the trans-Golgi network in the apparent absence of vesicle formation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 94(8):3748-52.
20. Xu, H., Sweeney, D., Greengard, P., and Gandy, S. (1996). Metabolism of Alzheimer beta-amyloid precursor protein: regulation by protein kinase A in intact cells and in a cell-free system. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 93(9):4081-4.