Professional Activities:

Academic Appointments

1994-1996	Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
1994-1995	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
1996-2001	Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2002-2007	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
2007-2013	Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
2013-Present	Associate Professor (with Tenure), Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
2007-Present	Faculty, Graduate Program in Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

Honors and Awards:

2000	Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, The University of Iowa
2002-2004	Masin 2-year Young Investigator Award, Breast Cancer Alliance
2004-2005	C.H. Li Memorial Scholar Award, Hormone Research Foundation
2005	Komen Mentorship Award, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
2005-2008	Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
2010	Ride Cincinnati Award, Ride Cincinnati for Breast Cancer Research
2010	Idea Award, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program
2011	CCTST Junior Investigator Award, University of Cincinnati
2011	Career Catalyst Award, Komen for the Cure Foundation
2012	Research Scholar, American Cancer Society
2014	Scientific Reviewer Panel, DOD Breast Cancer Research Program
2014	Ad Hoc Reviewer, NIH Tumor Progression and Metastasis (TPM) Study Section
2014	Grant Reviewer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Invited Talks:

1. --- Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Springs Harbor, NY, U.S.A., August 2001.
2. --- EMBO Conference: Nuclear receptors: from chromatin to disease, Lake Garda, Italy, September 2005.
3. --- Komen Mission Conference: Many Faces – One Voice, Washington D.C. U.S.A., June 2006.
4. --- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Jun 18, 2007.
5. --- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Jun 23, 2007.
6. --- Oncology Retreat, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, July 15, 2007
7. --- UC Cancer Center Hormonal Malignancies Program, University of Cincinnati, Oct. 10, 2007
8. --- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Jan. 17, 2008
9. --- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology Retreat, University of Cincinnati, Dec. 2, 2008
10. --- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, May. 18, 2009.
11. --- Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Aug. 17, 2009
12. --- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology Retreat, University of Cincinnati, Mar. 23, 2010
13. --- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Mar. 26, 2010
14. --- Physician Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati, Sep. 15, 2010
15. --- Zing Cancer Conference 2011, Occidental Grand Xcaret, Mexico, Nov. 11, 2011,
16. --- 4th Annual World Cancer Conference --- Breast Cancer Conference (Session Chair) 2011, Nov. 17, 2011
17. --- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Nov. 21, 2011
18. --- AACR Annual Meeting 2012, Chicago, IL, Apr. 2, 2012
19. --- SURF Program, University of Cincinnati, July 12, 2012
20. --- Nanobiotechnology Center, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Aug. 20, 2012
21. --- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Oct. 4, 2012
22. --- MSTP program, University of Cincinnati, Jan. 10, 2013
23. --- Department of Biology, University of Cincinnati, Feb. 08, 2013
24. --- Breast Cancer Center of Excellence Retreat, University of Cincinnati, Feb 23, 2013
25. --- Basic-Clinical Research Conference, Breast Cancer Center of Excellence, University of Cincinnati, Apr. 30, 2013
26. --- Cell and Cancer Biology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Sept. 18, 2013
27. --- Physician Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati, Aug. 22, 2013
28. --- Keynote Speaker, CMSB (Cell Molecular & Structural Biology) Summer Symposium, Miami University, OH, May 23, 2014.
29. --- SURF Program, University of Cincinnati, July 09, 2014

5.   Membership In Professional Organizations

1. --- Member, American Association for Cancer Research
2. --- Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3. --- Member, The Endocrine Society
4. --- Member, Cincinnati Cancer Center
5. --- Associate Member, Digestive Health Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
6. --- Member, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, University of Cincinnati