LI Xin

Title: Lecturer/Postdoctoral

Specialties: Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis

Email: Lixin2018@jlu.edu.cn 

Li Xin obtained his B.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine from Jilin University in 2013. He then did his Ph.D. with Prof. Li Jianhua in “Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis”. In 2018, as a postdoctoral fellow, he joined the group of Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis, and did research on ‘Mechanism of innate immune interaction between parasite and host’.

Research Interests：                        

·Parasitic Zoonosis

·Parasite and Host Innate Immunity

·Protozoan Viruses

Selected Publications： 

1. TLR2 Mice Display Decreased Severity of Giardiasis via Enhanced Proinflammatory Cytokines Production Dependent on AKT Signal Pathway. Front Immunol. 2017 Sep 20;8:1186. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01186. PMID: 28979269; PMCID: PMC5611375.

2. Mouse macrophages capture and kill Giardia lamblia by means of releasing extracellular trap. Dev Comp Immunol. 2018 Nov;88:206-212. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.07.024. Epub 2018 Jul 24. PMID: 30048699.

3. Trichomonas vaginalis Induces Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Mouse Macrophages Through Activation of MAPK and NF-κB Pathways Partially Mediated by TLR2. Front Microbiol. 2018 Apr 10;9:712. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00712. PMID: 29692771; PMCID: PMC5902545.

4. Pyroptosis executioner gasdermin D contributes to host defense and promotes Th 1 immune response during Neospora caninum infection. Vet Parasitol. 2020 Sep 22;286:109254. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109254. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33032075.

5. First case report of Metorchis orientalis from Black Swan. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2020 Jul 28;13:7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.011. PMID: 32775195; PMCID: PMC7398936.

Awards：

1. 2019 Oct 3 st Prize for the 17th National Conference and the 8th International Symposium on Parasitology of Zoological Society of China, Shi Jiazhuang, He Bei.

2. 2018 Dec 2 st Prize for Best Oral Presentation, Academic annual meeting 2018 in College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University