WANG Xiaocen
Title：Lecturer
Specialties：Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis
Email：wangxiaocen@jlu.edu.cn
WANG Xiaocen obtained her B.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine from Jilin University in 2013. She then went to Jilin University and did her Ph.D. with Prof. ZHANG Xichen in “Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis”. In 2019, as a postdoctoral fellow, she joined the group of Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis, and did research on host-parasite interactions.
Research Interests：Activation and modulation of host innate immune response/programmed cell death induced by Neospora caninum (including other coccidian parasites)
Selected Publications：
1. Xiaocen Wang*, Xin Li*, Pengtao Gong*, Nan Zhang, Lu Li, Hongsheng Ouyang, Lijun Jia, Jianhua Li#, Xichen Zhang#. 2020. Pyroptosis executioner gasdermin D contributes to the host defense and promotes Th 1 immune response during Neospora caninum infection. Veterinary parasitology. 286: 109254.
2. Lu Li*, Xiaocen Wang*, Pengtao Gong*, Nan Zhang, Xu Zhang, Shan Li, Xin Li, Shaoxiong Liu, Xiaoxu Zhang, Wei Li, Jianhua Li#, Xichen Zhang#. 2020. ROS-mediated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Participates in the Response Against Neospora caninum Infection. Parasites & vectors. 13, 449.
3. Xiaocen Wang*, Pengtao Gong*, Nan Zhang, Lu Li, Sining Chen, Lijun Jia, Xianyong Liu, Jianhua Li, Xichen Zhang. 2019. Inflammasome activation restrains the intracellular Neospora caninum proliferation in bovine macrophages. Veterinary parasitology. 268:16-20.
4. Xiaocen Wang*, Pengtao Gong*, Xu Zhang, Shan Li., Xiangyun Lu, Chunyan Zhao, Qile Yu, Zhengkai Wei, Yongjun Yang, Liu Qun, Zhengtao Yang, Jianhua Li, Xichen Zhang. 2018. NLRP3 Inflammasome Participates in Host Response to Neospora caninum Infection. Frontiers in immunology. 9, 1791.
5. Xiaocen Wang*, Pengtao Gong*, Xu Zhang, Jielin Wang, Lixin Tai., Xu Wang, Zhengkai Wei, Yongjun Yang, Zhengtao Yang, Jianhua Li, Xichen Zhang. 2017. NLRP3 inflammasome activation in murine macrophages caused by Neospora caninum infection. Parasites & vectors. 10, 266.
Awards:
2019 Dec 1st Prize for Best Oral Presentation, Academic annual meeting 2019 in College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University
