ZHANG Xichen

Title：Professor

Specialties：Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis

Email：xczhang@jlu.edu.cn

ZHANG Xichen obtained his B.Sc.major in Veterinary Medicine from Laiyang Agricultural University in 1983. Then he went to Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences and obtained his M.D. & Ph.D. with Prof. HU Lisheng in Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis until 1991.From 1991 to 2004 he worked in Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences. From 2004 to present, he is working in Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitic Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University. In 1997, as a visiting scholar, he went to Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA for one year. Now, He is the vice-president of the Chinese Society of Parasitology, the Chinese Society of Veterinary Parasitology, and the Chinese Protozoological Society.

Research Interests：

He mainly focuses on the researches about veterinary parasitology and parasitic zoonosis, including the control and prevention of parasitic diseases, interactions between parasites and host (innate immunity), biology of parasites and protozoa virus, and anti-tumor role of parasites.

Selected Publications：

1. Li, L., Wang, X.C., Gong, P.T., Zhang, N., Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, X., Liu, S.X., Zhang, X.X., Li, W., Li, J.H.,Zhang, X.C., 2020. ROS-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation participates in the response against Neospora caninum infection.Parasites & vectors 13, 449

2. Zhang, N., Zhang, H., Yu, Y., Gong, P., Li, J., Li, Z., Li, T., Cong, Z., Tian, C., Liu, X., Yu, X.,Zhang, X., 2019. High prevalence ofPentatrichomonas hominis infection in gastrointestinal cancer patients.Parasites & vectors 12, 423.

3.Tai, L., Li, J., Yin, J., Zhang, N., Yang, J., Li, H., Yang, Z., Gong, P.,Zhang, X., 2019. A novel detection method ofCryptosporidium parvum infection in cattle based on Cryptosporidium parvum virus 1.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica 51, 104-111.

4. Wang, P., Li, J., Gong, P., Wang, W., Ai, Y.,Zhang, X., 2018. An OTU deubiquitinating enzyme inEimeria tenella interacts with Eimeria tenella virus RDRP.Parasites & vectors 11, 74.

5. Yang, Z., Wei, Z., Hermosilla, C., Taubert, A., He, X., Wang, X., Gong, P., Li, J.,Zhang, X., 2017. Caprine Monocytes Release Extracellular Traps againstNeospora caninum In Vitro.Frontiers in immunology 8, 2016.

Awards：

1.2009, 2013, 2019 Second prize of Jilin Province Technology Progress Award

2. 2012 Prominent Talents of National Agricultural Scientific Research

3. 2011 First prize of Jilin Province Technology Progress Award