Medicinal Chemistry

Hu Luo

Biography

Dr.Luo is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Pharmacology since 2014. Dr. Luo received his Ph.D summa cum laude from the University of Magdeburg, Germany in 2007, completed his postdoctoral training in Dr. Gregg L. Semenza's laboratory at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2011, and was promoted to Instructor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University in 2012. Dr. Luo studies oxygen homeostasis in tumor growth and metastasis at the molecular and cellular levels, with a particular focus on hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). He utilizes the multidisciplinary approaches to study crosstalk of HIF, epigenetics, and metabolism and their roles in tumor growth and metastasis. His overall goals are to identify the novel hypoxia-specific therapeutic targets and ultimately to translate knowledge to cancer therapy.

Research Interest

Epigenetics, Gene regulation, Hypoxia, Hypoxia-inducible factor, Metabolism, Tumor growth and metastasis.

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