Position: Associate Professor
School/Academic Group: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: xjzhou@whu.edu.cn
Education:
1994.09 – 1998.06 Tongji Medical University, Bachelor
2001.09 – 2004.06 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Master
2005.09 – 2008.12 Wuhan University, Ph.D.
Working Experience:
From July 1998 to August 2001, Wuhan Red Biotechnology Co., Ltd., licensed pharmacist
From July 2004 to present, Wuhan University, Associate Professor
From June 2011 to June 2012, The Ohio State University, USA, Postdoc
From August 2017 to July 2018, The Ohio State University, USA, visiting scholar
From July 2018 to July 2022, Indiana State University School of Medicine, USA, visiting scholar
Current Teaching Interests/Responsibilities:
Experiment of Pharmaceutics
Research Interests:
Pharmaceutics, regenerative medicine, tumor treatment, wound repair, etc
Publications:
1) Xiaoju Zhou#, Brooke A. Brown, Amanda P. Siegel, Mohamed S. El Masry, et al. Exosome-mediated crosstalk between keratinocytes and macrophages in cutaneous wound healing. ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 12732−12748.
2) Mingxing Qiu#, Jiong Wang#,Chaoran Zheng, Jiaojiao Bai, Zhi Liu, Andrew R. Clark, Xinwei Cheng, Xiaoyan Liao, Robert J. Lee, Xiaoju Zhou*. Dual-ligand Functionalized Liposomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Targeting and Therapy. s (in submission)
4)Xiaoju Zhou*,#, Pengyu Wang#, Jiong Wang, Zhi Liu,Xuechuan Hong, Yuling Xiao, Peng Liu, Xianming Hu. Hydroxyethyl Pachyman as a novel excipient for sustained-release matrix tablets. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016, 154:1-7.
5) Zhigang Rao#, Hao Hu, Jiazhi Tang, Zhiying Liu, Yue Yang, Guofu Qiu, Yuling Xiao, Peng Liu, Xiaoju Zhou*, Xuechuan Hong*. Steroidal ammonium compounds as new neuromuscular blocking agents. Chemical Biology & Drug Design, 2016, 8: 73-783
6) Zhiming Wang#, Jinpin Li, Xiaodong Zeng, Xianming Hu, Xiaoju Zhou*, Xuechuan Hong*. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel benzenesulfonamide derivatatives as potential anticonvulsant agents.Molecules, 2015, 20(9): 17585-17600.
7)Xiaoju Zhou#, Jiong Wang, Jianhong Wu, Xiaojuan Yang, Bryant C. Yung, L. James Lee, Robert J. Lee*. Preparation and evaluation of a novel liposomal formulation of cisplatin. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015, 66: 90-95.
8)Mengzi Zhang, Xiaoju Zhou, Bo Wang, Bryant C. Yung, Ly J. Lee, Kalpana Ghoshal, Robert J. Lee*. Lactosylated gramicidin-based lipid nanoparticles (Lac-GLN) for targeted delivery of anti-miR-155 to hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of controlled release, 2013, 168: 252-261.
9)Xiaoju Zhou#, Mengzi Zhang#, Hong Li, Chenguang Zhou, Robert J. Lee*. Liver targeting and antitumor activity of doxorubicin liposomes modified with a novel galactosylated lipid. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2012, 7: 5465–5474.
10)Xiaoju Zhou#, Bryant Yung, Hong Li, Xianming Hu, Robert J. Lee*. A novel liposomal gefitinib formulation.Anticancer Research, 2012, 32(7): 2919-23.
11)Xiaoju Zhou#, Yan Hu, Yanping Tian, Xianming Hu*. Effect of N-trimethyl chitosan enhancing the dissolution properties of lipophilic drug cyclosporin A. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2009, 76(2): 285-290.
12)Yan Hu#, Xiaoju Zhou, Yong Lu, Chengyang Hu, Xianming Hu. Novel biodegradable hydrogels based on pachyman and its derivatives for drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2009, 371: 89-98.
13)Xiaoju Zhou#, Yimu Yi, Wan Jing, Xianming Hu*. Preparation and body distribution of freeze-dried powder of ursolic acid phospholipid nanoparticles. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2008,9(16): 1- 6.