Hua Xu, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Specialty
Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Education
PhD Education:
The University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2001
PhD Fellowship:
The University of Arizona
Research
Research Interests:
Nutrient transporters--sodium-hydrogen exchangers (NHEs) and sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporters (NaPi) at functional and gene expression levels. These studies help to understand how the body system responses to the normal physiological changes and pathophysiological conditions.
Publications
Publications
2019
, "NHE8 Deficiency Promotes Colitis-Associated Cancer in Mice via Expansion of Lgr5-Expressing Cells.", Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol, vol. 7, issue 1, pp. 19-31, 2019.
PMCID: PMC6240644 PMID: 30465020