Education

MD, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2007

Lab information

Research focus

Dr. He’s research focuses on liver metabolism, in particular, glucose and lipid metabolism and the involvement of mitochondrial dynamics. Currently, his laboratory is working on an NIH-funded project to define the molecular mechanisms of metformin’s effects on mitochondrial dynamics and respiration through AMPK activation. He has another NIH-funded project to investigate mechanisms leading to the paradoxical concurrence of insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in obesity and type 2 diabetes. In addition, his laboratory is studying the mechanisms responsible for the mitochondrial expansion in neonates.

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1zgM-ySxnZWAK/bibliography/public/