

Xiangdong Zhu, MD
Research Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Contact
808 S. Wood St., MC 724
Chicago, IL 60612
xiangdon@uic.edu
Publications
Education
MS, Xian Medical University, 1988
MD, Xinxiang Medical College, 1983
Residency
Medicine, Ruzhou City Hospital, 1985
Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, 2000
Radiation Oncology, Xian Medical University, 1990
Currently Funded Research
Novel Therapies for CPR
2017 – 2021
Novel TAT Peptide Improves Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival
Funded by Proof of Concept Innovation Award, UIC Chancellor’s Office, 2016 – 2018
Previously Funded Research
Regulation of Eosinophil Trafficking by Pyk2
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2008 – 2010
Regulation of β2-integrin Mediated Eosinophil Adhesion by Combination of Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate
Funded by Glaxo, 2002 – 2007
Mechanism of Eosinophil Adhesion
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2002 – 2008
Mechanism of Asthma Project II
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2001 – 2006
Role of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 in Eosinophil Adhesion
Funded by the American Lung Association, 2001 – 2003
Academic Interests
Cardiac Arrest
Hemorrhagic Shock
Leukocyte Biology