Faculty

• 1991    B.S. in Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
• 1996   Ph.D. in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

• OB208, Genomics and Proteomics in Oral Biology
• OB201C, Advanced Oral Biology/Pathobiology
• OB260, Current Research in Oral Biology Seminar
• OB212, Proseminar: Oral Biology Research

Dr. Hu is active in oral disease proteomics with a focus on quantitative molecule analysis of oral cancer and autoimmune diseases towards the discovery of diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

• 2007-2009      
  • Funding Mechanism:  R21CA122806
    Agency:  NIH/NCI
    Title: Serum proteome analysis of oral cancer metastasis
    Role: Principal Investigator
  
  
• 2007-2009      
  • Funding Mechanism:  R03DE017144
    Agency:  NIH/NIDCR
    Title: Quantitative salivary proteome analysis for oral cancer
    Role: Principal Investigator
    
• 2006-2011      
  • Funding Mechanism:  R01DE017593
    Agency:  NIH/NIDCR
    Title: Salivary proteomic & genomic biomarkers for primary Sjögren's syndrome
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  
  
• 2008-2013      
  • Funding Mechanism:  R01DE17170
    Agency:  NIDCR/NIH, pending
    Title: Salivary biomarkers for early oral cancer detection
    Role: Co-Investigator
  
  
• 2004-2008     
  • Funding Mechanism:  U01DE016275
    Agency:  NIH/NIDCR
    Title: Human salivary proteome
    Role: Investigator

• American Association for Dental Research (AADR)
  
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  
• American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
  
• Editorial Board Member, The Proteomics Insights Journal
  
• Editorial Board Member, The Open Proteomics Journal