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Research Interests
My long-term interest is to understand the functions of autophagy in epidermal proliferation and skin diseases associated with abnormal proliferation. Autophagy is a multistage catabolic process by which cells adapt to differing intrinsic and extrinsic cellular stress-related situations. Even though studies have advanced our understanding on autophagy, the relationship between autophagy and induction of epidermal proliferation remain unclear.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
… → 2006
Research interests keywords
- Cell Biology
- Dermatology
- Eyes
- MicroRNA
- Molecular Biology
- Skin
- Stem Cells
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Ocular mustard keratopathy elicits induced autophagy, which is detrimental to the cornea
Peng, H. (PD/PI), He, C. (Co-Investigator), Lavker, R. M. (Co-Investigator) & Lu, K. (Co-Investigator)
9/1/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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The Roles of Autophagy in Limbal/Corneal Epithelia
Peng, H. (PD/PI), He, C. (Co-Investigator) & Lu, K. (Co-Investigator)
3/1/24 → 2/28/29
Project: Research project
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Barrier Damage and The Immune Cascade: Northwestern University CounterACT Center of Excellence (NUCCX) *Admin Core A*
Lu, K. (PD/PI), Lu, K. (PD/PI), Lavker, R. M. (Co-PD/PI), Lavker, R. M. (Co-PD/PI), Guitart, J. (Co-Investigator), Guitart, J. (Co-Investigator), Kennedy, M. (Co-Investigator), Kennedy, M. (Co-Investigator), Kim, K.-Y. A. (Co-Investigator), Kim, K.-Y. A. (Co-Investigator), Paller, A. (Co-Investigator), Paller, A. (Co-Investigator), Peng, H. (Co-Investigator), Peng, H. (Co-Investigator), Perez White, B. E. (Co-Investigator), Perez White, B. E. (Co-Investigator), Dravid, V. P. (Other), Dravid, V. P. (Other), Gianneschi, N. (Other), Gianneschi, N. (Other), Goldberg, B. B. (Other), Goldberg, B. B. (Other), Le Poole, I. C. (Other), Le Poole, I. C. (Other), Miller, S. D. (Other), Miller, S. D. (Other), Nguyen, S. (Other), Nguyen, S. (Other), Rangel, S. M. (Other), Rangel, S. M. (Other), Thaxton, C. S. (Other), Thaxton, C. S. (Other), Xu, D. (Other) & Xu, D. (Other)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
9/17/21 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals novel regulatory pathways in maintaining limbal epithelial stem cell homeostasis
Peng, H. (PD/PI) & Peng, H. (PD/PI)
9/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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P&F William Muller
Muller, W. A. (Subproject PI) & Peng, H. (Subproject PI)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
8/20/19 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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A novel therapy to ameliorate nitrogen mustard-induced limbal stem cell deficiency using lipoprotein-like nanoparticles
Kayaalp Nalbant, E., Feliciano, T. J., Mohammadlou, A., Xiong, V. L., Trujillo, J. E., Calvert, A. E., Kaplan, N., Foroozandeh, P., Kim, J., Bai, E. M., Qi, X., Tobias, F., Roth, E. W., Dravid, V. P., Lu, K., Nguyen, S. B. T., Shad Thaxton, C., Peng, H. & Lavker, R. M., Dec 2025, In: npj Regenerative Medicine. 10, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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IFITM1/OVOL1 Axis Is a Novel Regulator of the Expansion of the Limbal Epithelial Stem/Early Transient Amplifying Cell Population
Jiang, H., Foroozandeh, P., Kaplan, N., Xu, D., Yang, W., Qi, X., Nalbant, E. K., Clutter, E. D., Zhu, Y., Xu, J., Schipma, M. J., Ren, Z. & Peng, H., May 31 2025, In: FASEB Journal. 39, 10, e70648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Keeping an Eye Out for Autophagy in the Cornea: Sample Preparation for Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing
Peng, H., Kaplan, N., Liu, M., Jiang, H. & Lavker, R. M., 2025, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 113-122 10 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2879).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Keratinocyte SR-B1 expression and targeting in cytokine-driven skin inflammation
Trujillo, J., Calvert, A. E., Rink, J. S., Perez White, B. E., Sepulveda, F., Biyashev, D., Lu, K. Q., Lavker, R. M., Peng, H. & Thaxton, C. S., Dec 2025, In: Communications Medicine. 5, 1, 100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activation of limbal epithelial proliferation is partly controlled by the ACE2-LCN2 pathway
Jiang, H., Liu, M., Yang, W., Hong, Y. K., Xu, D., Nalbant, E. K., Clutter, E. D., Foroozandeh, P., Kaplan, N., Wysocki, J., Batlle, D., Miller, S. D., Lu, K. & Peng, H., Aug 16 2024, In: iScience. 27, 8, 110534.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations