I grew up in Beijing, China, and graduated with a M.D. degree from Peking Union Medical College there in 1987.  Due to my interest in medical research, I came to the U.S. in 1988 and studied how cells move calcium as signals for responding to growth stimuli.  I obtained a Ph.D degree in Biochemistry from University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1992.  From 1992 to 1995, I worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  I studied the protein properties of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and attempted a gene therapy protocol to make human T lymphocytes resistant to HIV infections using a diversion strategy.  Unfortunately, this strategy only worked for a few days in the lab due to the rapid rise of resistant HIV variants.  From 1995 to 1997, I worked as a research associate at Cancer Department of Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, a division of Warner-Lambert Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  My colleagues and I discovered several genes including the SAG gene, related to human cancers.

    While my wife and I lived in Oklahoma, two Christians, Russ and Jan Hanan, reached out to us with loving kindness.  They taught us the Bible in their home.  We got to know Christ’s love and grace in the pages of the Bible and in their lives.  We became Christians.  For the first time, we began to see the real purpose in life.  Since 1997, I have taught Immunology, Human Genetics, Histology, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, and DNA Biotechnology Lab at ACU.  My current research interest is in the area of molecular genetics of aging.  I also advise pre-health profession students.

    The phrase “to teach” in Chinese is formed by combined words of “to demonstrate” and “to nurture”.  I am committed to teaching my students by setting a good example and nurturing them to realize their God-given potentials.