Dr. Haoxing Xu

Biography

Haoxing Xu received his Bachelor of Science degree from Peking University in Beijing, China, and went on to earn his Ph.D. from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. After completing his doctorate, he conducted postdoctoral research as a fellow at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in David Clapham's laboratory at the Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Xu joined the faculty of the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Department at the University of Michigan in 2007. He has received multiple faculty awards, including the Biological Sciences Scholar Award from the University of Michigan in 2007, a Sloan Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009, a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2010 from the White House, the Henry Russel Award from the University of Michigan in 2012, and a Faculty Recognition Award from the University of Michigan in 2015. His research interests focus on Molecular Physiology and Cell Biology, particularly in the areas of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Animal Physiology.

Research Interests