Yuewei Xu

Assistant Professor

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20182023

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Dr Yuewei Xu did his undergrad study in the Department of Biological Sciences at XJTLU (2013-2017) and then completed MRes (Cancer Biology) and PhD study at Imperial College London. During the PhD, his research focused on developing novel combination therapies for PARP inhibitor resistant ovarian cancer. Later, he worked in WuXi Biologics (Shanghai) for 1.5 years and led a team of four scientists. His group has helped multiple clients developing cell lines, producing biopharmaceuticals, and optimizing culture process for large scale production.

Driven by passion for teaching and research, Yuewei came back to academia. He felt studying at XJTLU was a life-changing experience and he hope more students can feel the same.

Here at XJTLU, Yuewei's research uses drug combination screens to identify novel drug combinations for cancer treatment. He is also interested in studying how alternative RNA splicing may affect cellular response to DNA damage and other stresses. 

Over the years of study and reserach, Yuewei has used a range of functional assays that are very useful for cancer research, such as cell growth, apoptosis, cell cycle, DNA damage, RNA splicing, 3D cell invasion assays, and synergy analysis. 

If you are interested in working with Yuewei, please feel free to send an email or visit office SD334G for a chat.

Office hour: Wed 15:00 - 16:00

(Office hours may be adjusted in case of time conflicts. )

 

Awards and honours

  • 2024 Poster Award (2nd place), ZOMES meeting, Shenzhen China.
  • 2018-2022 Full PhD scholarship by China Scholarship Council & Imperial College London.
  • 2017 Top Project Award for BSc thesis, Royal Society of Biology, UK
  • 2017 Best Performance in FYP, XJTLU, China
  • 2017 Best Overall Academic Performance, XJTLU, China
  • 2016 National Scholarship by the Ministry of Education, China
  • 2014-2016 XJTLU scholarships (3 times) 

Experience

2024.09 - presentAssistant Professor, XJTLU
2023.02 - 2024.08Principal Scientist II (Elite Program), WuXi Biologics

Teaching

APH430 Quality Assurance for Drugs and Biologics

APH428 Quality Systems and Standards

APH438 Advanced Pharmacotherapy (co-teaching)

Research interests

RNA splicing in cancer

Drugs (PROTACs or inhibitors) for splicing factors

Novel combination therapies and synthetic lethality

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Cancer Biology, Imperial College London

7 Jan 20191 Feb 2023

Award Date: 1 Feb 2023

Master, MRes Cancer Biology (Distinction), Imperial College London

30 Sept 201730 Sept 2018

Award Date: 30 Sept 2018

Bachelor, BSc Biological Sciences (Ranked top 1), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

1 Sept 201330 Jul 2017

Award Date: 30 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
  • Cancer Biology
  • DNA damage
  • Apoptosis
  • RNA splicing
  • Molecular glue / PROTAC
  • R Medicine (General)
  • Drug development

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  • Staff

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