Leads a joint centre for lipid research in Chongqing Medical University and University College London
Major goal has been to develop an academic research programme cross UK and China that investigates the mechanisms of lipid-mediated tissue injuries associated with metabolic diseases (mainly in fatty kidney and fatty liver)
Published more than 120 papers in Nature Rev Nephrol, Lancet Diabetes Endo, Nature Metabolism, Circulation Res, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Bio (ATVB), Hepatology, J Hepatol, J Am Soc Nephrol (JASN), Kidney Int, Am J Physiol, J Lipid Res, J Biol Chem, et al