Name: Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University

Founded：1993

Research field:

Molecular pathogenesis, novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods of the major cardiovascular diseases

Research directions:

Lipid metabolic disorders and related diseases including obesity, atherosclerosis, pancreatitis, steatosis and diabetes.

Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of gene expression involving nuclear receptors and microRNAs.

Molecular pathogenesis and novel therapeutics of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and fatty liver disease.

Proteomic and lipidomic studies in cardiovascular diseases, focusing on the structural and functional roles of HDL.

Development of transgenic and knockout animal models.

Director: Prof. Youyi Zhang

Contact:Dr. Wei Huang

E-mail: huangwei@bjmu.edu.cn

Tel: 0086-10-82802881or 0086-10-82801589 

Address: Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road,Haidian District, Beijing，100191，P. R. China.