Jun Xia, PHD
Assistant Professor
Contact
Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine
2121 W. Holcombe Blvd.
Houston,
TX
77030
junxia@tamu.edu
Phone: 713.677.7434
Biography
Dr. Jun Xia joins the IBT as an Assistant Professor in the Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine (CGPM). He received his bachelor’s degree in biology/biological sciences from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and his PhD in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He has come back to Texas from his position as an Assistant Professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Dr. Xia’s research focuses on surgical cancers genomics, endogenous DNA damage and toxicogenomics. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in esteemed journals such as Nature Genetics, Cell, NPJ Precision Oncology, and Science Advances. Dr. Xia has been honored with the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award by NIH/NIEHS, the 2020 STAT News Wunderkinds Award, and the 2022 EMGS Young Scientist Award.