Hongzhen Hu , PhD
Professor of Medicine, Dermatology
Additional Titles
- Professor of Anesthesiology
- Faculty, Center for the Study of Itch & Sensory Disorders
Education and training
- PhD, Integrated Biomedical Science, The Ohio State University, 2004
- Postdoctoral Associate, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 2010
Research Interests
- Investigating cutaneous itch mechanisms
- Identification of sensory TRP channels as molecular sensors of pain and irritation evoked by both endogenous and environmental irritants
- Determine structural basis of thermal and chemical sensitivities in TRP channels
- Understand mechanisms responsible for regulation of gastrointestinal (GI) mobility by enteric neurons and macrophages
- Dr. Hu’s publications