Wei Chao
Co-Director of the STAR Center · Univ of Maryland Sch of Med
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentSTAR Center · Univ of Maryland Sch of Med
- Present
Department of Anesthesiology · Univ of Maryland Sch of Med
- Present
Center for Shock · Univ of Maryland Sch of Med
- 1987–1990
- 1984–1987
- 1983–1984
Framingham Union Hospital
University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, USA
- 1979–1983
Research
Platelet-activating factor: receptors and signal transduction
Review · Biochemical Journal · 1993 · First of 2 authors · 395 citations
Toll-like receptor signaling: a critical modulator of cell survival and ischemic injury in the heart
Review · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · 2009 · Sole author · 202 citations
Enhanced Loading of Functional miRNA Cargo via pH Gradient Modification of Extracellular Vesicles
Molecular Therapy · 2020 · 142 citations
20 papers
10 papers
- DS
8 papers
6 papers
- AR
5 papers
4 papers
4 papers
4 papers · 4 as a resident
Grants
- 2021–2031
Extracellular miRNAs, Innate Immune Signaling, and Critical Illness
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R35
Contact PI · $2.5M · University of Maryland Baltimore
- 2019–2025
Targeting Brain Inflammation and Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Sepsis
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.5M · University of Maryland Baltimore
- 2018–2022
Extracellular miRNA-TLR7 Signaling in Sepsis Pathogenesis
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R01
Contact PI · $618K · University of Maryland Baltimore
- 2016–2022
Role of Extracellular MicroRNAs in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · University of Maryland Baltimore