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Jiang Lab

@JeanJiangLab

The Jiang Lab @UTHealthSA investigates the functional significance of hemichannels and gap junctions in skeletal tissue, cancer, lens, & more!

 San Antonio, TX
uthscsa.edu/academics/medicine/profile/jiangj
Joined October 2022
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Principal Investigator Jean X. Jiang (@JeanJiangLab) pioneered the modulation of hemichannel activation using targeting antibodies. Her team at @UTHealthSA discovered two targeting antibodies: one to open the hemichannels and another to block. While other teams have been able to block hemichannels, Dr. Jiang’s team was the first to activate and open the hemichannel. “The Welch Foundation grant helps us tremendously because Welch is willing to invest in projects that could be high risk but also have the potential for very high impact, projects that would not be funded by traditional grants. One of the ways we mediate this risk is by switching approaches. Welch is terrific because they allow us to have this kind of flexibility.” Read more about Dr. Jiang and her team’s work here: buff.ly/3QxjWtM
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Thank you for the invitation! I really enjoyed meeting everyone and learning about the great science @UTHealthSA
Jiang Lab (@JeanJiangLab) profile pictureJiang Lab@JeanJiangLab17 Jan 2025
It was a privilege welcoming Dr. @DrSilviaPenuela to @UTHealthSA this week!! Thank you Dr. Penuela for your incredible talk and insights 😁!!! @UTHSAResearch @igjc2024 #connexins #pannexins #channels
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#ASBMR2024 ASBMR is more than just cutting-edge research and innovative applications; it's a hub for brilliant minds and cherished connections.@ASBMR @JeanJiangLab
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IGJC2024@igjc202431 Jul 2024
Congratulations to the #IGJC2024 poster winners! PhD students: 1st: Paras Gupta (Sorgen Lab) 2nd: Xinyue Ding (Korkhov Lab) 3rd: Justin Tang (Penuela Lab) Postdocs : 1st: Chelsea Philips (Smyth Lab) 2nd: Rui Hua (Jiang Lab) 3rd: Md Ruhul Amin (Gourdie Lab)
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IGJC2024@igjc202429 Jul 2024
Great talk Dr Bruce J Nicholson, thanks for sharing! "Gap Junctions - a window into the origins of endometriosis and a pathway to diagnosis and therapy."
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IGJC2024@igjc202428 Jul 2024
Great job Dr Francisca Acosta, thanks for sharing all of your very interesting data! "Connexin Hemichannel Opening in Osteocytes and PGE2 Release: A Mechanism for Reducing Adiposity, Enhancing Metabolic Balance, and Maintaining Lean Mass"
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Happy #AAPIHeritageMonth ! Thank you to all our #AAPI scientists like @JeanJiang17 and @ASBMR members! Dr. Jiang’s work @UTHSAResearch focuses on cellular communication and gap junctions in skeletal tissue remodeling and cancer metastasis.
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Join us in opening the new Center for Metabolic Health! CMH aims to create a synergy between basic and clinical scientists to support the advancement of metabolic research and education at @UTHealthSA.
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Congratulations to all the #ASBMR2023 award winners!
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Congratulations, Dr. @JeanJiang17, for being named #Research Mentor of the Year at the 11th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum! 👏🏽🎉🙌🏻🔬
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Replying to @UTHealthSA_UP @UTHSAResearch @UTHealthSA_GSBS @UTHealthSA @nationalpostdoc @manpreetpawar07 @FrancyMAcosta @UTSA @b_stefanovska
CONGRATULATIONS 🍾 to our Mentor of the Year Awardee at UT Health San Antonio Dr. Jean Jiang!!! 👏🏼 @JeanJiangLab @JeanJiang17 Incredibly deserving 🙌🏼🎉🎊 #mentoringmatters #npaw2023 @UTHSAResearch @BmeUtsa – at San Antonio, TX
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📑 Connexin 43 hemichannels could be a significant potential new therapeutic target for treating bone loss and osteoporosis Learn more 👇 fro.ntiers.in/PxUh @JeanJiang17 @FrancyMAcosta @JeanJiangLab #CellDevBio #connexin43 #hemichannel #prostaglandinE2 #bone
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Jiang Lab (@JeanJiangLab) profile pictureJiang Lab@JeanJiangLab13 Apr 2023
Super excited to shared our #latest #publication #Review in @FrontCellDevBio!!! #bone #connexin #pge2 Connexin 43 hemichannels and prostaglandin E2 release in anabolic function of the skeletal tissue to mechanical stimulation frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @JeanJiang17 @FrancyMAcosta
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Congratulations, Dr. @JeanJiang17 on this wonderful achievement and for the amazing #research taking place in the @JeanJiangLab! Another great example of @UTHealthSA’s commitment to do #everythingittakes to improve #health outcomes in #SATX and throughout South Texas! 🔬
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Tonight we had the honor of welcoming our new NAI Fellows during the Fellows Induction Ceremony at our 12th Annual Meeting. Congratulations to our Fellows! #invention #innovation #NAI2023
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Work hard, learn by doing and do something you love. On World Youth Skills Day, our 2017 physics laureates - Kip Thorne, Barry Barish and Rainer Wiess - share their advice for young researchers.

Physics laureates' advice for young researchers

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Tonight we had the honor of welcoming our new NAI Fellows during the Fellows Induction Ceremony at our 12th Annual Meeting. Congratulations to our Fellows! #invention #innovation #NAI2023
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Connexin 43 hemichannels and prostaglandin E2 release in anabolic function of the skeletal tissue to mechanical stimulation ift.tt/h9DgbSn
Connexin 43 hemichannels and prostaglandin E2 release in anabolic function of the skeletal tissue...

Connexin 43 hemichannels and prostaglandin E2 release in anabolic function of the skeletal tissue...

Bone adapts to changes in the physical environment by modulating remodeling through bone resorption and formation to maintain optimal bone mass. As the most abundant connexin subtype in bone tissue,...

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New Research: Connexin 43 hemichannels and prostaglandin E2 release in anabolic function of the skeletal tissue to mechanical stimulation: Bone adapts to changes in the physical environment by modulating remodeling through bone resorption and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #celldevbio
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ARVO@ARVOinfo6 Apr 2023
Be sure to tick booking your hotel off your checklist for #ARVO2023 (April 23 - 27) and our pre-Meeting events in New Orleans, La.? Check the @ARVOinfo hotel blocks to reserve your room today. bit.ly/2IQiCjY #ARVOmeetings
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ASBMR@ASBMR6 Apr 2023
Expand on your citations when you submit an abstract for #ASBMR2023! Submit your abstract for your opportunity to present your cutting-edge findings at the premier event in the bone, mineral and musculoskeletal field. asbmr.org/asbmr-abstracts
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❤️ my AIMM family, an incredibly nurturing community of bone and mineral metabolism researchers #AIMM2023
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