Dr. Zhixiong Xiao is a Professor and Dean of College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University.

Education:
B.S. (1981) Biochemistry, Sichuan University
Ph.D. (1991) Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Postdoctoral training (1991-1995), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical school

Employment:
1996-2006   Assistant Professor, Associate professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
2007-2019   Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
2010-present   Professor and Dean College of Life sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu

Awards and Other Positions:
1991   Anna Fuller Foundation postdotoral award
1994   American Cancer Society Senior postdoctoral award
2009   1st 1000-talent Scholar
2010   1st 100-talent scholar, Sichuan Province
2010   Director: Center for growth, metabolism and aging, Sichuan University
2011   National distinguished expert
2011   Chief Scientist, National Research Program (973) on Cancer Metastasis, China

Research Interests:
Cell cycle, cell migration, metastasis, cell death, signal transduction, cancer biology