REGENERATION · VASCULAR BIOLOGY · LUNG HEALTH

Understanding Lung Injury.
Reimagining Repair.

We explore how vascular, epithelial and immune cells work together to repair the injured lung—and how these discoveries may inspire regenerative therapies.

3Research themes
19Curated publications
XMUSchool of Medicine
Conceptual illustration of alveolar capillary networks
01 / OUR FOCUS

Science at the intersection of injury and regeneration

From pulmonary microvessels to alveolar stem cells, we investigate the cellular programs that determine whether lung tissue recovers.

Vascular regeneration illustration
01 / ENDOTHELIUM

Pulmonary vascular repair

How endothelial cells rebuild vascular networks and recover function after lung injury.

Alveolar regeneration illustration
02 / EPITHELIUM

Alveolar epithelial regeneration

Stem-cell plasticity, injury-associated niches and functional alveolar restoration.

Immune signaling illustration
03 / IMMUNITY

Immune–tissue crosstalk

How immune and stromal signals shape inflammation, repair and maladaptive remodeling.

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02 / SELECTED WORK

Discoveries that drive our questions

Lead and corresponding-author contributions across vascular regeneration, immune signaling and targeted delivery.

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03 / JOIN OUR LAB

Curious minds. Meaningful science.

We welcome motivated trainees and collaborators with an interest in lung biology, regeneration, imaging and multi-omics.

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GAN ZHAO LAB

School of Medicine, Xiamen University

Located in Xiamen, China, our lab integrates experimental lung biology and translational research to understand tissue repair.

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