Junzhe G. Xu MD
Junzhe G. Xu
MD
Associate Clincal Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Psychiatry
Education and Training:
- Residency, State University of New York at Buffalo (2002)
- Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1998)
- Fellowship, University of Michigan (1993)
- MS, Eastern Michigan University (1990)
- MD, Xi'an Medical University (1982)
Employment:
- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2012-present)
- Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Xi'an Jiaotong University First Affiliate Hospital (2008-present)
- VA Clerkship Site Director, WNYVA Health Care Systems (2007-present)
- Psychiatrist II, Buffalo Psychiatric Center (2005-present)
- Adjunct Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine (2004-present)
- Psychiatry Staff, WNYVA Health-Care System (2002-present)
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2002–2012)
- Clinical Assistant Instructor, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1998–2002)
- Research Associate, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1997–1998)
- Research Associate II, Internal Medicine- Hematology, University of Michigan Medical School Internal Medicine- Hematology (1993–1995)
- Research Associate I, Ophthalmology Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University of Michigan Medical School (1990–1991)
- Research Assistant II, Pediatrics Hematology Department, University of Michigan Medical School (1989–1990)
- Assistant Professor, People's Hospital of Shaanxi Province (1985)
- Attending Physician, People's Hospital of Shaanxi Province (1985)
- Pediatrician, Hospital of Yuandong Company (1982–1985)
Awards and Honors:
- Outstanding Contributions to Medical Student Education (2011)
- International Prize of Monica Humanitarianism (2010)
- Appreciation Award for Receiving Nomination (2010)
- SCBA Travel Fellowship to the 12th SCBA International Symposium (2009)
- Annual Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents (2008)
- Clinical Teacher of the Year by Residency Training Program (2006)
- Award for the Seventh Annual Future Leaders in Psychiatry (2005)
- Award for the Travel Scholarship for 10th SCBA International Symposium (2004)
- Award for the Sixth Annual Future Leaders in Psychiatry (2004)
- Award for the Second Annual Career Development Institute (2003)
- APA Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators (2002)
- Award for Grand Rounds (2002)
- Award for Grand Rounds (2002)
- Excellence Resident Research Award (2002)
- Janssen Research Scholar on Severe Mental Illness (2002)
- Scholarship Award for the ISPG World Congress (2001)
- APA Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators (2001)
- APA Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators (1999)
Journal Articles:
- Fung HL, Haas E, Raybon J, Xu J, Fung SM. (2004) Liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of endogenous gamma-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in rat brain regions and plasma. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci (Aug), 807(2): 287-291.
- Abel KJ, Xu J, Yin GY, Lyons RH, Meisler MH, Weber BL, Xu JG. (1995) Mouse Brca1: localization sequence analysis and identification of evolutionarily conserved domains. Hum Mol Genet (Dec), 4(12): 2265-2273.
- Marquis ST, Rajan JV, Wynshaw-Boris A, Xu J, Yin GY, Abel KJ, Weber BL, Chodosh LA, Xu JG. (1995) The developmental pattern of Brca1 expression implies a role in differentiation of the breast and other tissues. Nat Genet (Sep), 11(1): 17-26.
- Merajver SD, Frank TS, Xu J, Pham TM, Calzone KA, Bennett-Baker P, Chamberlain J, Boyd J, Garber JE, Collins FS, Xu JG. (1995) Germline BRCA1 mutations and loss of the wild-type allele in tumors from families with early onset breast and ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res (May), 1(5): 539-544.
- Brody LC, Abel KJ, Castilla LH, Couch FJ, McKinley DR, Yin G, Ho PP, Merajver S, Chandrasekharappa SC, Xu J, Xu JG. (1995) Construction of a transcription map surrounding the BRCA1 locus of human chromosome 17. Genomics (Jan), 25(1): 238-247.
- Couch FJ, Castilla LH, Xu J, Abel KJ, Welcsh P, King SE, Wong L, Ho PP, Merajver S, Brody LC, Xu JG. (1995) A YAC-, P1-, and cosmid-based physical map of the BRCA1 region on chromosome 17q21. Genomics (Jan), 25(1): 264-273.
- Couch FJ, Kiousis S, Castilla LH, Xu J, Chandrasekharappa SC, Chamberlain JS, Collins FS, Weber BL, Xu JG. (1994) Characterization of 10 new polymorphic dinucleotide repeats and generation of a high-density microsatellite-based physical map of the BRCA1 region of chromosome 17q21. Genomics (Dec), 24(3): 419-424.
- Farjo Q, Jackson AU, Xu J, Gryzenia M, Skolnick C, Agarwal N, Swaroop A, Xu JG. (1993) Molecular characterization of the murine neural retina leucine zipper gene, Nrl. Genomics (Nov), 18(2): 216-222.
- Chamberlain JS, Boehnke M, Frank TS, Kiousis S, Xu J, Guo SW, Hauser ER, Norum RA, Helmbold EA, Markel DS, Xu JG. (1993) BRCA1 maps proximal to D17S579 on chromosome 17q21 by genetic analysis. Am J Hum Genet (Apr), 52(4): 792-798.
- Swaroop A, Xu J, Xu JG. (1993) cDNA libraries from human tissues and cell lines. Cytogenet Cell Genet (Jan), 64(3-4): 292-294.
- Swaroop A, Xu JZ, Pawar H, Jackson A, Skolnick C, Agarwal N, Xu JG. (1992) A conserved retina-specific gene encodes a basic motif/leucine zipper domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (Jan), 89(1): 266-270.
- Swaroop A, Xu JZ, Agarwal N, Weissman SM, Xu JG. (1991) A simple and efficient cDNA library subtraction procedure: isolation of human retina-specific cDNA clones. Nucleic Acids Res (Apr), 19(8): 1954-1954.
Presentations:
- "Association analysis polymorphisms of the glutamic acid receipt gene with schizophrenia." 3rd Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference; Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Society (2012)
- "Association study of human Mu and Delta Opioid receptor Gene in Schizophrenia" The XVIII World Congress on Psychiatry Genetics (2010)
- "Association of the human mu-opioid receptor gene polymorphism Asn40Asp with schizophrenia" 12th SCBA international Symposium; SCBA (2009)
- "Association study of schizophrenia with polymorphisms at four candidate genes" Third ISN Special Neurochemistry Conference 8th International Meeting for Brain Energy Metabolism; Brain Energy Metabolism (2008)
- "Genetic variation of the human μ.-opioid receptor and susceptibility to Schizophrenia" XVth International Congress of Human Genetics (2007)
- "The Use of Screening Tools in the Management of Poststroke Depression among Veterans" American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting; American Geriatrics Society (2005)
- "Linkage Studies of Delta Opioid Receptor Gene and Schizophrenia" 10th SCBA International Symposium; SCBA (2004)
- "Linkage Studies of Delta Opioid Receptor Gene and Pain Insensitivity in Schizophrenia" American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators; American Psychiatric Association (2002)
- "Evidence for linkage disequilibrium and imprinting between the alpha 7-nicotinic receptor gene (CHRNA7) locus and Schizophrenia in Azorean families" 2001 World Congress for Psychiatric Genetics (2001)
- "No evidence for linkage disequilibrium between the alpha 7-nicotinic receptor gene locus and bipolar disorder in the Portuguese population" 2001 World Congress for Psychiatric Genetics (2001)
- "Linkage of the alpha-7nicotinic receptor gene to Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder in a homogeneous Portuguese population" American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators; American Psychiatric Association (2001)
- "CAG/CTG Repeat Polymorphisms on Chromosome 12q, 17q and 18q in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the Portuguese Population" Eighth World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics (2000)
- "Expansion Regions in Bipolar Families" American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators; American Psychiatric Association; National Institutes of Health (1999)
- "BRCA1: Narrowing The Interval and Isolation of Candidate Genes" Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium; Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory (1994)
- "Progress Toward the Isolation of BRCA1, a Breast/Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Gene on Chromosome 17q21" Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium: Molecular Genetics of Cancer; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1994)
- "Chromosomal Localization and Expressed Sequence Tags for cDNA Clones from Subtracted Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium Libraries" ARVO Annual Meeting; ARVO (1992)
- "Regulation and Function of a Novel Conserved Neural Retina-Specific Gene Encoding a Leucine Zipper Domain" ARVO Annual Meeting; ARVO (1992)
- "A Novel Human Neural Retina Specific Gene Encodes a Basic/Leucine Zipper Motif Homologous to the Avian v-maf Oncogene Product" 8th International Congress of Human Genetics (1991)
- "Molecular Structure, Chromosomal Localization, and Conservation of NRS-1, a Novel Human Neural Retina Specific Gene of jun/fos Oncogene Family" 8th International Congress of Human Genetics (1991)
- "Molecular Analysis of a Novel Human Retina-Specific Gene" ARVO Annual Meeting; ARVO (1991)
- "Positional Cloning Strategies for Isolating the Candidate Genes for the X-Linked Eye Disease" ARVO Annual Meeting; ARVO (1991)
Service Activities:
- American Psychiatric Association (2012–present)
- Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc.; Committee Member (2010)
- International Association of Chinese Medical Specialists & Psychologists; Board Member (2008–present)
- Faculty Council; Member (2008–present)
- Faculty Council; Member (2005–2007)
- American Professional Practice Association; Member (2003–present)
- American Psychiatric Genetics Association; Member (2001–present)
- American Medical Association; Member (1998–2003)
- American Psychiatric Association; Member (1998–present)
- Development for Interdepartmental Teaching Program Developed infrastructure for an interdepartmental teaching program on pediatric disorders among pediatric disorders among pediatric patients at the Hospital of Shaanxi Province (1985)