Ji Hong
Associate Professor
Nephrology and Hypertension Division
Georgetown University Medical Center
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Hong Ji is a recipient of many awards and grants for valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of research. Dr. Hong Ji is the Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals. Dr. Hong Ji international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study
Research Interest
Dr. Hong Ji has a longstanding interest in the molecular physiology started that at the NIH , after which she joined Georgetown Department of Medicine in 1996. Her interest includes the renin angiotensin aldosterone system in animal models of hypertension and associated vascular and kidney disease, and more recent sex differences in immune modulation of hypertension. Dr Ji's research expertise lies in cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, mRNA and protein expression, translational regulation, signal transduction, radiotelemetry, renal hemodynamics and mouse breeding and recently with T cell purification and cytokine expression.
