Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 115 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
lxu62290@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
M.B., 2020
Dental Medicine

Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Ph.D., 2025
Oral Science

  • 2025 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  1. Liu S, Xu L, Kashima M, Narumi R, Takahata Y, Nakamura E, Shibuya H, Tamura M, Shida Y, Inubushi T, Nukada Y, Miyazawa M, Hata K, Nishimura R, Yamashiro T, Tasaki J, Kurosaka H. Expression analysis of genes including Zfhx4 in mice and zebrafish reveals a temporospatial conserved molecular basis underlying craniofacial development. Dev Dyn. 2025 Mar;254(3):257-271. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.740. Epub 2024 Sep 25. PMID: 39320016; PMCID: PMC11877995.

  2. Wang Q, Xu L, Miura J, Saha MK, Uemura Y, Sandell LL, Trainor PA, Yamashiro T, Kurosaka H. (2021) Branchiomeric Muscle Development Requires Proper Retinoic Acid Signaling. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jul 9;9:596838. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.596838. PMID: 34307338; PMCID: PMC8299418.

  3. Wu J, Li X, Xu L, Tang Z, Zhao J, Xiang Y, Zhang Y, Yang J, Ye L. (2020) Radiographic evaluation of immature traumatized incisors following different endodontic treatments. Dent Traumatol. 2021 Apr;37(2):330-337. doi: 10.1111/edt.12632. Epub 2020 Dec 4. PMID: 33222417.

  4. Liao W, Xu L, Wangrao K, Du Y, Xiong Q, Yao Y. (2019) Three-dimensional printing with biomaterials in craniofacial and dental tissue engineering. PeerJ. 2019 Jul 8;7:e7271. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7271. PMID: 31328038; PMCID: PMC6622164.