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Renjian Xiao

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2004
CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerRNA regulation and diseaseBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Publications

18

Citations

371

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
AI-generated

Renjian Xiao's available publication record is very limited, with the clearest example being a 2018 dissertation-type work on microRNAs (small regulatory RNA molecules) and their potential role in protecting nerve cells affected by HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder. The broader listed research topics point to interests in gene editing (CRISPR), RNA biology, and molecular genetics, though there is not enough public data to describe a consistent, ongoing research program.

RNA biology and gene regulationMicroRNAs in diseaseNeuroscience of HIV-associated cognitive disordersGenetic engineering (CRISPR) toolsMolecular and bacterial genetics

The publication record is sparse and irregular over the last decade, with several years showing no output and only small numbers of publications in others, making it hard to identify a steady or growing trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 3 publications202021: 6 publications6212223242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
  • Neuroprotective micrornas combat HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) pathogenesis

    D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh) · 2018

Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Nature×2
  • Nucleic Acids Research×1
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology×1
  • Nature Chemical Biology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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