Dr. Lai-Hua Xie received his BS degree in Biology and MS degree in Physiology from Nankai University, China, and earned his PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1999. He completed his postdoctoral training and later served as an adjunct professor at the Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, UCLA. In 2008, he joined New Jersey Medical School as a tenure-track assistant professor and is now a tenured professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Xie is highly experienced in studying ion channel function and Ca2+ dynamics, performing mechanistic studies that define the integrative physiology of biological systems and translational research using unique animal models. His research focuses on: 1) Regulation of ion channel function and structure-function relation of ion channels, 2) Ionic and cellular mechanisms for ROS-induced afterdepolarizations and triggered arrhythmias, 3) Regulation of Ca handling behaviors including Ca2+ waves and TRPC channels, 4) Involvement of Cx43 and hemichannels in cell death and arrhythmogenesis, and 5) Mitochondrial function, arrhythmogenesis, and iron mediated cardiac dysfunction including ferroptosis. Especially his recent studies have demonstrated the effects of iron overload on oxidative stress, intracellular calcium handling, mitochondrial function and ferroptosis-related cardiomyopathy. He has published more than 120 papers in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Circulation Research, Journal of Physiology, Basic Research in Cardiology, and his work has been cited over 8,500 times (H-index: 51). Notably, his review article published in the World Journal of Cardiology (2015; 7: 204–214), titled Autonomic and Endocrine Control of Cardiovascular Function (by Gordan R., Gwathmey J.K., and Xie L.H.), has been cited over 1000 times as of August 2025." His research is currently supported by The National Institutes of Health’s R01 research project grant and American Heart Association's Transformational Project Award.