Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Jiaojiao Xu is a Researcher Associate in the department of Physiology at Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Ph.D. degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was then moved to Johns Hopkins University for postdoctoral training in Dr. Jennifer Pluznick laboratory. Her research interest is focused on two different aspects of gut microbiome and host interaction: (1) deciphering the influences of gut microbes on glomerular filtration rate in health and disease, and (2) elucidating the novel role of olfactory receptor 558 (OLFR558) that responds to gut microbial metabolites in blood pressure control.