Lixin Wang
· Senior Scientist in Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Virginia · Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Active 1995–2024
About
Lixin Wang is a professor affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on systems bioengineering approaches to understanding cancer and cellular perturbations. His laboratory combines quantitative measurements, computational models, experimental manipulations, and data mining to address complex biological challenges, particularly in the context of cancer cell mutations, tissue and tumor analysis, and large-scale observations in human populations. The goal of his research is to develop explanatory and predictive understanding at the systems level, which will lead to innovative and tailored therapeutic strategies for complex diseases.
Research topics
- Environmental science
- Agroforestry
- Environmental resource management
- Ecology
- Biology
- Environmental chemistry
- Radiochemistry
- Chemistry
Selected publications
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
Science · 2022 · 364 citations
- Environmental science
- Ecology
- Environmental resource management
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may occur but have never been addressed simultaneously. Using a standardized survey at 98 sites across six continents, we show that interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil, and biodiversity are critical to explain the delivery of fundamental ecosystem services across drylands worldwide. Increasing grazing pressure reduced ecosystem service delivery in warmer and species-poor drylands, whereas positive effects of grazing were observed in colder and species-rich areas. Considering interactions between grazing and local abiotic and biotic factors is key for understanding the fate of dryland ecosystems under climate change and increasing human pressure.
Do <sup>2</sup>H and <sup>18</sup>O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently?
New Phytologist · 2022 · 74 citations
- Chemistry
- Environmental science
- Environmental chemistry
O in leaf water do indeed reflect the balance of environmental drivers differently; our results have implications for understanding isotopic effects associated with water cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and for inferring environmental change from isotopic biomarkers that act as proxies for leaf water.
Recent grants
NSF · $429k · 2023–2027
Collaborative Research: Forest Water Use and the Influence of Acid Deposition
NSF · $137k · 2016–2022
CAREER: The effects of non-rainfall moisture inputs on dryland ecosystem functions
NSF · $823k · 2016–2024
NSF · $67k · 2014–2017
Frequent coauthors
- 111 shared
Stefani Daryanto
- 69 shared
Kudzai Farai Kaseke
University of California, Santa Barbara
- 64 shared
Pierre-André Jacinthe
- 59 shared
Oumarou Malam Issa
Sorbonne Université
- 56 shared
Wenzhe Jiao
- 55 shared
Bojie Fu
- 55 shared
Paolo D’Odorico
University of California, Berkeley
- 50 shared
Stephen A. Macko
Labs
Janes LabPI
Education
- 2008
PhD, Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia
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