Pauline C. Xu, MD, PhD

Education  
2024 - Present Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2016 - 2024 MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2018 - 2022 PhD, Cancer Research Graduate Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2011 - 2015 Undergraduate, BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD


MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/HOSPITAL COMMITTEES
American Society for Clinical Pathology
College of American Pathologists
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Nebraska Association of Pathologists

HONORS & AWARDS
Dean of the College of Medicine/Dr. Britigan Physician-Scientist Award of Excellence, 2022
UNMC Graduate Studies Program of Excellence Assistantship, 2021 – 2022
First Place MD-PhD Student, CHRI Pediatric Research Forum, 2020
Trainee Travel Awardee, Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproduction, 2019

PUBLICATIONS
Yu, S. Y., Luan, Y., Xu, P. C., Zhang, Y., Dong, R., Abazarikia, A., & Kim, S. Y. (2024). Metabolic characteristics of granulosa cell tumor: role of PPARγ signaling†. Biology of reproduction, 110(3), 509–520. 

Xu, P. C., You, M., Yu, S. Y., Luan, Y., Eldani, M., Caffrey, T. C., Grandgenett, P. M., O'Connell, K. A., Shukla, S. K., Kattamuri, C., Hollingsworth, M. A., Singh, P. K., Thompson, T. B., Chung, S., & Kim, S. Y. (2022). Visceral adipose tissue remodeling in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cachexia: the role of activin A signaling. Scientific reports12(1), 1659. 

Luan, Y., Zhang, Y., Yu, S. Y., You, M., Xu, P. C., Chung, S., Kurita, T., Zhu, J., & Kim, S. Y. (2022). Development of ovarian tumour causes significant loss of muscle and adipose tissue: a novel mouse model for cancer cachexia study. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle13(2), 1289–1301.

Xu, P. C., Luan, Y., Yu, S. Y., Xu, J., Coulter, D. W., & Kim, S. Y. (2021). Effects of PD-1 blockade on ovarian follicles in a prepubertal female mouse. The Journal of endocrinology252(1), 15–30. 

Luan, Y., Xu, P., Yu, S. Y., & Kim, S. Y. (2021). The Role of Mutant p63 in Female Fertility. International journal of molecular sciences22(16), 8968.

Eldani, M., Luan, Y., Xu, P. C., Bargar, T., & Kim, S. Y. (2020). Continuous treatment with cisplatin induces the oocyte death of primordial follicles without activation. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology34(10), 13885–13899. 

Matthiesen, R. A., Varney, M. L., Xu, P. C., Rier, A. S., Wiemer, D. F., & Holstein, S. A. (2018). α-Methylation enhances the potency of isoprenoid triazole bisphosphonates as geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibitors. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry26(2), 376–385.

de Vasconcellos, J. F., Tumburu, L., Byrnes, C., Lee, Y. T., Xu, P. C., Li, M., Rabel, A., Clarke, B. A., Guydosh, N. R., Proia, R. L., & Miller, J. L. (2017). IGF2BP1 overexpression causes fetal-like hemoglobin expression patterns in cultured human adult erythroblasts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America114(28), E5664–E5672.

Belcher, J. D., Chen, C., Nguyen, J., Zhang, P., Abdulla, F., Nguyen, P., Killeen, T., Xu, P., O'Sullivan, G., Nath, K. A., & Vercellotti, G. M. (2017). Control of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease with the Nrf2 Activator Dimethyl Fumarate. Antioxidants & redox signaling26(14), 748–762.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Building LEGOs
Listening to Korean pop
Listening to classical music, attending classical music concerts
Watching Forensic Files and other true crime shows
Playing Fate/Grand Order
Reading works by Asian-American writers
Touring art galleries
Visiting indie bookstores
Foodie