Education
- PhD, Exercise Physiology, from University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2015)
- MS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, from University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2008)
- MS, Physiology, from Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China (2003)
- Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi Medical College, China (1999)
Courses
- EXSC-361 Exercise Assessment & Prescription
- EXSC-361L Exercise Assessment & Prescription Lab
Research/Special Projects
Dr. Ling Xin's overall research goals are to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for skeletal muscle repair and adaptation to damaging exercise. To accomplish these goals, she plans to conduct primarily human studies to gain insight into the biology of muscle repair and adaptation. More specifically, her plan is to extensively characterize and uncover the mechanisms involved in the phenomenon known as the contralateral repeated bout effect, whereby exercising one muscle group induces an adaptation to the contralateral muscle group such that the contralateral muscle is more resistant to damage from a subsequent exercise bout. She hopes that her work will discover targets of future therapies to facilitate muscle recovery from injury.
Potential Projects
- Contralateral repeated bout effect of the knee extensors in young women
- Alterations in the circulating muscle-specific microRNAs following damaging exercise
Ling Xin in the News
Congratulations to the 2024 SURPASs Scholars
Twelve undergraduate scholars from different disciplines have been selected to join the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Simmons (SURPASs), a highly competitive, fully funded research and mentorship program. During this six week intensive, students will work with a faculty mentor to execute an independent research project of their own design and development.