In 2010, Dr Xu received a doctor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Huazhong University of science and technology. From 2010 to 2015, he carried out postdoctoral research in the doctoral station of biomedical engineering of Huazhong University of science and technology. He is also the vice chairman of the Youth Committee of the transformation and foundation branch of the Chinese Geriatric Society, the youth member of the lipid and lipoprotein Professional Committee of the Chinese society of Biochemistry and molecular biology, and the director of the Hubei genetic society.

  Dr Xu is mainly engaged in the identification and discovery of genetic risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Chinese population and the research on the molecular genetic mechanism of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and has made a number of important research achievements, such as the development of innovative non-invasive treatment technology for coronary heart disease / heart failure, and the related technology "potential non-invasive treatment technology for heart disease" won the major academic progress of Huazhong University of science and technology in 2018; Completed the whole genome association analysis of coronary heart disease in Chinese population for the first time, and found new susceptibility genes of coronary heart disease in Chinese population. The results were published in Nature Genetics, a top journal of genetics, and cited for more than 100 times; It is the first time that PCSK9 gene mutation is associated with the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in Chinese population. The results were published in stroke, one of the most influential journals in the field of stroke research, and were rated as the highlight papers of the current period; A new strategy for genome-wide association analysis based on candidate gene pathways was proposed. The results were published in circulation:cardiovascular genetics, an authoritative journal of cardiovascular genetics. At the same time, a long editorial written by Professor Ramachandran s. Vasan, then deputy editor in chief of circulation, was distributed, which was well evaluated. So far, he has published 50 academic papers, including 20 first and corresponding authors (including equivalent contributions). Host: NSFC youth fund, general programs, general programs of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, special grants and other topics.