PhD in Internal Medicine, Zhejiang University, 2009
Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang University, 2004
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Urology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University, 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, 2017
Chief Physician, Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2022–Present
Associate Chief Physician, Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2015–2022
Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2011–2014
Physician, Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2009–2010
Director (Discipline Leader), Department of Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital (South Campus)
Standing Committee Member, Translational Medicine Branch, China Gerontological and Geriatrics Society
Secretary, Committee of Precision Oncology, Shanghai Medical Doctor Association
Young Committee Member, Oncology Subspecialty Society, Shanghai Medical Association
Committee Member, Committee of Cancer Immunotherapy and Translational Medicine, Shanghai Research-Based Hospitals Society
Committee Member, Committee of Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, Shanghai Anti-Cancer Association
Committee Member, Medical-Engineering Alliance, Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
Industry Mentor (Professional Degree Postgraduates), Lanzhou University
Secretary-General, Organoid Committee, Shanghai Anti-Cancer Association
Master’s Supervisor, Southern Medical University
Deputy Director, Organoid Research Center, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province
Vice Chair, Committee of Organoid Technology and Clinical Translation, Shanghai Health Promotion Association
Li J, Zhang L, He A#. Tumor-derived CCL5 recruits CCR1+ macrophages to suppress apoptosis and drive proliferation in duodenal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Letters, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2025.218064.
Ma L, Pang Z, He A#. Clear cell renal carcinoma essentially requires CDKL3 for oncogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2415244122.
Liang Y, Li Z, He A#. Adipocytes Promote Cisplatin Resistance through Secreting A1BG and Regulating NAMPT/PARP1 Axis-Mediated DNA Repair in Osteosarcoma. Advanced Science, 2025, doi: 10.1002/advs.202502926.
Xiang D, He A, Liu Y. Building consensus on the application of organoid-based drug sensitivity testing in cancer precision medicine and drug development. Theranostics, 2024, doi: 10.7150/thno.96027.
Huang Y, Cao D, He A#. Exploring the impact of PDGFD in osteosarcoma metastasis through single-cell sequencing analysis. Cellular Oncology, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s13402-024-00949-3.
He A, Tian S, Kopper O. Targeted inhibition of Wnt signaling with a Clostridioides difficile toxin B fragment suppresses breast cancer tumor growth. PLOS Biology, 2023, doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002353.
Wang Z, Zhao S, He A#. Application of organoids in carcinogenesis modeling and tumor vaccination. Frontiers in Oncology, 2022, doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.855996.
Chen G, Gong T, He A#. Colorectal cancer organoid models uncover oxaliplatin-resistant mechanisms at single cell resolution. Cellular Oncology, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s13402-022-00705-5.
Zhou C, Wu Y, He A#. Standardization of organoid culture in cancer research. Cancer Medicine, 2023, doi: 10.1002/cam4.5943.
He A#, Huang Y, Chen W. Organoid culture system for patient-derived lung metastatic osteosarcoma. Medical Oncology, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s12032-020-01429-y.
01/01/2025-12/31/2027
Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, ¥200,000, 2024ZZ2032
Organoid-based differentiation of benign versus malignant serous cavity effusions and effective drug screening
Role: Topic manager
01/01/2022-12/31/2024
National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), ¥550,000, 82173358
Mechanistic study of the novel Wnt pathway inhibitor TcdB-FBD in suppressing triple-negative breast cancer growth via regulation of cancer stem cells
Role: Topic manager
10/01/2021-10/31/2024
Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital (General Incubation Program), ¥300,000, ynms202112
Role and mechanisms of neutrophils in p53-deficient breast cancer initiation
Role: Topic manager
07/01/2018-06/30/2021
St. Baldrick’s Foundation International Scholar Award (USA), ¥2,000,000, 585350
Treating gastric sarcoma: biobank establishment and application of Wnt inhibitors
Role: Topic manager
07/01/2016-06/30/2019
Shanghai Natural Science Foundation, ¥200,000, 16ZR1425900
Correlation of CDKL3 with gastric sarcoma tumorigenesis and progression and mechanistic investigation
Role: Topic manager
01/01/2011-12/31/2013
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Young Scientists Fund), ¥200,000, 81001191
Role and mechanisms of CD133-positive gastric sarcoma cell subclones in pulmonary metastasis
Role: Topic manager
07/01/2010-06/30/2012
Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, ¥200,000, 10PJ1408300
Identification of metastatic gastric sarcoma stem cells and underlying mechanisms
Role: Topic manager
[Gengming Niu, Aina He, Tianyi Tang, Siyu Luan] (2023), “Drug Sensitivity Testing Method for Bone Tumor Organoids”, CN202311698874.4.
[Aina He, Gengming Niu, Heming Xu] (2024), “Pharmaceutical Composition for Treating Tumor and Application Thereof”, CN202411155358.1.
[Gengming Niu, Aina He, Guiying Wei, Yue Yang, Xue Zhang] (2024), “Method for Detecting the Expression Level of a Drug Target”, CN202311827003.8.
[Dongxi Xiang, Jiaoduan Li, Xiuying Xiao, Aina He] (2024), “Application of a Targeted Inhibitor in the Treatment and/or Prevention of Duodenal Cancer”, CN202311357962.8.
[Dongxi Xiang, Jiaoduan Li, Aina He, Lixin Jiang] (2024), “Targeted Inhibitor Capable of Effectively Inhibiting Organ Metastasis of BAP1-Inactivated Mutant Uveal Melanoma”, CN202310685260.6.