Xinxin Song

Xinxin Song, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She holds a medical degree from Peking University Health Science Center and a Ph.D. from Peking Union Medical College. After post-doctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh, she became a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine before joining UT Southwestern in 2020. Her lab focuses on understanding mechanisms of cell death (apoptosis, ferroptosis, pH-dependent death, immunogenic cell death) and their interplay with drug resistance, tumor microenvironment, and cancer immunogenicity.

Education:

• M.D., Health Science Center, Peking University
• Ph.D., Peking Union Medical College
• Post-doctoral Training, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Research Interests:

• Mechanisms of programmed cell death (apoptosis, ferroptosis)
• Drug resistance in cancer
• Tumor microenvironment dynamics
• Immunogenic cell death pathways

Labs/Teams:

• Established her independent lab in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern in 2023