Epigenetic Strategies to Mitigate Acute Altitude-Induced Lung Injury
5 May 2026
5 May 2026, 13:00 BST
Part of the 'Hypoxia in pulmonary vascular research – altitude and beyond' webinar series by the High Altitude Task Force, who raise awareness and understanding of PH linked to high altitude and organise scientific conferences in regions affected by high altitudes.
- Epigenetic Strategies to Mitigate Acute Altitude-Induced Lung Injury - Cheng-Jun Hu, University of Colorado
Moderated by Silvia Ulrich, University of Zurich, Aastha Mishra, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and Kurt Stenmark, University of Colorado
Our speaker
Cheng-Jun Hu
Cheng Jun Hu is an associate professor at the University of Colorado with a background in molecular biology and physiology, whose research focuses on gene expression and hypoxia-driven disease mechanisms. Their work has advanced understanding of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF1 and HIF2) and their distinct roles in cancer and pulmonary hypertension (PH), including how hypoxia shapes inflammation, immune–vascular interactions, and chromatin regulation. They have contributed key insights into inflammatory signalling, RNA splicing, and epigenetic control in hypoxia-related diseases, and have co-led research exploring how metabolic and mitochondrial changes drive abnormal gene expression in PH.
Our speakers and moderators
Cheng-Jun Hu, University of Colorado
Kurt Stenmark, University of Colorado
Silvia Ulrich, University of Zurich
Aastha Mishra, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology