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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
127
Citations
49635
World Ranking
479
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2016 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

Guojun Bu is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics addressed in their body of work include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism

Guojun Bu has published extensively in several scientific journals and venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Nature Neuroscience

Among their recent significant papers are:

  • "ApoE in Alzheimer's disease: pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies," 2022, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Performance of plasma phosphorylated tau 181 and 217 in the community," 2022, Nature Medicine
  • "APOE4 exacerbates synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease patient iPSC-derived cerebral organoids," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "TDP-43 Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "ApoE Cascade Hypothesis in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias," 2022, Neuron

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Yuka A. Martens
  • Chia-Chen Liu
  • Takahisa Kanekiyo
  • Na Zhao
  • Dennis W. Dickson

Guojun Bu has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: risk, mechanisms and therapy

    Chia Chan Liu;Takahisa Kanekiyo;Huaxi Xu;Guojun Bu

  • Apolipoprotein E and its receptors in Alzheimer's disease: pathways, pathogenesis and therapy

    Guojun Bu

  • Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: pathobiology and targeting strategies

    Yu Yamazaki;Na Zhao;Thomas R. Caulfield;Chia Chen Liu

  • Apolipoprotein E and Apolipoprotein E Receptors: Normal Biology and Roles in Alzheimer Disease

    David M. Holtzman;Joachim Herz;Guojun Bu

  • TREM2 Is a Receptor for β-Amyloid that Mediates Microglial Function

    Yingjun Zhao;Xilin Wu;Xiaoguang Li;Lu Lin Jiang

  • ApoE and Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: accidental encounters or partners?

    Takahisa Kanekiyo;Huaxi Xu;Guojun Bu;Guojun Bu

  • Endocytosis Is Required for Synaptic Activity-Dependent Release of Amyloid-β In Vivo

    John R. Cirrito;Jae Eun Kang;Jiyeon Lee;Floy R. Stewart

  • ApoE influences amyloid-β (Aβ) clearance despite minimal apoE/Aβ association in physiological conditions

    Philip B. Verghese;Joseph M. Castellano;Kanchan Garai;Yinong Wang

  • Apolipoprotein E Is a Ligand for Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 (TREM2)

    Yuka Atagi;Chia Chen Liu;Meghan M. Painter;Xiao Fen Chen

  • Amyloid seeds formed by cellular uptake, concentration, and aggregation of the amyloid-beta peptide

    Xiaoyan Hu;Scott L. Crick;Guojun Bu;Carl Frieden

  • Uptake of HIV-1 tat protein mediated by low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein disrupts the neuronal metabolic balance of the receptor ligands.

    Ying Liu;Melina Jones;Cynthia M. Hingtgen;Guojun Bu

  • Central role for PICALM in amyloid-β blood-brain barrier transcytosis and clearance

    Zhen Zhao;Abhay P Sagare;Qingyi Ma;Matthew R Halliday

  • Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein mediates apolipoprotein E-dependent neurite outgrowth in a central nervous system-derived neuronal cell line

    David M. Holtzman;Robert E. Pitas;Joshua Kilbridge;Britto Nathan

  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Regulates Brain Apolipoprotein E and Cholesterol Metabolism through Lipoprotein Receptor LRP1

    Qiang Liu;Celina V. Zerbinatti;Juan Zhang;Hyang Sook Hoe

  • Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein/alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor is an hepatic receptor for tissue-type plasminogen activator.

    Guojun Bu;Suzanne Williams;Dudley K. Strickland;Alan L. Schwartz

  • 39 kDa receptor-associated protein is an ER resident protein and molecular chaperone for LDL receptor-related protein.

    Guojun Bu;H. J. Geuze;G. J. Strous;A. L. Schwartz

  • α2‐Macroglobulin Complexes with and Mediates the Endocytosis of β‐Amyloid Peptide via Cell Surface Low‐Density Lipoprotein Receptor‐Related Protein

    Masaaki Narita;David M. Holtzman;Alan L. Schwartz;Guojun Bu

  • Role of tissue plasminogen activator receptor LRP in hippocampal long-term potentiation.

    Min Zhuo;David M. Holtzman;Yonghe Li;Hiroshi Osaka

  • Apolipoprotein E-containing High Density Lipoprotein Promotes Neurite Outgrowth and Is a Ligand for the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein

    Anne M. Fagan;Guojun Bu;Yuling Sun;Alan Daugherty

  • Apolipoprotein E, Receptors, and Modulation of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Na Zhao;Chia Chen Liu;Wenhui Qiao;Guojun Bu;Guojun Bu

Frequent Co-Authors

Huaxi Xu
Huaxi Xu Xiamen University
Alan L. Schwartz
Alan L. Schwartz Washington University in St. Louis
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Mary Jo LaDu
Mary Jo LaDu University of Illinois at Chicago
Yan W. Asmann
Yan W. Asmann Mayo Clinic
Qiang Liu
Qiang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rosa Rademakers
Rosa Rademakers University of Antwerp

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