Xiao is an associate professor at the School of Life Sciences of Shanghai University, a tutor for doctoral and master students jointly trained by Tongji University and Harvard University, and the director of the Heart Regeneration and Aging Laboratory at the School of Life Sciences of Shanghai University.

More than 80 SCI papers have been published in Cell Metabolism, Circulation and other magazines, and the highest single impact factor is 17.303. He used to be the editorial board of BMC Medicine, Cell Transplantation and other magazines. Focus on the study of physiological myocardial hypertrophy and cardiac aging induced by exercise.

He is a member of the organizing committee of the 20 15 American Basic Cardiology Annual Meeting, and also a member of China Pathophysiology Society and China Cardiovascular Anesthesia Society.

At present, he is in charge of 3 National Natural Fund projects (including 1 major research projects) and Shanghai Education Commission 1 innovation projects, and 20 16 was supported by Shanghai Talent Development Fund. He is the winner of Shanghai Youth Employment Expert.

The teacher came to the School of Life Sciences of Shanghai University on 20/0/2, and it has been five years now. In a short period of five years, Mr. Xiao has established a heart regeneration and aging laboratory with him as the core, which has achieved good influence in related fields in China.