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Ping Hu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Stem Cells
Fate Determination
Transcriptional Regulation
Signal Transduction
Differentiation
Maintenance
Adult Stem Cells
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Areas of Focus
- Fate determination of adult stem cells
- Transcriptional regulation during maintenance and differentiation of adult stem cells
- Coupling of signal transduction and transcriptional regulation during maintenance and differentiation of adult stem cells
Work Experience
- 2008-08 to 2009-09 - Siebel Stem Cell Institute - Assistant Researcher
- 2004-04 to 2008-08 - University of California, Berkeley/HHMI - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2003-01 to 2004-04 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998-08 to 2003-01 Ph.D.: SUNY Stony Brook/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- 1995-09 to 1998-07 Master's: Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 1990-09 to 1995-07 Bachelor's: Peking University, School of Life Sciences
Publications
- Sub-Nuclear Spatial Segregation of Genes and Core Promoter Selectivity Factors, 3rd Author, 2011
- ES cell pluripotency and germ-layer formation require the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling component BAF250a, 2nd Author, 2008
- MyoD targets TAF3/TRF3 to activate myogenin transcription, 3rd Author, 2008
- Co-dependent Activators Direct Myoblast Specific MyoD Transcription, 1st Author, 2008
- A role for beta-actin in RNA polymerase III transcription, 1st Author, 2004
- CK2 phosphorylation of Bdp1 executes cell cycle-specific RNA polymerase III transcription repression, 1st Author, 2004
- A Minimal RNA Polymerase III Transcription System from Human Cells Reveals Positive and Negative Regulatory Roles for CK2, 1st Author, 2003
- Characterization of Human RNA Polymerase III Identifies Orthologues for Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA Polymerase III Subunits, 1st Author, 2002
- Reconstitution of Transcription from the Human U6 Small Nuclear RNA Promoter with Eight Recombinant Polypeptides and a Partially Purified RNA polymerase III complex, 2nd Author, 2001
- Prokaryotic Expressed Trichosanthin and Other Two Proteins Have Anti-fungal Activity in vitro, 1st Author, 1999
- Genome KnowledgeBase: RNA polymerase III transcription part, 1st Author, 2006
- Modern Biotechnology, 3rd Author, 2006
- Introduction to Modern Biotechnology, 3rd Author, 1998
