Areas of Focus
- Non-coding RNA, Stem Cell Differentiation
- Epigenetic Regulation
- Microbe-Host Interaction Mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2019-09~Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology - Researcher
- 2015-06~2019-09 - Stanford University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-08--2015-05 PhD: Johns Hopkins University
- 2005-09--2009-06 Bachelor's: Peking University
Publications
- Inducible lncRNA transgenic mice reveal continual role of HOTAIR in promoting breast cancer metastasis, First Author, 2023
- Long noncoding RNA XIST: Mechanisms for X chromosome inactivation, roles in sex-biased diseases, and therapeutic opportunities, Corresponding Author, 2022
- The Role of Long Non-coding RNAs in Human Imprinting Disorders: Prospective Therapeutic Targets, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Construction of synthetic life forms with genetic materials comprising unnatural nucleic acids, Sixth Author, 2021
- Structural modularity of the XIST ribonucleoprotein complex, Sixth Author, 2020
- Probing the Function of Metazoan Histones with a Systematic Library of H3 and H4 Mutants, Fifth Author, 2019
- The novel lncRNA lnc-NR2F1 is proneurogenic and mutated in human neurodevelopmental disorders, Second Author, 2019
- PIRCh-seq: functional classification of non-coding RNAs associated with distinct histone modifications, Second Author, 2019
- Chinmo is sufficient to induce male fate in somatic cells of the adult Drosophila ovary, First Author, 2016
- Single-cell profiling of lncRNAs in the developing human brain, First Author, 2016
- The Jak-STAT Target Chinmo Prevents Sex Transformation of Adult Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis Niche, First Author, 2014
- Steroid signaling promotes stem cell maintenance in the Drosophila testis, Second Author, 2014