Areas of Focus
- Cellular compartmentalization in spermatogenesis
- Translation regulation in spermatogonial stem cells and meiotic regulation in spermatocytes
- mRNA transport and local translation regulation in cell function
- Molecular mechanisms of cellular compartmentalization in spermatogenesis
- Links between cellular compartmentalization abnormalities and male infertility
Work Experience
- 2016-2020 - Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2020-present - Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology: Distinguished Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - Bachelor's Degree: Qingdao Agricultural University
- 2016 - Doctor of Science: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Selected for Shanghai's 2021 'Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan' Star Talent Project
- 2022 - Young Top-Notch Talent by the Organization Department of the Central Committee
Publications
- A dual role of the PIWI/piRNA machinery in regulating mRNAs during mouse spermiogenesis, Dai, P*., Wang, X., Liu, M.F., 2020
- A Translation-Activating Function of MIWI/piRNA during Mouse Spermiogenesis, Dai, P*., Wang, X., Gou, L.T., Li, Z.T., Wen, Z., Chen, Z.G., Hua, M.M., Zhong, A., Wang, L., Su, H., Wan, H., Qian, K., Liao, L., Li, J., Tian, B., Li, D., Fu, X.D., Shi, H.J., Zhou, Y., Liu, M.F., 2019
- Ubiquitination-Deficient Mutations in Human Piwi Cause Male Infertility by Impairing Histone-to-Protamine Exchange during Spermiogenesis, Gou, L.T., Kang, J.Y., Dai, P*., Wang, X., Li, F., Zhao, S., Zhang, M., Hua, M.M., Lu, Y., Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Chen, H., Wu, L.G., Li, D., Fu, X.D., Li, J., Shi, H.J., Liu, M.F., 2017
- MIWI and piRNA-mediated cleavage of messenger RNAs in mouse testes, Zhang, P., Kang, J.Y., Gou, L.T., Wang, J., Xue, Y., Skogerboe, G., Dai, P., Huang, D.W., Chen, R., Fu, X.D., Liu, M.F., He, S., 2015
- Pachytene piRNAs instruct massive mRNA elimination during late spermiogenesis, Gou, L.T., Dai, P*., Yang, J.H., Xue, Y., Hu, Y.P., Zhou, Y., Kang, J.Y., Wang, X., Li, H., Hua, M.M., Zhao, S., Hu, S.D., Wu, L.G., Shi, H.J., Li, Y., Fu, X.D., Qu, L.H., Wang, E.D., Liu, M.F., 2014
- Small noncoding RNAs and male infertility, Gou, L.T., Dai, P*., Liu, M.F., 2014
