Areas of Focus
- Identification and functional study of new ciliary factors
- Mechanisms of kidney development and kidney diseases
- Mechanisms of other human rare diseases/ciliopathies
- Research on renal stem cells
Work Experience
- 2005-2010 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine
- 2010-present - Professor, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000 - BSc in Biological Sciences and Technology, Tsinghua University
- 2005 - PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, Tsinghua University
- Research on FGF signaling pathway in zebrafish embryonic development during PhD
Publications
- Mutagenesis of ciliary candidate genes with CRISPR/Cas9 system in zebrafish identifies genes required for retina development, Ying Cao et al., 2019
- Apical PtdIns(4,5)P2 is required for ciliogenesis and suppression of polycystic kidney disease, Ying Cao et al., 2019
- Identification and Functional Studies of MYO1H for Mandibular Prognathism, Ying Cao et al., 2018
- Hydrophobic pore gates regulate ion permeation in polycystic kidney disease 2 and 2L1 channels, Ying Cao et al., 2018
- Scribble influences cyst formation in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease by regulating Hippo signaling pathway, Ying Cao et al., 2018
- Using local chromatin structure to improve CRISPR/Cas9 efficiency in zebrafish, Ying Cao et al., 2017
- The Joubert Syndrome Protein Inpp5e Controls Ciliogenesis by Regulating Phosphoinositides at the Apical Membrane, Ying Cao et al., 2017
- Intraflagellar Transport Proteins Are Essential for Cilia Formation and for Planar Cell Polarity, Ying Cao et al., 2010
- Chemical modifier screen identifies HDAC inhibitors as suppressors of PKD models, Ying Cao et al., 2009
- A beta-catenin-independent dorsalization pathway activated by Axin/JNK signaling and antagonized by aida, Ying Cao et al., 2007
- fgf17b, a novel member of Fgf family, helps patterning zebrafish embryos, Ying Cao et al., 2004
