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Name	Yawei Gao
Contact Information	gaoyawei@tongji.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

Name

Yawei Gao

Contact Information

gaoyawei@tongji.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tongji University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2009 - Bachelor of Science: Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2014 - Doctor of Science: Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Institute of Life Sciences Published a cover article in Cell Stem Cell in 2013 Published research in Nature
Work Experience	Since February 2014 - Tongji University: Research on epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in development, transdifferentiation, nuclear transplantation, and induced reprogramming
Awards	2017: Selected for the third batch of National Young Top-Notch Talent Recipient of Shanghai Morning Light Plan, Young Science Star Plan, and Youth Talent Support Project by the China Association for Science and Technology

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tongji University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2009 - Bachelor of Science: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2014 - Doctor of Science: Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Institute of Life Sciences
Published a cover article in Cell Stem Cell in 2013
Published research in Nature

Work Experience

Since February 2014 - Tongji University: Research on epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in development, transdifferentiation, nuclear transplantation, and induced reprogramming

Awards

2017: Selected for the third batch of National Young Top-Notch Talent
Recipient of Shanghai Morning Light Plan, Young Science Star Plan, and Youth Talent Support Project by the China Association for Science and Technology

Areas of Focus	Epigenetic modifications in early embryonic development Epigenetic reprogramming in male and female pronuclei Molecular mechanisms of epigenetic modifications induced by nuclear transplantation Molecular function of Tet1 in induced reprogramming and its regulation of epigenetic reprogramming Proteomics and post-transcriptional modifications in early development Mechanisms of female gamete development and X-chromosome inactivation
Publications	Distinct features of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 chromatin domains in pre-implantation embryos, Yawei Gao et al., 2016 Replacement of Oct4 by Tet1 during iPSC Induction Reveals an Important Role of DNA Methylation and Hydroxymethylation in Reprogramming, Yawei Gao et al., 2013 The Combination of Tet1 with Oct4 Generates High-Quality Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), Yawei Gao et al., 2015 Quality Control: H2A.X Links to Better iPSCs, Yawei Gao et al., 2014 Xist Deficiency and Disorders of X-Inactivation in Rabbit Embryonic Stem Cells Can Be Rescued by Transcription-Factor-Mediated Conversion, Yawei Gao et al., 2014 Identification of key factors conquering developmental arrest of somatic cell cloned embryos by combining embryo biopsy and single-cell sequencing, Yawei Gao et al., 2016

Areas of Focus

Epigenetic modifications in early embryonic development
Epigenetic reprogramming in male and female pronuclei
Molecular mechanisms of epigenetic modifications induced by nuclear transplantation
Molecular function of Tet1 in induced reprogramming and its regulation of epigenetic reprogramming
Proteomics and post-transcriptional modifications in early development
Mechanisms of female gamete development and X-chromosome inactivation

Publications

Distinct features of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 chromatin domains in pre-implantation embryos, Yawei Gao et al., 2016
Replacement of Oct4 by Tet1 during iPSC Induction Reveals an Important Role of DNA Methylation and Hydroxymethylation in Reprogramming, Yawei Gao et al., 2013
The Combination of Tet1 with Oct4 Generates High-Quality Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), Yawei Gao et al., 2015
Quality Control: H2A.X Links to Better iPSCs, Yawei Gao et al., 2014
Xist Deficiency and Disorders of X-Inactivation in Rabbit Embryonic Stem Cells Can Be Rescued by Transcription-Factor-Mediated Conversion, Yawei Gao et al., 2014
Identification of key factors conquering developmental arrest of somatic cell cloned embryos by combining embryo biopsy and single-cell sequencing, Yawei Gao et al., 2016

Epigenetics Embryonic Development Pronuclei Nuclear Transplantation Tet1 Reprogramming Proteomics Post-Transcriptional Modifications Gamete Development X-Chromosome Inactivation

Shao Rong Gao - Tongji University

Jiang Cizhong - Tongji University

Kang Lan - Tongji University

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