Areas of Focus
- Developmental and Regenerative Biology
- Stem Cell Biology
- Cardiology
Work Experience
- 2022-11~Present - Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2022-11~Present - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences - Professor
- 2017-11~2022-10 - Indiana University School of Medicine, USA - Professor (tenure)
- 2006-11~2017-10 - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (tenure track)
- 2003-07~2006-10 - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, USA - Assistant Researcher
- 1999-05~2003-06 - University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995-09--1998-06 PhD: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
- 1993-09--1995-06 Master's: Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1989-09--1993-06 Bachelor's: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
Publications
- A novel Myh11 dual reporter mouse model provides definitive labeling and identification of smooth muscle cells., Cai Chenleng, 2021
- Generation of Pecam1 endothelial specific dual reporter mouse model., Hu, Donghua, Zhang, Lu, Yang, Fan, Chen, Fuxue, Li, Deqiang, Cai, ChenLeng, 2020
- Limited Regeneration Potential with Minimal Epicardial Progenitor Conversions in the Neonatal Mouse Heart after Injury., Cai, Weibin, Tan, Jing, Yan, Jianyun, Zhang, Lu, Cai, Xiaoqiang, Wang, Haiping, Liu, Fang, Ye, Maoqing, Cai, ChenLeng, 2019
- Cardiac Sca-1(+) Cells Are Not Intrinsic Stem Cells for Myocardial Development, Renewal, and Repair., Zhang, Lu, Sultana, Nishat, Yan, Jianyun, Yang, Fan, Chen, Fuxue, Chepurko, Elena, Yang, FengChun, Du, Qinghua, Zangi, Lior, Xu, Mingjiang, Bu, Lei, Cai, ChenLeng, 2018
- A Gata4 nuclear GFP transcriptional reporter to study endoderm and cardiac development in the mouse., Simon, Claire S, Zhang, Lu, Wu, Tao, Cai, Weibin, Saiz, Nestor, Nowotschin, Sonja, Cai, ChenLeng, Hadjantonakis, AnnaKaterina, 2018
- Smad4 deficiency impairs chondrocyte hypertrophy via the Runx2 transcription factor in mouse skeletal development., Yan, Jianyun, Li, Jun, Hu, Jun, Zhang, Lu, Wei, Chengguo, Sultana, Nishat, Cai, Xiaoqiang, Zhang, Weijia, Cai, ChenLeng, 2018
Awards
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Award (A class) (2022): Ministry-level
- American Heart Association Grant-in-Aid (2015): Other
- National Institutes of Health Independent Scientist Grant (2009): Other
- American Heart Association Grant-in-Aid (2008): Other
- March of Dimes, Basil O'Connor Scholar (2008): Other
- American Heart Association National Scientist Development Award (2004): Other
- Schuman Award, UCSD (2004): Other
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2001): Other
