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Name	Fanglin Sun
Contact Information	sfl@tongji.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

Name

Fanglin Sun

Contact Information

sfl@tongji.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tongji University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1993-1997 PhD: University of Cambridge 2006 Selected for Tsinghua University's 'Hundred Talents Program' 2006 Received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China 2007 Appointed as Chang Jiang Scholar Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education 2009 Appointed under the 'National Talents Project' 2010 Received a special government allowance recommended by the Ministry of Education 2011 Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Science and Technology's '973' project 2017 Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Science and Technology's major research plan on stem cell aging
Work Experience	1997-2001 Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Biology, Washington University (St. Louis) 2001-2006 Research Group Leader: Friedrich Miecher Institute (FMI), Switzerland 2006-present Professor, Tsinghua University; various leadership roles at Tongji University
Awards	2006: National Natural Science Foundation of China funding 2007: Chang Jiang Scholar Distinguished Professor 2009: National Talents Project 2010: Special government allowance 2011: Chief Scientist for '973' project 2017: Chief Scientist for stem cell aging research plan

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tongji University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1993-1997 PhD: University of Cambridge
2006 Selected for Tsinghua University's 'Hundred Talents Program'
2006 Received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
2007 Appointed as Chang Jiang Scholar Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education
2009 Appointed under the 'National Talents Project'
2010 Received a special government allowance recommended by the Ministry of Education
2011 Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Science and Technology's '973' project
2017 Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Science and Technology's major research plan on stem cell aging

Work Experience

1997-2001 Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Biology, Washington University (St. Louis)
2001-2006 Research Group Leader: Friedrich Miecher Institute (FMI), Switzerland
2006-present Professor, Tsinghua University; various leadership roles at Tongji University

Awards

2006: National Natural Science Foundation of China funding
2007: Chang Jiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
2009: National Talents Project
2010: Special government allowance
2011: Chief Scientist for '973' project
2017: Chief Scientist for stem cell aging research plan

Areas of Focus	Epigenetics Molecular mechanisms and functions of epigenetic regulation Heterochromatin structure and function Epigenetic regulatory networks in stem cells and aging
Publications	Heterochromatin remodeling by CDK12 contributes to learning in Drosophila, Sun FL, 2015 Histone H1-mediated epigenetic regulation controls germline stem cell self-renewal by modulating H4K16 acetylation, Sun FL, 2015 RAD6 promotes homologous recombination repair by activating the autophagy-mediated degradation of heterochromatin protein HP1, Sun FL, 2015 Histone H2B lysine 120 monoubiquitination is required for embryonic stem cell differentiation, Sun FL, 2012 Drosophila ribosomal proteins are associated with linker histone H1 and suppress gene transcription, Sun FL, 2006 Sex-specific role of Drosophila HP1 in chromatin and transcription, Sun FL, 2005 HP1 modulates the transcription of cell-cycle regulators in Drosophila melanogaster, Sun FL*, 2005 Long-range nucleosome ordering is associated with gene silencing in Drosophila melanogaster pericentric heterochromatin, Sun FL, 2001 The fourth chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster: interspersed euchromatic and heterochromatic domains, Sun FL, 2000 Putting boundaries on silence, Sun FL, 1999 Transactivation of Igf2 in a mouse model of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Sun FL, 1997

Areas of Focus

Epigenetics
Molecular mechanisms and functions of epigenetic regulation
Heterochromatin structure and function
Epigenetic regulatory networks in stem cells and aging

Publications

Heterochromatin remodeling by CDK12 contributes to learning in Drosophila, Sun FL*, 2015
Histone H1-mediated epigenetic regulation controls germline stem cell self-renewal by modulating H4K16 acetylation, Sun FL*, 2015
RAD6 promotes homologous recombination repair by activating the autophagy-mediated degradation of heterochromatin protein HP1, Sun FL*, 2015
Histone H2B lysine 120 monoubiquitination is required for embryonic stem cell differentiation, Sun FL*, 2012
Drosophila ribosomal proteins are associated with linker histone H1 and suppress gene transcription, Sun FL*, 2006
Sex-specific role of Drosophila HP1 in chromatin and transcription, Sun FL*, 2005
HP1 modulates the transcription of cell-cycle regulators in Drosophila melanogaster, Sun FL*, 2005
Long-range nucleosome ordering is associated with gene silencing in Drosophila melanogaster pericentric heterochromatin, Sun FL, 2001
The fourth chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster: interspersed euchromatic and heterochromatic domains, Sun FL, 2000
Putting boundaries on silence, Sun FL, 1999
Transactivation of Igf2 in a mouse model of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Sun FL, 1997

Epigenetics Molecular Mechanisms Regulation Heterochromatin Structure Function Stem Cells Aging Networks Research

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