Professor | Yu Yong | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Yu Yong
Contact Information	yy3@tongji.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

Name

Yu Yong

Contact Information

yy3@tongji.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tongji University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2006-2012 Joint PhD program: Huazhong Agricultural University - University of Cambridge Identified key transcription factor Bcl11a for B cell development and hematopoietic stem cell maintenance
Work Experience	2019.04-present, Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Professor 2018.02-present, Tongji University, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Researcher 2017.09-2019.04, Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Distinguished Researcher 2013.02-2017.12, University of Cambridge Sanger Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tongji University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2006-2012 Joint PhD program: Huazhong Agricultural University - University of Cambridge
Identified key transcription factor Bcl11a for B cell development and hematopoietic stem cell maintenance

Work Experience

2019.04-present, Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Professor
2018.02-present, Tongji University, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Researcher
2017.09-2019.04, Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Distinguished Researcher
2013.02-2017.12, University of Cambridge Sanger Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher

Areas of Focus	Development and functional regulation mechanisms of ILC2 cells High-throughput screening of new targets for tumor immunotherapy using CRISPR/Cas9 Regeneration and mechanisms of T cells
Publications	Single-cell RNA-seq identifies a PD-1(hi) ILC progenitor and defines its development pathway, Yu Y et al., 2016 The transcription factor Bcl11b is specifically expressed in group 2 innate lymphoid cells and is essential for their development, Yu Y et al., 2015 Bcl11a is essential for lymphoid development and negatively regulates p53, Yu Y et al., 2012

Areas of Focus

Development and functional regulation mechanisms of ILC2 cells
High-throughput screening of new targets for tumor immunotherapy using CRISPR/Cas9
Regeneration and mechanisms of T cells

Publications

Single-cell RNA-seq identifies a PD-1(hi) ILC progenitor and defines its development pathway, Yu Y et al., 2016
The transcription factor Bcl11b is specifically expressed in group 2 innate lymphoid cells and is essential for their development, Yu Y et al., 2015
Bcl11a is essential for lymphoid development and negatively regulates p53, Yu Y et al., 2012

Ilc2 Development Functional Regulation Crispr/Cas9 High-Throughput Screening Tumor Immunotherapy T Cells Regeneration Mechanisms Gene Editing

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Jiqin Zhang - East China Normal University

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