Areas of Focus
- Protein acetylation enzymes (HATs) and deacetylases (HDACs) in cancer cells
- Cell cycle checkpoints in tumor cells
Work Experience
- 2007-2008: Assistant Researcher, Biomedical Research Institute, Fudan University
- 2008-present: Associate Professor, Tongji University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990-1994: Bachelor in Microbiology, Anhui University
- 1996-2002: Master and PhD in Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS
- 2002-2007: Postdoctoral Researcher and Associate Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado
- Received multiple grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publications
- Motifs in the amino-terminus of CENP-A are required for its accumulation within the nucleus and at the centromere, Jing R, Xi J, Leng Y, Chen W, Wang G, Jia W, Kang J, Zhu S, 2017
- Dysregulation of the SIRT1/OCT6 Axis Contributes to Environmental Stress-Induced Neural Induction Defects, Li G, Jiapaer Z, Weng R, Hui Y, Jia W, Xi J, Wang G, Zhu S, Zhang X, Feng D, Liu L, Zhang X, Kang J, 2017
Awards
- 2015: Top Ten Outstanding Political Ideological Workers, Tongji University
