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Liang Cai
Life Sciences
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Molecular Biology
Actin Dynamics
Cellular Functions
Multicellular Structures
3D Environments
Damage Repair
Cell-Environment Interactions
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of cell-environment interactions
- Regulation of actin dynamics and related cellular functions
- Mechanisms of multicellular structure repair in 3D environments
Work Experience
- 2009-2011 - University of California, San Francisco - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2011-Present - Fudan University - Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003 - Bachelor's Degree: Fudan University
- 2008 - PhD in Cell Biology: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2009-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: University of California, San Francisco
- 2011 - Appointed as Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor at Fudan University
- 2012 - Received Excellent Young Scientists Fund
Publications
- Coronin 1B antagonizes Cortactin and remodels Arp2/3-containing actin branches in lamellipodia, Liang Cai, Alexander M Makhov, Dorothy A Schafer and James E Bear, 2008
- Coronin 1B coordinates Arp2/3 complex and Cofilin activities at the leading edge, Liang Cai, Thomas W Marshall, Andrea C Uetrecht, Dorothy A Schafer and James E Bear, 2007
Awards
- Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award (2013)
