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Name	Yu Yao
Contact Information	yaoyu@fudan.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Yu Yao

Contact Information

yaoyu@fudan.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2000 - Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology: Fudan University 2006 - PhD in Genetics: Fudan University 2011 - Associate Researcher: Fudan University Award: First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)
Work Experience	2006-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: State University of New York at Stony Brook 2011-Present - Associate Researcher: Fudan University
Awards	First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2000 - Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology: Fudan University
2006 - PhD in Genetics: Fudan University
2011 - Associate Researcher: Fudan University
Award: First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)

Work Experience

2006-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: State University of New York at Stony Brook
2011-Present - Associate Researcher: Fudan University

Awards

First Prize in the Second Shanghai University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (Basic Natural Science)

Areas of Focus	Yeast Molecular Genetics Genetic Engineering Synthetic Biology
Publications	Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals specific features of gene regulation in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Yu Y†, Mo W†, Ren H, Yang X, Lu W, Luo T, Zeng J, Zhou J, Qi J, Lu H, 2021 Improving the expression of a heterologous protein by genome shuffling in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Wu L, Wang M, Zha G, Zhou J, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2020 Improved secretory expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes in Kluyveromyces marxianus by promoter and signal sequence engineering, Zhou J†, Zhu P†, Hu X, Lu H, Yu Y, 2018 Epe1 contributes to activation of AMPK by promoting phosphorylation of AMPK alpha subunit, Ssp2, Chen Y, Hu X, Guo C, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2017 Set3 contributes to heterochromatin integrity by promoting transcription of subunits of Clr4-Rik1-Cul4 histone methyltransferase complex in fission yeast, Yu Y†, Zhou H†, Deng X, Wang W, Lu H, 2016 Genome-wide screen of fission yeast mutants for sensitivity to 6-azauracil, an inhibitor of transcriptional elongation, Zhou H, Liu Q, Shi T, Yu Y, Lu H, 2015 Sgf73, a subunit of SAGA complex, is required for the assembly of RITS complex in fission yeast, Deng X, Zhou H, Zhang G, Wang W, Mao L, Zhou X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2015 Septin ring assembly is regulated by Spt20, a structural subunit of the SAGA complex, Lei B†, Zhou N†, Guo Y, Zhao W, Tan YW, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2014 Identification of novel genes involved in DNA damage response by screening a genome-wide Schizosaccharomyces pombe deletion library, Pan X, Lei B, Zhou N, Feng B, Yao W, Zhao X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2012 A conserved patch near the C terminus of histone H4 is required for genome stability in budding yeast, Yu Y, Srinivasan M, Nakanishi S, Leatherwood J, Shilatifard A, Sternglanz R, 2011 MAFIP is a tumor suppressor in cervical cancer that inhibits activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway, Li Y†, Yu Y†, Zhang Y†, Zhou Y, Li C, Zhu J, Yuan H, Lu H, 2011 The JmjC domain of Gis1 is dispensable for transcriptional activation, Yu Y, Neiman AM, Sternglanz R, 2010 NADP regulates the yeast GAL induction system, Kumar PR, Yu Y, Sternglanz R, Johnston SA, Joshua-Tor L, 2008

Areas of Focus

Yeast Molecular Genetics
Genetic Engineering
Synthetic Biology

Publications

Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals specific features of gene regulation in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Yu Y†, Mo W†, Ren H, Yang X, Lu W, Luo T, Zeng J, Zhou J, Qi J*, Lu H*, 2021
Improving the expression of a heterologous protein by genome shuffling in Kluyveromyces marxianus, Wu L, Wang M, Zha G, Zhou J, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2020
Improved secretory expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes in Kluyveromyces marxianus by promoter and signal sequence engineering, Zhou J†, Zhu P†, Hu X, Lu H, Yu Y*, 2018
Epe1 contributes to activation of AMPK by promoting phosphorylation of AMPK alpha subunit, Ssp2, Chen Y, Hu X, Guo C, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2017
Set3 contributes to heterochromatin integrity by promoting transcription of subunits of Clr4-Rik1-Cul4 histone methyltransferase complex in fission yeast, Yu Y†, Zhou H†, Deng X, Wang W, Lu H, 2016
Genome-wide screen of fission yeast mutants for sensitivity to 6-azauracil, an inhibitor of transcriptional elongation, Zhou H, Liu Q, Shi T, Yu Y*, Lu H, 2015
Sgf73, a subunit of SAGA complex, is required for the assembly of RITS complex in fission yeast, Deng X, Zhou H, Zhang G, Wang W, Mao L, Zhou X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2015
Septin ring assembly is regulated by Spt20, a structural subunit of the SAGA complex, Lei B†, Zhou N†, Guo Y, Zhao W, Tan YW, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2014
Identification of novel genes involved in DNA damage response by screening a genome-wide Schizosaccharomyces pombe deletion library, Pan X, Lei B, Zhou N, Feng B, Yao W, Zhao X, Yu Y#, Lu H#, 2012
A conserved patch near the C terminus of histone H4 is required for genome stability in budding yeast, Yu Y, Srinivasan M, Nakanishi S, Leatherwood J, Shilatifard A, Sternglanz R*, 2011
MAFIP is a tumor suppressor in cervical cancer that inhibits activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway, Li Y†, Yu Y†, Zhang Y†, Zhou Y, Li C, Zhu J, Yuan H, Lu H*, 2011
The JmjC domain of Gis1 is dispensable for transcriptional activation, Yu Y, Neiman AM, Sternglanz R*, 2010
NADP regulates the yeast GAL induction system, Kumar PR, Yu Y, Sternglanz R, Johnston SA, Joshua-Tor L*, 2008

Yeast Molecular Genetics Genetic Engineering Synthetic Biology Gene Regulation Genome Shuffling Promoter Engineering Signal Sequence Engineering Heterochromatin Histone Methyltransferase

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