Areas of Focus
- Regulation of noncoding RNAs
- Gene expression and stem cell differentiation
- Super-enhancer and lncRNA interaction
Work Experience
- 2020 - Present - Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2020 - Present - Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Joint Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2016 - PhD in Cell Biology: Peking University
- 2020 - Postdoctoral Research: Tsinghua University
- National Excellent Youth Fund Recipient
Publications
- U1 snRNP regulates chromatin retention of noncoding RNAs, Yin Y*, Lu J, Zhang X, Shao W, Xu Y, Li P, Hong Y, Cui L, Shan Ge, Zhang QC, Shen X*, 2020
- Opposing roles for the lncRNA Haunt and its genomic locus in regulating HOXA gene activation during embryonic stem cell differentiation, Yin Y, Yan P, Lu J, Song G, Zhu Y, Li Z, Zhao Y, Shen B, Huang X, Zhu H, Orkin SH, Shen X, 2015
- LncRNA Platr22 promotes super-enhancer activity and stem cell pluripotency, Yan P, Lu JY, Niu J, Gao J, Zhang MQ, Yin Y*, Shen X*, 2020
- Localization of RNAs in the nucleus: cis- and trans- regulation, Tong C, Yin Y, 2021
Awards
- National Excellent Youth Fund Recipient