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Name	Yaqin Zhang
Contact Information	yaqinzhang@njmu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Jiangsu

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Name

Yaqin Zhang

Contact Information

yaqinzhang@njmu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Jiangsu

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Nanjing Medical University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2009/09-2012/06 PhD in Biology: Nanjing University 2006/09-2009/07 Master's in Life Sciences: Central China Normal University 2002/09-2006/07 Bachelor's in Biological Sciences: Shanxi Normal University Led and completed 10 research projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects Published over 20 SCI papers as first or corresponding author Granted 3 national invention patents and 1 US invention patent
Work Experience	2009/09-2016/09 - Nanjing Medical University - Assistant Researcher 2016/10-Present - Nanjing Medical University - Associate Researcher
Awards	Jiangsu Medical Science and Technology Award (2018): Second Prize School Outstanding Faculty Award (2015, 2019)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Nanjing Medical University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2009/09-2012/06 PhD in Biology: Nanjing University
2006/09-2009/07 Master's in Life Sciences: Central China Normal University
2002/09-2006/07 Bachelor's in Biological Sciences: Shanxi Normal University
Led and completed 10 research projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects
Published over 20 SCI papers as first or corresponding author
Granted 3 national invention patents and 1 US invention patent

Work Experience

2009/09-2016/09 - Nanjing Medical University - Assistant Researcher
2016/10-Present - Nanjing Medical University - Associate Researcher

Awards

Jiangsu Medical Science and Technology Award (2018): Second Prize
School Outstanding Faculty Award (2015, 2019)

Areas of Focus	Metabolic imbalance and islet cell function in type 2 diabetes Immunological mechanisms of metabolic diseases
Publications	M1 macrophage-derived exosomes impair beta cell insulin secretion via miR-212-5p by targeting SIRT2 and inhibiting Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway in mice., Bin Qian, Yang Yang, Ningyuan Tang, Jiahui Wang, Peng Sun, Nan Yang, Fang Chen, Tijun Wu, Tong Sun, Yating Li, Xiaoai Chang, Yunxia Zhu, Yaqin Zhang, Xiao Han., 2021 Identifying differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in PBMCs response to the infection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis., Hong Yan#, Rufeng Xu#, Xiangrong Zhang, Qian Wang, Jing Pang, Xia Zhang, Xiaoai Chang, and Yaqin Zhang., 2018 Adipocyte-derived microvesicles from obese mice modulate macrophage phenotypes through secreted miR-155., Yaqin Zhang, Hongliang Mei, Xiaoai Chang, Fang Chen, Yunxia Zhu, and Xiao Han., 2016 Lentinan protects pancreatic β-cells from STZ-induced damage., Yaqin Zhang#, Hongliang Mei#, Wei Shan, Li Shi, Xiaoai Chang, Yunxia Zhu, Fang Chen, and Xiao Han., 2016 Inflamed macrophage microvesicles induce insulin resistance in human adipocytes., Yaqin Zhang#, Li Shi#, Hongliang Mei, Jiexin Zhang, Yunxia Zhu, Xiao Han and Dalong Zhu., 2015 Microvesicle-mediated delivery of transforming growth factor β1 siRNA for the suppression of tumor growth in mice., Yaqin Zhang, Limin Li, Jianxiong Yu, Dihan Zhu, Yujing Zhang, Xihan Li, Hongwei Gu, Chen-Yu Zhang, Ke Zen., 2014 The Protective Role of Estrogen-Induced miRNA-29 Expression in Carbon Tetrachloride-induced Mouse Liver Injury., Yaqin Zhang#, Linping Wu#, Yang Wang#, Mingchao Zhang#, Limin Li, Dihan Zhu, Xihan Li, Hongwei Gu, Chen-yu Zhang, Ke Zen., 2012

Areas of Focus

Metabolic imbalance and islet cell function in type 2 diabetes
Immunological mechanisms of metabolic diseases

Publications

M1 macrophage-derived exosomes impair beta cell insulin secretion via miR-212-5p by targeting SIRT2 and inhibiting Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway in mice., Bin Qian, Yang Yang, Ningyuan Tang, Jiahui Wang, Peng Sun, Nan Yang, Fang Chen, Tijun Wu, Tong Sun, Yating Li, Xiaoai Chang, Yunxia Zhu, Yaqin Zhang*, Xiao Han*., 2021
Identifying differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in PBMCs response to the infection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis., Hong Yan#, Rufeng Xu#, Xiangrong Zhang, Qian Wang, Jing Pang, Xia Zhang, Xiaoai Chang, and Yaqin Zhang*., 2018
Adipocyte-derived microvesicles from obese mice modulate macrophage phenotypes through secreted miR-155., Yaqin Zhang, Hongliang Mei, Xiaoai Chang, Fang Chen, Yunxia Zhu, and Xiao Han*., 2016
Lentinan protects pancreatic β-cells from STZ-induced damage., Yaqin Zhang#, Hongliang Mei#, Wei Shan, Li Shi, Xiaoai Chang, Yunxia Zhu, Fang Chen*, and Xiao Han*., 2016
Inflamed macrophage microvesicles induce insulin resistance in human adipocytes., Yaqin Zhang#*, Li Shi#, Hongliang Mei, Jiexin Zhang, Yunxia Zhu, Xiao Han* and Dalong Zhu*., 2015
Microvesicle-mediated delivery of transforming growth factor β1 siRNA for the suppression of tumor growth in mice., Yaqin Zhang, Limin Li, Jianxiong Yu, Dihan Zhu, Yujing Zhang, Xihan Li, Hongwei Gu*, Chen-Yu Zhang*, Ke Zen*., 2014
The Protective Role of Estrogen-Induced miRNA-29 Expression in Carbon Tetrachloride-induced Mouse Liver Injury., Yaqin Zhang#, Linping Wu#, Yang Wang#, Mingchao Zhang#, Limin Li, Dihan Zhu, Xihan Li, Hongwei Gu, Chen-yu Zhang*, Ke Zen*., 2012

Type 2 Diabetes Metabolic Imbalance Islet Cells Immunology Metabolic Diseases Cell Function Diabetes Research Insulin Resistance Beta Cells Exosomes

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