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Name	Yunlong Tao
Contact Information	taoyunlong@nju.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Jiangsu

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Name

Yunlong Tao

Contact Information

taoyunlong@nju.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Jiangsu

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Nanjing University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2004.9-2008.7 Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China 2008.9-2014.7 Doctorate: Shanghai Institute of Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	2014.9-2018.9 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Postdoctoral Researcher 2018.9-2022.2 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Assistant Researcher 2022.2-2023.6 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Research Assistant Professor 2023.7-present - Nanjing University - Distinguished Researcher 2023.7-present - Nanjing University Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Innovation - Distinguished Researcher
Awards	National Youth Talent Program: Selected

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Nanjing University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2004.9-2008.7 Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China
2008.9-2014.7 Doctorate: Shanghai Institute of Nutrition, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

2014.9-2018.9 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Postdoctoral Researcher
2018.9-2022.2 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Assistant Researcher
2022.2-2023.6 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Research Assistant Professor
2023.7-present - Nanjing University - Distinguished Researcher
2023.7-present - Nanjing University Institute of Chemistry and Biomedical Innovation - Distinguished Researcher

Awards

National Youth Talent Program: Selected

Areas of Focus	Neural differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells Molecular mechanisms of neural cell differentiation Development of cell therapies for neurological diseases
Publications	Generation of locus coeruleus norepinephrine neurons from human pluripotent stem cells., Tao Y#, Li X, Dong Q, Kong L, Petersen AJ, Yan Y, Xu K, Zima S, Li Y, Schmidt DK, Ayala M, Mathivanan S, Sousa AMM, Chang Q, Zhang SC#., 2023 Autologous transplant therapy alleviates motor and depressive behaviors in parkinsonian monkeys., Tao Y, Vermilyea SC, Zammit M, Lu J, Olsen M, Metzger JM, Yao L, Chen Y, Phillips S, Holden JE, Bondarenko V, Block WF, Barnhart TE, Schultz-Darken N, Brunner K, Simmons H, Christian BT, Emborg ME#, Zhang SC#., 2021 PAX6D instructs neural retinal specification from human embryonic stem cell-derived neuroectoderm., Tao Y, Cao J, Li M, Hoffmann B, Xu K, Chen J, Lu X, Guo F, Li X, Phillips MJ, Gamm DM, Chen H#, Zhang SC#., 2020 Neural Subtype Specification from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells., Tao Y, Zhang SC#., 2016 Time-Course Gene Expression Profiling Reveals a Novel Role of Non-Canonical WNT Signaling During Neural Induction., Huang CT, Tao Y, Lu J, Jones JR, Fowler L, Weick JP, Zhang SC#., 2016 MBD5 regulates iron metabolism via methylation-independent genomic targeting of Fth1 through KAT2A in mice., Tao Y, Wu Q, Guo X, Zhang Z, Shen Y, Wang F#., 2014 Perturbed iron distribution in Alzheimer's disease serum, cerebrospinal fluid, and selected brain regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Tao Y, Wang Y, Rogers JT, Wang F#., 2014 [18F]FEPPA PET imaging for monitoring CD68-positive microglia/macrophage neuroinflammation in nonhuman primates., Zammit M, Tao Y, Olsen ME, Metzger J, Vermilyea SC, Bjornson K, Slesarev M, Block WF, Fuchs K, Phillips S, Bondarenko V, Zhang SC, Emborg ME, Christian BT., 2020 Fast Generation of Functional Subtype Astrocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells., Li X, Tao Y, Bradley R, Du Z, Tao Y, Kong L, Dong Y, Jones J, Yan Y, Harder CRK, Friedman LM, Bilal M, Hoffmann B, Zhang SC., 2018 Hemojuvelin regulates the innate immune response to peritoneal bacterial infection in mice., Wu Q, Shen Y, Tao Y, Wei J, Wang H, An P, Zhang Z, Gao H, Zhou T, Wang F, Min J., 2017 Real-Time Intraoperative MRI Intracerebral Delivery of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons., Vermilyea SC, Lu J, Olsen M, Guthrie S, Tao Y, Fekete EM, Riedel MK, Brunner K, Boettcher C, Bondarenko V, Brodsky E, Block WF, Alexander A, Zhang SC, Emborg ME., 2017 Engineering Human Stem Cell Lines with Inducible Gene Knockout using CRISPR/Cas9., Chen Y, Cao J, Xiong M, Petersen AJ, Dong Y, Tao Y, Huang CT, Du Z, Zhang SC., 2015 HJV and HFE Play Distinct Roles in Regulating Hepcidin., Wu Q, Wang H, An P, Tao Y, Deng J, Zhang Z, Shen Y, Chen C, Min J, Wang F., 2015 Bmp6 expression can be regulated independently of liver iron in mice., Zhang Z, Guo X, Herrera C, Tao Y, Wu Q, Wu A, Wang H, Bartnikas TB, Wang F., 2014 Screening identifies the Chinese medicinal plant Caulis Spatholobi as an effective HAMP expression inhibitor., Guan Y, An P, Zhang Z, Zhang F, Yu Y, Wu Q, Shi Y, Guo X, Tao Y, Wang F., 2013 Fine-mapping and genetic analysis of the loci affecting hepatic iron overload in mice., Guo X, Zhang Z, Zhang F, Tao Y, An P, Wu Q, Wang CY, Knutson MD, Wang F., 2013 Metalloreductase Steap3 coordinates the regulation of iron homeostasis and inflammatory responses., Zhang F, Tao Y, Zhang Z, Guo X, An P, Shen Y, Wu Q, Yu Y, Wang F., 2012 Ferroportin1 in hepatocytes and macrophages is required for the efficient mobilization of body iron stores in mice., Zhang Z, Zhang F, Guo X, An P, Tao Y, Wang F., 2012 Ferroportin1 deficiency in mouse macrophages impairs iron homeostasis and inflammatory responses., Zhang Z, Zhang F, An P, Guo X, Shen Y, Tao Y, Wu Q, Zhang Y, Yu Y, Ning B, Nie G, Knutson MD, Anderson GJ, Wang F., 2011

Areas of Focus

Neural differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells
Molecular mechanisms of neural cell differentiation
Development of cell therapies for neurological diseases

Publications

Generation of locus coeruleus norepinephrine neurons from human pluripotent stem cells., Tao Y#, Li X, Dong Q, Kong L, Petersen AJ, Yan Y, Xu K, Zima S, Li Y, Schmidt DK, Ayala M, Mathivanan S, Sousa AMM, Chang Q, Zhang SC#., 2023
Autologous transplant therapy alleviates motor and depressive behaviors in parkinsonian monkeys., Tao Y, Vermilyea SC, Zammit M, Lu J, Olsen M, Metzger JM, Yao L, Chen Y, Phillips S, Holden JE, Bondarenko V, Block WF, Barnhart TE, Schultz-Darken N, Brunner K, Simmons H, Christian BT, Emborg ME#, Zhang SC#., 2021
PAX6D instructs neural retinal specification from human embryonic stem cell-derived neuroectoderm., Tao Y*, Cao J*, Li M, Hoffmann B, Xu K, Chen J, Lu X, Guo F, Li X, Phillips MJ, Gamm DM, Chen H#, Zhang SC#., 2020
Neural Subtype Specification from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells., Tao Y, Zhang SC#., 2016
Time-Course Gene Expression Profiling Reveals a Novel Role of Non-Canonical WNT Signaling During Neural Induction., Huang CT*, Tao Y*, Lu J, Jones JR, Fowler L, Weick JP, Zhang SC#., 2016
MBD5 regulates iron metabolism via methylation-independent genomic targeting of Fth1 through KAT2A in mice., Tao Y, Wu Q, Guo X, Zhang Z, Shen Y, Wang F#., 2014
Perturbed iron distribution in Alzheimer's disease serum, cerebrospinal fluid, and selected brain regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Tao Y, Wang Y, Rogers JT, Wang F#., 2014
[18F]FEPPA PET imaging for monitoring CD68-positive microglia/macrophage neuroinflammation in nonhuman primates., Zammit M, Tao Y, Olsen ME, Metzger J, Vermilyea SC, Bjornson K, Slesarev M, Block WF, Fuchs K, Phillips S, Bondarenko V, Zhang SC, Emborg ME, Christian BT., 2020
Fast Generation of Functional Subtype Astrocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells., Li X, Tao Y, Bradley R, Du Z, Tao Y, Kong L, Dong Y, Jones J, Yan Y, Harder CRK, Friedman LM, Bilal M, Hoffmann B, Zhang SC., 2018
Hemojuvelin regulates the innate immune response to peritoneal bacterial infection in mice., Wu Q, Shen Y, Tao Y, Wei J, Wang H, An P, Zhang Z, Gao H, Zhou T, Wang F, Min J., 2017
Real-Time Intraoperative MRI Intracerebral Delivery of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons., Vermilyea SC, Lu J, Olsen M, Guthrie S, Tao Y, Fekete EM, Riedel MK, Brunner K, Boettcher C, Bondarenko V, Brodsky E, Block WF, Alexander A, Zhang SC, Emborg ME., 2017
Engineering Human Stem Cell Lines with Inducible Gene Knockout using CRISPR/Cas9., Chen Y, Cao J, Xiong M, Petersen AJ, Dong Y, Tao Y, Huang CT, Du Z, Zhang SC., 2015
HJV and HFE Play Distinct Roles in Regulating Hepcidin., Wu Q, Wang H, An P, Tao Y, Deng J, Zhang Z, Shen Y, Chen C, Min J, Wang F., 2015
Bmp6 expression can be regulated independently of liver iron in mice., Zhang Z, Guo X, Herrera C, Tao Y, Wu Q, Wu A, Wang H, Bartnikas TB, Wang F., 2014
Screening identifies the Chinese medicinal plant Caulis Spatholobi as an effective HAMP expression inhibitor., Guan Y, An P, Zhang Z, Zhang F, Yu Y, Wu Q, Shi Y, Guo X, Tao Y, Wang F., 2013
Fine-mapping and genetic analysis of the loci affecting hepatic iron overload in mice., Guo X, Zhang Z, Zhang F, Tao Y, An P, Wu Q, Wang CY, Knutson MD, Wang F., 2013
Metalloreductase Steap3 coordinates the regulation of iron homeostasis and inflammatory responses., Zhang F, Tao Y, Zhang Z, Guo X, An P, Shen Y, Wu Q, Yu Y, Wang F., 2012
Ferroportin1 in hepatocytes and macrophages is required for the efficient mobilization of body iron stores in mice., Zhang Z, Zhang F, Guo X, An P, Tao Y, Wang F., 2012
Ferroportin1 deficiency in mouse macrophages impairs iron homeostasis and inflammatory responses., Zhang Z, Zhang F, An P, Guo X, Shen Y, Tao Y, Wu Q, Zhang Y, Yu Y, Ning B, Nie G, Knutson MD, Anderson GJ, Wang F., 2011

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