Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of skin microenvironment in tissue regeneration and degeneration
- Role of skin region specificity in species evolution, individual tissue regeneration, and disease
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating immune privilege and autoimmune skin diseases
Work Experience
- 2020-present - National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing - Associate Investigator
- 2012-2020 - National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing - Assistant Investigator
- 2007-2012 - Rockefeller University, New York - Postdoctoral Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006 Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology: University of Virginia
- 2001 B.S. in Biology: Xiamen University