Areas of Focus
- Molecular Error Theory of Gene Product Diversity
- Role of Gene Product Diversity in Diseases
- Atypical Gene Products in Species Adaptation
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2017-2020 Postdoctoral Research: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 2013-2017 PhD: Zhejiang University, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 2010-2013 Master's: Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang University
- 2006-2010 Bachelor's: Zhejiang University of Technology
Publications
- Gene product diversity: adaptive or not?, Zhang, J., & Xu, C., 2022
- Mammalian circular RNAs result largely from splicing errors, Xu, C., & Zhang, J., 2021
- Mammalian alternative translation initiation is mostly nonadaptive, Xu, C., & Zhang, J., 2020
- A different perspective on alternative cleavage and polyadenylation, Xu, C., & Zhang, J., 2020
- Evidence that alternative transcriptional initiation is largely nonadaptive, Xu, C., Park, J. K., & Zhang, J., 2019
- Alternative Polyadenylation of Mammalian Transcripts Is Generally Deleterious, Not Adaptive, Xu, C., & Zhang, J., 2018