Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation during brain development
- Molecular mechanisms of brain diseases caused by neural stem cell differentiation defects
Work Experience
- 2014-present - Fudan University Brain Science Institute - Researcher, PI
- Postdoctoral - Austrian Academy of Sciences - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008 - PhD: University of Tübingen, Germany
- Postdoctoral research at the Institute of Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Joined Fudan University Brain Science Institute in 2014
Publications
- Astrocyte allocation during brain development is controlled by Tcf4-mediated fate restriction., Zhang Y, Li D, Cai Y, Zou R, Zhang Y, Deng X, Wang Y, Tang T, Ma Y, Wu F, Xie Y, 2024
- Ccdc85c-Par3 condensates couple cell polarity with Notch to control neural progenitor proliferation., Xu J, Deng X, Gu A, Cai Y, Huang Y, Zhang W, Wen W, Xie Y, 2023
- Transcription factor 4 controls positioning of cortical projection neurons through regulation of cell adhesion., Zhang Y, Cai Z, Hu G, Hu S, Wang Y, Li N, Chen S, Liu Q, Zeng L, Tang T, Zhang Y, Xiao L, Gu Y, Xie Y, 2021
- HDAC1 and HDAC2 regulate intermediate progenitor positioning to safeguard neocortical development., Tang T, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Cai Z, Lu Z, Li L, Huang R, Hagelkruys A, Matthias P, Zhang H, Seiser C, Xie Y, 2019
- The phosphatase PP4c controls spindle orientation to maintain proliferative symmetric divisions in the developing neocortex., Xie Y, Juschke C, Esk C, Hirotsune S, Knoblich JA, 2013