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Fang Ni
Life Science
University of Science and Technology of China
Anhui
Language: English, Chinese
Hematopoiesis
Leukemia
Regulation
Mechanism
Aging
Stress
Nk Cells
Immunology
Biomechanics
Metabolism
Areas of Focus
- Hematopoietic regulation and leukemia mechanism
- Aging/stress/leukemia NK cells
Work Experience
- 2015-2019 - Emory University Hospital, Postdoctoral Research
- 2019-present - University of Science and Technology of China, School of Life Sciences and Medicine, PI
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013 - PhD: University of Science and Technology of China, School of Life Sciences
- Published in Cell Stem Cell, Nature Metabolism, Nature Communications, Leukemia, Genome Medicine
Publications
- Single-cell transcriptomics reveal a unique memory-like NK cell subset that accumulates with ageing and correlates with disease severity in COVID-19, Guo C#, Wu M#, Huang B#, Zhao R, Jin L, Fu B, Wang P, Wang D, Zheng M, Fang J, Wei H*, Qu K*, Ni F*, 2022
- Decreased cell stiffness enhances leukemia development and progression, Hu L#, Ni F#, Wang XY, Fay ME, Lam WA, Sulchek TA, and Qu CK*, 2020
- Ptpn21 controls hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis and biomechanics, Ni F, Yu WM, Wang XY, Fay ME, Young KM, Qiu YZ, Lam WA, Sulchek TA, Cheng T, Scadden DT, and Qu CK*, 2019
- Critical role of ASCT2-mediated amino acid metabolism in promoting leukemia development and progression, Ni F, YuWM, Li ZG, GrahamDK, JinLT, Kang S, RossiMR, LiSY, BroxmeyerHE, and Qu CK*, 2019
- IGF-1 promotes the development and cytotoxic activity of human NK cells, Ni F, Sun R, Fu B, Wang F, Guo C, Tian Z*, Wei H*, 2013
