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Fang Fang
Basic Medical Sciences
University of Science and Technology of China
Anhui
Language: English, Chinese
Transcriptional Regulation
Cell Fate
Human Germ Cells
In Vitro Generation
Stem Cells
Disease Models
Developmental Biology
Reproductive Biology
Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology
Areas of Focus
- Transcriptional regulation and cell fate determination
- Development and in vitro generation of human germ cells
- Establishment of stem cell disease models
Work Experience
- 2011-2014 - Stanford University School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Research
- 2014-2019 - Montana State University - Research Scientist
- 2019-Present - University of Science and Technology of China - Specially Appointed Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011 - PhD in Computational and Systems Biology: National University of Singapore and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Published research in Nature Cell Biology, Nature Communications, and Cell Reports
Publications
- A PAX5-OCT4-PRDM1 developmental switch specifies human primordial germ cells, Fang F, Angulo B, Xia N, Sukhwani M, Wang Z, Carey CC, Mazurie A, Cui J, Wilkinson R, Wiedenheft B, Surani AM, Orwig KE, Reijo Pera RA, 2018
- A distinct isoform of ZNF207 controls self-renewal and pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells in conjunction with master transcription factors, Fang F, Xia N, Angulo B, Carey J, Durruthy-Durruthy J, Sebastiano V, Bennett T, Reijo Pera RA, 2018
- A Knock-In Reporter allows purification and characterization of mDA neurons from heterogeneous populations, Xia N, Fang F, Zhang P, Cui J, Tep-Cullison C, Hamerley T, Lee HJ, Palmer T, Bothner B, Lee HJ, Reijo Pera RA, 2017
- Transcriptional comparison of human induced and primary midbrain dopaminergic neurons, Xia N, Zhang P, Fang F, Wang Z, Rothstein M, Augulo B, Chiang R, Taylor J, Reijo Pera RA, 2016
- Coactivators p300/CBP regulate self-renewal in embryonic stem cells by mediating long-range chromatin structure, Fang F, Xu Y, Chen X, Ng HH, Matsudaira P, 2014
