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Name	Yiming Zheng
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Fujian

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Name

Yiming Zheng

Contact Information

ymzheng@xmu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Fujian

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Xiamen University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2010 - B.S. in Bioengineering: Chongqing University 2013 - M.S. in Biomedical Engineering: Chongqing University 2019 - Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences: Florida State University 2022 - Professor: Xiamen University 2022 - Xiamen University Nanqiang Young Top-notch Talent 2021 - National High-level Young Talent
Work Experience	2020 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Florida State University 2020-2022 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Baylor College of Medicine 2022-Present - Professor: School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University
Awards	2018 - Travel award: ASCB \| EMBO meeting, San Diego, CA 2018 - Randolph L. Rill Outstanding Senior Graduate Student Award: Florida State University 2018 - 1st place in 3-minute thesis presentation: 2nd BMS Retreat, Florida State University 2016 - 1st prize for poster presentation: 1st BMS Retreat, Florida State University 2015 - Grant recipient: 17th Annual Bryan W. Robinson Neuroscience Foundation, Tallahassee 2015 - Randolph L. Rill Outstanding Junior Graduate Student Award: Florida State University

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Xiamen University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2010 - B.S. in Bioengineering: Chongqing University
2013 - M.S. in Biomedical Engineering: Chongqing University
2019 - Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences: Florida State University
2022 - Professor: Xiamen University
2022 - Xiamen University Nanqiang Young Top-notch Talent
2021 - National High-level Young Talent

Work Experience

2020 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Florida State University
2020-2022 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Baylor College of Medicine
2022-Present - Professor: School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

Awards

2018 - Travel award: ASCB | EMBO meeting, San Diego, CA
2018 - Randolph L. Rill Outstanding Senior Graduate Student Award: Florida State University
2018 - 1st place in 3-minute thesis presentation: 2nd BMS Retreat, Florida State University
2016 - 1st prize for poster presentation: 1st BMS Retreat, Florida State University
2015 - Grant recipient: 17th Annual Bryan W. Robinson Neuroscience Foundation, Tallahassee
2015 - Randolph L. Rill Outstanding Junior Graduate Student Award: Florida State University

Areas of Focus	Neural injury and disease processes Role of vascular cells in neural injury Interaction between vascular and glial cells Cytoskeleton remodeling in neural development and disease
Publications	Microvascular endothelial cells engulf myelin debris and promote macrophage recruitment and fibrosis after neural injury., T. Zhou, Y. Zheng, L. Sun, S.R. Badea, Y. Jin, Y. Liu, A. Rolfe, H. Sun, X. Wang, Z. Cheng, Z. Huang, N. Zhao, X. Sun, J. Li, J. Fan, C. Lee, T. L. Megraw, W. Wu, G. Wang, Y. Ren, 2019 A perinuclear microtubule organizing centre controls nuclear positioning and basement membrane secretion., Y. Zheng, R.A. Buchwalter, C. Zheng, E. Wight, J.V, Chen, T. L. Megraw, 2020 The Seckel syndrome and centrosomal protein Ninein localizes asymmetrically to stem cell centrosomes, but is not required for normal development, behavior, or DNA damage response in Drosophila., Y. Zheng, V. Mennella, S. Marks, J. Wildonger, E. Elnagdi, D. Agard, T.L. Megraw, 2016 Concepts and hypothesis: Integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein-1 (icap-1) as a potential player in cerebral cavernous malformation., Y. Zheng, J. Qiu, J. Hu, G. Wang, 2013 Homozygous missense variants in YKT6 result in loss of function and are associated with developmental delay, with or without severe infantile liver disease and risk for hepatocellular carcinoma., Mengqi Ma, Mythily Ganapathi, Yiming Zheng, Kai-Li Tan, Oguz Kanca, Kevin E. Bove, Norma Quintanilla, Sebnem O. Sag, Sehime G. Temel, Charles A. LeDuc, Amanda J. McPartland, Elaine M. Pereira, Yufeng Shen, Jacob Hagen, Christie P. Thomas, Nhu Thao Nguyen Galván, Xueyang Pan, Shenzhao Lu, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Daniel G. Calame, Hugo J. Bellen, 2024 The fly homolog of SUPT16H, a gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, is required in a cell-autonomous fashion for cell survival., Mengqi Ma, Xi Zhang, Yiming Zheng, Shenzhao Lu, Xueyang Pan, Xiao Mao, Hongling Pan, Hyung-Lok Chung, Hua Wang, Hong Guo, Hugo J Bellen, 2023 Coronary drug-eluting stents: from design optimization to newer strategies., D. Sun, Y. Zheng, T. Yin, C. Tang, Q. Yu, G. Wang, 2014

Areas of Focus

Neural injury and disease processes
Role of vascular cells in neural injury
Interaction between vascular and glial cells
Cytoskeleton remodeling in neural development and disease

Publications

Microvascular endothelial cells engulf myelin debris and promote macrophage recruitment and fibrosis after neural injury., T. Zhou, Y. Zheng, L. Sun, S.R. Badea, Y. Jin, Y. Liu, A. Rolfe, H. Sun, X. Wang, Z. Cheng, Z. Huang, N. Zhao, X. Sun, J. Li, J. Fan, C. Lee, T. L. Megraw, W. Wu, G. Wang, Y. Ren, 2019
A perinuclear microtubule organizing centre controls nuclear positioning and basement membrane secretion., Y. Zheng, R.A. Buchwalter, C. Zheng, E. Wight, J.V, Chen, T. L. Megraw, 2020
The Seckel syndrome and centrosomal protein Ninein localizes asymmetrically to stem cell centrosomes, but is not required for normal development, behavior, or DNA damage response in Drosophila., Y. Zheng, V. Mennella, S. Marks, J. Wildonger, E. Elnagdi, D. Agard, T.L. Megraw, 2016
Concepts and hypothesis: Integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein-1 (icap-1) as a potential player in cerebral cavernous malformation., Y. Zheng, J. Qiu, J. Hu, G. Wang, 2013
Homozygous missense variants in YKT6 result in loss of function and are associated with developmental delay, with or without severe infantile liver disease and risk for hepatocellular carcinoma., Mengqi Ma, Mythily Ganapathi, Yiming Zheng, Kai-Li Tan, Oguz Kanca, Kevin E. Bove, Norma Quintanilla, Sebnem O. Sag, Sehime G. Temel, Charles A. LeDuc, Amanda J. McPartland, Elaine M. Pereira, Yufeng Shen, Jacob Hagen, Christie P. Thomas, Nhu Thao Nguyen Galván, Xueyang Pan, Shenzhao Lu, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Daniel G. Calame, Hugo J. Bellen, 2024
The fly homolog of SUPT16H, a gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, is required in a cell-autonomous fashion for cell survival., Mengqi Ma, Xi Zhang, Yiming Zheng, Shenzhao Lu, Xueyang Pan, Xiao Mao, Hongling Pan, Hyung-Lok Chung, Hua Wang, Hong Guo, Hugo J Bellen, 2023
Coronary drug-eluting stents: from design optimization to newer strategies., D. Sun, Y. Zheng, T. Yin, C. Tang, Q. Yu, G. Wang, 2014

Neural Injury Neurodegenerative Diseases Phagocytosis Vascular Cells Glial Cells Cytoskeleton Neuroinflammation Neural Regeneration Endothelial Cells Myelin Debris

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