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Name	Bo Wang
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Fujian

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Name

Bo Wang

Contact Information

bowang@xmu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Fujian

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Xiamen University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2011 - Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology: Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2016 - PhD in Neuroscience: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Work Experience	2017-2019 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Postdoctoral Researcher 2020-Present - Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences - Professor
Awards	Fujian Natural Science Foundation, General Project, 2023J01024, 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01, 60,000 RMB, Principal Investigator National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Project, 32071235, 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31, 570,000 RMB, Principal Investigator Guangdong Regional Joint Fund Youth Fund Project, 2020A1515111186, 2020-10 to 2023-9, 100,000 RMB, Principal Investigator

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Xiamen University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2011 - Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2016 - PhD in Neuroscience: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Work Experience

2017-2019 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Postdoctoral Researcher
2020-Present - Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences - Professor

Awards

Fujian Natural Science Foundation, General Project, 2023J01024, 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01, 60,000 RMB, Principal Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Project, 32071235, 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31, 570,000 RMB, Principal Investigator
Guangdong Regional Joint Fund Youth Fund Project, 2020A1515111186, 2020-10 to 2023-9, 100,000 RMB, Principal Investigator

Areas of Focus	Cellular and molecular mechanisms of RNA metabolism Role of autophagy in neurodegeneration
Publications	ULK/Atg1: phasing in and out of autophagy, Wang, B., Pareek, G., and Kundu, M., 2024 Paxillin Phase Separation Promotes Focal Adhesion Assembly and Integrin Signaling, Liang, P., Wu, Y., Zheng, S., Zhang, J., Yang, S., Wang, J., Ma, S., Zhang, M., Gu, Z., Liu, Q., Jiang, W., Xing, Q., and Wang, B., 2024 An autophagy-independent role of ULK1/ULK2 in mechanotransduction and breast cancer cell migration, Liang, P., and Wang, B., 2024 SRRM2 Phase Separation Drives Assembly of Nuclear Speckle Subcompartments, Zhang, M., Gu, Z., Ma, S., Yang, S., Guo, J., Shu, L., Ge, Y., Chen, Z., and Wang, B., 2024 An ULK1/2-PXN mechanotransduction pathway suppresses breast cancer cell migration, Liang, P., Zhang, J., Wu, W., Zheng, S., Xu, Z., Yang, S., Wang, J., Ma, S., Xiao, L., Hu, T., Jiang, W., Huang, C., Xing, Q., Kundu, M., and Wang, B., 2023 Emerging Roles of Ubiquitination in Biomolecular Condensates, Liang, P., Zhang, J., and Wang, B., 2023 ATG14 and RB1CC1 play essential roles in maintaining muscle homeostasis, Li, D., Vogel, P., Li, XJ., Wang, B. & Kundu, M., 2021 ER-to-Golgi trafficking and its implication in neurological diseases, Wang, B., Stanford, K. & Kundu, M., 2020 ULK1/2 regulate stress granule disassembly through phosphorylation and activation of VCP, Wang, B., Maxwell, B., Joo, J.H., Gwon, Y., Messing, J., Mishra, A., Shaw, T., Ward, A., Quan, H., Sakurada, S.M., et al., 2019 The COPII cargo adapter SEC24C is essential for neuronal homeostasis, Wang, B., Joo, JH., Mount, R., Teubner, BJW., Krenzer, A., Ward, AL., Ichhaporia, VP., Elizabeth AJ., Khoriaty, R., Peters ST., et al., 2018 The autophagy-inducing kinases, ULK1 and ULK2, regulate axon guidance in the developing mouse forebrain via a noncanonical pathway, Wang, B., Iyengar, R., Li-Harms, X., Joo, J.H., Wright, C., Lavado, A., Yang, M., Guan, JL., Green, DR., Cao, X., and Kundu, M., 2017 Canonical and noncanonical functions of ULK/Atg1, Wang, B. & Kundu, M., 2017 The Noncanonical Role of ULK/ATG1 in ER-to-Golgi Trafficking Is Essential for Cellular Homeostasis, Joo, J.H., Wang, B., Frankel, E., Ge, L., Xu, L., Iyengar, R., Li-Harms, X., Wright, C., Shaw, T.I., Lindsten, T., et al., 2016 VCP is essential for mitochondrial quality control by PINK1/Parkin and this function is impaired by VCP mutations, Kim, N.C., Tresse, E., Kolaitis, R.M., Molliex, A., Thomas, R.E., Alami, N.H., Wang, B., Joshi, A., Smith, R.B., Ritson, G.P., et al., 2013 Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications, Xiao, L., Wang, B., Yang, G., and Gauthier, G., 2012

Areas of Focus

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of RNA metabolism
Role of autophagy in neurodegeneration

Publications

ULK/Atg1: phasing in and out of autophagy, Wang, B., Pareek, G., and Kundu, M., 2024
Paxillin Phase Separation Promotes Focal Adhesion Assembly and Integrin Signaling, Liang, P., Wu, Y., Zheng, S., Zhang, J., Yang, S., Wang, J., Ma, S., Zhang, M., Gu, Z., Liu, Q., Jiang, W., Xing, Q., and Wang, B., 2024
An autophagy-independent role of ULK1/ULK2 in mechanotransduction and breast cancer cell migration, Liang, P., and Wang, B., 2024
SRRM2 Phase Separation Drives Assembly of Nuclear Speckle Subcompartments, Zhang, M., Gu, Z., Ma, S., Yang, S., Guo, J., Shu, L., Ge, Y., Chen, Z., and Wang, B., 2024
An ULK1/2-PXN mechanotransduction pathway suppresses breast cancer cell migration, Liang, P., Zhang, J., Wu, W., Zheng, S., Xu, Z., Yang, S., Wang, J., Ma, S., Xiao, L., Hu, T., Jiang, W., Huang, C., Xing, Q., Kundu, M., and Wang, B., 2023
Emerging Roles of Ubiquitination in Biomolecular Condensates, Liang, P., Zhang, J., and Wang, B., 2023
ATG14 and RB1CC1 play essential roles in maintaining muscle homeostasis, Li, D., Vogel, P., Li, XJ., Wang, B. & Kundu, M., 2021
ER-to-Golgi trafficking and its implication in neurological diseases, Wang, B., Stanford, K. & Kundu, M., 2020
ULK1/2 regulate stress granule disassembly through phosphorylation and activation of VCP, Wang, B., Maxwell, B., Joo, J.H., Gwon, Y., Messing, J., Mishra, A., Shaw, T., Ward, A., Quan, H., Sakurada, S.M., et al., 2019
The COPII cargo adapter SEC24C is essential for neuronal homeostasis, Wang, B., Joo, JH., Mount, R., Teubner, BJW., Krenzer, A., Ward, AL., Ichhaporia, VP., Elizabeth AJ., Khoriaty, R., Peters ST., et al., 2018
The autophagy-inducing kinases, ULK1 and ULK2, regulate axon guidance in the developing mouse forebrain via a noncanonical pathway, Wang, B., Iyengar, R., Li-Harms, X., Joo, J.H., Wright, C., Lavado, A., Yang, M., Guan, JL., Green, DR., Cao, X., and Kundu, M., 2017
Canonical and noncanonical functions of ULK/Atg1, Wang, B. & Kundu, M., 2017
The Noncanonical Role of ULK/ATG1 in ER-to-Golgi Trafficking Is Essential for Cellular Homeostasis, Joo, J.H., Wang, B., Frankel, E., Ge, L., Xu, L., Iyengar, R., Li-Harms, X., Wright, C., Shaw, T.I., Lindsten, T., et al., 2016
VCP is essential for mitochondrial quality control by PINK1/Parkin and this function is impaired by VCP mutations, Kim, N.C., Tresse, E., Kolaitis, R.M., Molliex, A., Thomas, R.E., Alami, N.H., Wang, B., Joshi, A., Smith, R.B., Ritson, G.P., et al., 2013
Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications, Xiao, L., Wang, B., Yang, G., and Gauthier, G., 2012

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