Areas of Focus
- Genetic compensation effects and DNA damage repair mechanisms
- Molecular mechanisms of heart regeneration
- Artificial fish meat construction using stem cell culture and 3D printing technology
Work Experience
- 1984-1987: Junior Research Fellow at Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1987-1989: Research work at Agriculture Research Station, Saskatoon, Canada
- 1989-1991: Junior Research Fellow at Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1991-1994: Master's student at the Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1994-1998: Assistant Research Fellow at Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1999-2004: Junior Research Fellow at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
- 2004-2008: Research Fellow at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
- 2008-2009: Research Scientist at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
- 2009-present: Professor at Zhejiang University, Director of the Institute of Cell and Developmental Research
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1980-1984: Bachelor's Degree from Wuhan University, Department of Biology
- 1987-1989: Master's studies at University of Saskatchewan, Department of Crop Science (interrupted)
- 1991-1994: Master's Degree from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1999-2004: PhD from National University of Singapore, Department of Biological Sciences
Publications
- Genetic compensation effects in zebrafish and cell lines, Ma et al., 2019
- Molecular mechanisms of heart regeneration in zebrafish, Chen et al., 2005
- Role of delta113p53 in DNA double-strand break repair, Gong et al., 2015
Awards
- 2019: Top Ten Academic Progress at Zhejiang University