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Name

Congying Wu

Contact Information

congyingwu@hsc.pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2004-2008 Bachelor: Tsinghua University, Department of Biological Sciences and Technology 2008-2013 PhD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Work Experience	2013-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow: Howard Hughes Medical Institute/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015-present Researcher: Peking University, School of Basic Medical Sciences

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2004-2008 Bachelor: Tsinghua University, Department of Biological Sciences and Technology
2008-2013 PhD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Work Experience

2013-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow: Howard Hughes Medical Institute/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015-present Researcher: Peking University, School of Basic Medical Sciences

Areas of Focus	Mechanical regulation of cell adhesion and migration Regulation of organelles by the cytoskeleton Molecular mechanisms of tumor metastasis
Publications	LIMD1 phase separation contributes to cellular mechanics and durotaxis by regulating focal adhesion dynamics in response to force, Wu C et al., 2021 Mechanical instability generated by Myosin 19 contributes to mitochondria cristae architecture and OXPHOS, Wu C et al., 2022 The Golgi microtubules regulate single cell durotaxis, Wu C et al., 2021 Arp2/3-branched actin regulates microtubule acetylation levels and affects mitochondrial distribution, Wu C et al., 2019 Arp2/3 is critical for lamellipodia and response to extracellular matrix cues but is dispensable for chemotaxis, Wu C et al., 2012

Areas of Focus

Mechanical regulation of cell adhesion and migration
Regulation of organelles by the cytoskeleton
Molecular mechanisms of tumor metastasis

Publications

LIMD1 phase separation contributes to cellular mechanics and durotaxis by regulating focal adhesion dynamics in response to force, Wu C et al., 2021
Mechanical instability generated by Myosin 19 contributes to mitochondria cristae architecture and OXPHOS, Wu C et al., 2022
The Golgi microtubules regulate single cell durotaxis, Wu C et al., 2021
Arp2/3-branched actin regulates microtubule acetylation levels and affects mitochondrial distribution, Wu C et al., 2019
Arp2/3 is critical for lamellipodia and response to extracellular matrix cues but is dispensable for chemotaxis, Wu C et al., 2012

Cell Adhesion Cell Migration Mechanical Regulation Cytoskeleton Organelles Tumor Metastasis Molecular Mechanisms Protein Machinery Mechanical Force

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