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Lei-Lei Wang
Basic Medical Sciences
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Neuronal
Reprogramming
Regeneration
Neural
Injuries
Treatment
Neurodegenerative
Diseases
Glial
Scars
Areas of Focus
- Neuronal reprogramming and regeneration, and treatment of neural injuries
Work Experience
- 2013-08 to 2019-07, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2019-08 to 2023-03, Instructor, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2023-04 to present, Professor, Taikang Medical College (Basic Medical College), Wuhan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-09 to 2008-06, Bachelor in Electronic Information Science and Technology, Wuhan University
- 2005-09 to 2008-06, Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Wuhan University
- 2008-09 to 2013-06, PhD in Cell Biology, Wuhan University
Publications
- Therapeutic Potential of PTBP1 Inhibition, If Any, Is Not Attributed to Glia-to-Neuron Conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2023
- In vivo glia-to-neuron conversion: pitfalls and solutions, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022
- Reply to In vivo confusion over in vivo conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022
- Revisiting astrocyte to neuron conversion with lineage tracing in vivo, Lei-Lei Wang, Carolina Serrano, Xiaoling Zhong, Shuaipeng Ma, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021
- In vivo reprogramming of NG2 glia enables adult neurogenesis and functional recovery following spinal cord injury, Wenjiao Tai, Wei Wu, Lei-Lei Wang, Haoqi Ni, Chunhai Chen, Jianjing Yang, Tong Zang, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021
- Phenotypic Reprogramming of Striatal Neurons into Dopaminergic Neuron-like Cells in the Adult Mouse Brain, Wenze Niu, Tong Zang, Lei-Lei Wang, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018
- Engineering new neurons: In vivo reprogramming in the mammalian brain and spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018
- The p53 pathway controls SOX2-mediated reprogramming in the mouse adult spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang, Zhida Su, Wenjiao Tai, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu, Chun-Li Zhang, 2016
- Physiological, Pathological, and Engineered Cell Identity Reprogramming in the Central Nervous System, Derek K. Smith, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2016
- Curcumin, a potential therapeutic candidate for the retinal diseases, Lei-Lei Wang, Yue Sun, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2013
- Elevated histone acetylations in Müller cell contribute to inflammation: a novel inhibitory effect of minocycline, Lei-Lei Wang, Hong Chen, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2012
Awards
- 2022: National Talent Program Awardee
