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Yi Deng
Life Science
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English, German
Cell Microenvironment
Signal Transduction
Disease
Cell-Matrix Adhesion
Actin Cytoskeleton
Cell Migration
Embryonic Development
Tumor Metastasis
Integrin Signaling
Molecular Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Cell microenvironment, signal transduction, and disease
- Biology of pancreatic beta-cells
Work Experience
- 2020 - Present: Teaching Professor, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2012 - 2019: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2011 - 2012: Associate Researcher, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2009 - 2011: Assistant Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 2003 - 2008: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
- 2003: Research Assistant, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002 - PhD in Biology: Ruhr University Bochum
- 1999 - Master's in Biology: Shandong University
- 1996 - Bachelor's in Biology: Shandong University
Publications
- Efficient genome editing of genes involved in neural crest development using the CRISPR/Cas9 system in Xenopus embryos, Liu Z, Kwan T, Cheng, Shi Z, Liu Z, Lei Y, Wang C, Shi W, Chen X, Qi X, Cai D, Feng B, Deng Y*, Chen C, Zhao H, 2016
- The Proto-oncogene Transcription Factor Ets1 Regulates Neural Crest Development through Histone Deacetylase 1 to Mediate Output of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling, Wang C, Kam RK, Shi W, Xia Y, Chen X, Cao Y, Sun J, Du Y, Lu G, Chen Z, Chan WY, Chan SO, Deng Y*, Zhao H, 2015
