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Name	Zilong Wen
Contact Information	wenzl@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Zilong Wen

Contact Information

wenzl@sustech.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Southern University of Science and Technology
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1981-1986 Bachelor of Medicine: First Military Medical University 1992-1997 PhD: Rockefeller University Postdoctoral research at Stanford Medical School
Work Experience	2022- Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology 2012-2022 Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2007-2012 Associate Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2002-2007 Research Group Leader, Singapore Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology 1999-2002 Research Group Leader, Singapore Institute of Agrobiology 1997-1999 Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University
Awards	2019: Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowship 2011: School of Science Research Award, HKUST 1998: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 1997: American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1981-1986 Bachelor of Medicine: First Military Medical University
1992-1997 PhD: Rockefeller University
Postdoctoral research at Stanford Medical School

Work Experience

2022- Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
2012-2022 Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2007-2012 Associate Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2002-2007 Research Group Leader, Singapore Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
1999-2002 Research Group Leader, Singapore Institute of Agrobiology
1997-1999 Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University

Awards

2019: Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowship
2011: School of Science Research Award, HKUST
1998: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
1997: American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

Areas of Focus	Hematopoiesis and blood cell formation Macrophage and dendritic cell development and tissue specialization Role of immune cells in organ aging and tissue regeneration Role of immune cells in melanoma development and metastasis
Publications	Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptome profiling reveals macrophage and dendritic cell heterogeneity in zebrafish, Zhou QX, Zhao CL, Yang ZY, Qu R, Li YB, Fan YN, Tang JL, Wen ZL, 2023 Metaphocytes are IL-22BP producing cells regulated by ETS transcription factor Spic and essential for zebrafish barrier immunity, Zhao CL, Li YB, Tang JL, Zhou QX, Lin X, Wen ZL, 2023 Cell competition for neuron-derived trophic factor controls the turnover and lifespan of microglia, Yu T, Kuang HY, Huang Y, Wu XH, Wang JZ, Wen ZL, 2023 Mafba and Mafbb regulate microglial colonization of zebrafish brain via controlling chemotaxis receptor expression, Lou L, Yu T, Dai YM, Zhao SZ, Feng SC, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2022 Hemogenic and aortic endothelium arise from a common hemogenic angioblast precursor and are specified by the Etv2 dosage, Zhao SZ, Feng SC, Tian Y, Wen ZL, 2022 Two phenotypically and functionally distinct microglial populations in adult zebrafish, Wu ST, Nguyen TML, Pan HR, Hassan S, Dai YM, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2020 Endoderm-derived myeloid-like metaphocytes in zebrafish gill mediate soluble antigen-induced immunity, Lin X, Zhou QX, Lin GZ, Zhao CL, Wen ZL, 2020 An ectoderm-derived myeloid-like cell population functions as antigen transporters for Langerhans cells in zebrafish epidermis, Lin X, Zhou QX, Zhao CL, Lin GZ, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2019 Il34-Csf1r pathway regulates the migration and colonization of microglial precursors, Wu ST, Xue RT, Hassan SL, Nguyen TML, Wang TN, Pan HR, Liu QF, Xu J, Zhang WQ, Wen ZL, 2018 Distinct regulatory networks control the development of macrophages of different origins in zebrafish, Yu T, Guo WL, Tian Y, Xu J, Chen JH, Li L, Wen ZL, 2017 The first wave of T lymphopoiesis in zebrafish arises from aorta endothelium independent of hematopoietic stem cells, Tian Y, Xu J, Feng SC, He SC, Zhao SZ, Zhu L, Jin W, Dai YM, Luo LF, Qu JY, Wen ZL, 2017 Microglia colonization of developing zebrafish midbrain is promoted by apoptotic neuron and lysophosphatidylcholine, Xu J, Wang TN, Wu Y, Jin W, Wen ZL, 2016 Temporal-spatial resolution fate mapping reveals distinct origins for embryonic and adult microglia in zebrafish, Xu J, Zhu L, He SC, Wu Y, Jin W, Yu T, Qu JY, Wen ZL, 2015

Areas of Focus

Hematopoiesis and blood cell formation
Macrophage and dendritic cell development and tissue specialization
Role of immune cells in organ aging and tissue regeneration
Role of immune cells in melanoma development and metastasis

Publications

Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptome profiling reveals macrophage and dendritic cell heterogeneity in zebrafish, Zhou QX, Zhao CL, Yang ZY, Qu R, Li YB, Fan YN, Tang JL, Wen ZL, 2023
Metaphocytes are IL-22BP producing cells regulated by ETS transcription factor Spic and essential for zebrafish barrier immunity, Zhao CL, Li YB, Tang JL, Zhou QX, Lin X, Wen ZL, 2023
Cell competition for neuron-derived trophic factor controls the turnover and lifespan of microglia, Yu T, Kuang HY, Huang Y, Wu XH, Wang JZ, Wen ZL, 2023
Mafba and Mafbb regulate microglial colonization of zebrafish brain via controlling chemotaxis receptor expression, Lou L, Yu T, Dai YM, Zhao SZ, Feng SC, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2022
Hemogenic and aortic endothelium arise from a common hemogenic angioblast precursor and are specified by the Etv2 dosage, Zhao SZ, Feng SC, Tian Y, Wen ZL, 2022
Two phenotypically and functionally distinct microglial populations in adult zebrafish, Wu ST, Nguyen TML, Pan HR, Hassan S, Dai YM, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2020
Endoderm-derived myeloid-like metaphocytes in zebrafish gill mediate soluble antigen-induced immunity, Lin X, Zhou QX, Lin GZ, Zhao CL, Wen ZL, 2020
An ectoderm-derived myeloid-like cell population functions as antigen transporters for Langerhans cells in zebrafish epidermis, Lin X, Zhou QX, Zhao CL, Lin GZ, Xu J, Wen ZL, 2019
Il34-Csf1r pathway regulates the migration and colonization of microglial precursors, Wu ST, Xue RT, Hassan SL, Nguyen TML, Wang TN, Pan HR, Liu QF, Xu J, Zhang WQ, Wen ZL, 2018
Distinct regulatory networks control the development of macrophages of different origins in zebrafish, Yu T, Guo WL, Tian Y, Xu J, Chen JH, Li L, Wen ZL, 2017
The first wave of T lymphopoiesis in zebrafish arises from aorta endothelium independent of hematopoietic stem cells, Tian Y, Xu J, Feng SC, He SC, Zhao SZ, Zhu L, Jin W, Dai YM, Luo LF, Qu JY, Wen ZL, 2017
Microglia colonization of developing zebrafish midbrain is promoted by apoptotic neuron and lysophosphatidylcholine, Xu J, Wang TN, Wu Y, Jin W, Wen ZL, 2016
Temporal-spatial resolution fate mapping reveals distinct origins for embryonic and adult microglia in zebrafish, Xu J, Zhu L, He SC, Wu Y, Jin W, Yu T, Qu JY, Wen ZL, 2015

Hematopoiesis Blood Cells Macrophages Dendritic Cells Tissue Specialization Immune Cells Organ Aging Tissue Regeneration Melanoma Metastasis

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