Areas of Focus
- Regulation mechanisms of autophagy in developmental processes
- Communication between organelles affecting autophagy
Work Experience
- 2021.3.8-2023.11.4 - University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Postdoctoral Associate
- 2020.11.2-2021.3.7 - University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Research Associate I
- 2012.8.1-2014.8.30 - Central South University, Medical Genetics National Key Laboratory - Technician
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2018-2020: PhD in Genetics, Central South University
- Published research in prestigious journals including Cell and Current Biology
Publications
- Mass isolation of staged Drosophila pupal intestines for analysis of protein ubiquitylation, Wang R, Velentzas PD, Baehrecke EH, 2023
- PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development, Wang R, Fortier TM, Chai F, Miao G, Shen JL, Restrepo LJ, DiGiacomo JJ, Velentzas PD, Baehrecke EH, 2023
- ESCRT dysfunction compromises endoplasmic reticulum maturation and autophagosome biogenesis in Drosophila, Wang R, Miao G, Shen JL, Fortier TM, Baehrecke EH, 2022
- ATP13A2 facilitates HDAC6 recruitment to lysosome to promote autophagosome-lysosome fusion, Wang R, Tan J, Chen T, Han H, Tian R, Tan Y, Wu Y, Cui J, Chen F, Li J, Lv L, Guan X, Shang S, Lu J, Zhang Z, 2019