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Name	Cong Yu
Contact Information	yuc@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Cong Yu

Contact Information

yuc@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	2004 - 2009 PhD in Biochemistry: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1998 - 2004 Bachelor in Life Sciences: University of Science and Technology of China Recipient of the 'Young Scientist' title by the Hong Kong Science Society in 2009
Work Experience	2013 - Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Associate Professor 2009 - 2013, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Academician Zhang Mingjie, Postdoctoral Research
Awards	2014: Recipient of the Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent (Category B) Expert 2009: 'Young Scientist' (Life Sciences) by the Hong Kong Science Society

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2004 - 2009 PhD in Biochemistry: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1998 - 2004 Bachelor in Life Sciences: University of Science and Technology of China
Recipient of the 'Young Scientist' title by the Hong Kong Science Society in 2009

Work Experience

2013 - Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Associate Professor
2009 - 2013, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Academician Zhang Mingjie, Postdoctoral Research

Awards

2014: Recipient of the Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent (Category B) Expert
2009: 'Young Scientist' (Life Sciences) by the Hong Kong Science Society

Areas of Focus	Study of molecular mechanisms in cell and microenvironment interactions Research on molecular motor functions related to diseases
Publications	Complex structures of Rsu1 and PINCH1 reveal a regulatory mechanism of the ILK/PINCH/Parvin complex for F-actin dynamics, H Yang, L Lin, K Sun, T Zhang, W Chen, L Li, Y Xie, C Wu, Z Wei, C Yu, 2021 Oligomerized Liprin-α Promotes Phase Separation of ELKS for Compartmentalization of Presynaptic Active Zone Proteins, M Liang, G Jin, X Xie, W Zhang, K Li, F Niu, C Yu, Z Wei, 2021 F-actin disassembly factor MICAL1 binding to Myosin Va mediates cargo unloading during cytokinesis, F Niu, K Sun, W Wei, C Yu, Z Wei, 2020 Structural basis of liprin-α-promoted LAR-RPTP clustering for modulation of phosphatase activity, X Xie, L Luo, M Liang, W Zhang, T Zhang, C Yu, Z Wei, 2020 Structural basis of kindlin-mediated integrin recognition and activation, H Li, Y Deng, K Sun, H Yang, J Liu, M Wang, Z Zhang, J Lin, C Wu, Z Wei, C Yu, 2017 Liprin-mediated large signaling complex organization revealed by the liprin-alpha/CASK and liprin-alpha/liprin-beta complex structures, Z Wei, S Zheng, S A Spangler, C Yu, C C Hoogenraad, M Zhang, 2011 Myosin VI undergoes cargo-mediated dimerization, C Yu, W Feng, Z Wei, Y Miyanoiri, W Wen, Y Zhao, M Zhang, 2009

Areas of Focus

Study of molecular mechanisms in cell and microenvironment interactions
Research on molecular motor functions related to diseases

Publications

Complex structures of Rsu1 and PINCH1 reveal a regulatory mechanism of the ILK/PINCH/Parvin complex for F-actin dynamics, H Yang, L Lin, K Sun, T Zhang, W Chen, L Li, Y Xie, C Wu*, Z Wei*, C Yu*, 2021
Oligomerized Liprin-α Promotes Phase Separation of ELKS for Compartmentalization of Presynaptic Active Zone Proteins, M Liang, G Jin, X Xie, W Zhang, K Li, F Niu, C Yu*, Z Wei*, 2021
F-actin disassembly factor MICAL1 binding to Myosin Va mediates cargo unloading during cytokinesis, F Niu, K Sun, W Wei, C Yu*, Z Wei*, 2020
Structural basis of liprin-α-promoted LAR-RPTP clustering for modulation of phosphatase activity, X Xie, L Luo, M Liang, W Zhang, T Zhang, C Yu, Z Wei*, 2020
Structural basis of kindlin-mediated integrin recognition and activation, H Li, Y Deng, K Sun, H Yang, J Liu, M Wang, Z Zhang, J Lin, C Wu*, Z Wei*, C Yu*, 2017
Liprin-mediated large signaling complex organization revealed by the liprin-alpha/CASK and liprin-alpha/liprin-beta complex structures, Z Wei, S Zheng, S A Spangler, C Yu*, C C Hoogenraad, M Zhang*, 2011
Myosin VI undergoes cargo-mediated dimerization, C Yu, W Feng, Z Wei, Y Miyanoiri, W Wen, Y Zhao, M Zhang*, 2009

Cell Interaction Microenvironment Molecular Mechanisms Disease Molecular Motor Protein Structure Cell Adhesion Cell Motility Cancer-Related Proteins Biochemistry

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