Areas of Focus
- Molecular Biophysics
- Mechanisms of DNA Replication and Damage Response
- Cancer Research
Work Experience
- 2003-2006 - University of California, Los Angeles - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2006-2008 - Joint Laboratory with Texas University at US Air Force Base - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2008-Present - School of Life Science and Technology, Department of Systems Biology - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998 Bachelor of Biology: Wuhan University
- 2002 PhD in Biochemistry: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Postdoctoral Research at University of California, Los Angeles and Joint Laboratory with Texas University at US Air Force Base
Publications
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa, under DNA replication inhibition, tends to form biofilm via Arr, Gotoh H., Zhang Y.X., Dallo S.F., Hong S., Kasaraneni N., Tao W., 2008
- Noc3p, a bHLH protein, plays an integral role in the initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast, Zhang, Y. X., Yu, Z. L., Fu, X. R., Liang, C., 2002