Areas of Focus
- Identification and pathogenic mechanisms of susceptibility loci/genes in complex diseases
- Functional mechanisms of long non-coding RNAs
- miRNA functional mechanisms
- Transcription factor phase separation mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2018/7-2022/7 - Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology, Assistant Professor
- 2022/8-Present - Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology, Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- Hosted 2 national projects
- Published 15 papers in high-impact journals
Publications
- An osteoporosis susceptibility allele at 11p15 regulates SOX6 expression by modulating TCF4 chromatin binding, Zhu DL, Chen XF, Zhou XR, Hu SY, Tuo XM, Hao RH, Dong SS, Jiang F, Rong Y, Yang TL, Yang Z, Guo Y, 2022
- A transcriptome-wide association study identifies novel susceptibility genes for psoriasis, Zhu DL, Yao S, Wu H, Ke X, Zhou XR, Geng SM, Dong SS, Chen H, Yang TL, Cheng Y, Guo Y, 2021
Awards
- 2020 - Shaanxi Province Outstanding Doctoral Thesis
- 2022 - Shaanxi Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award - Special Prize