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Hongkui Deng
Life Science
Peking University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Reprogramming
Cell Fate
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells
Chemical Induction
Pluripotency
Transdifferentiation
Cell Therapy
Gene Editing
Tissue Engineering
Areas of Focus
- Somatic cell reprogramming
- Cell fate regulation
- Regenerative medicine applications
Work Experience
- 1995-1997 Postdoctoral Researcher, Skirball Institute, NYU Medical Center
- 1998-2000 Director of Molecular Biology, ViaCell, Massachusetts
- 2001-present Distinguished Professor, Peking University
- 2011-present Senior Researcher, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences
- 2013-present Director, Stem Cell Research Center, Peking University
- 2016-present Boya Chair Professor, Peking University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990 - 1995 PhD in Science, UCLA
- 1984 - 1987 Master of Science, Shanghai Second Medical University
- 1980 - 1984 Bachelor of Science, Wuhan University
Publications
- Chemical reprogramming of human somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells, Guan J, Wang G, Wang J, Zhang Z, Fu Y, Cheng L, Meng G, Lyu Y, Zhu J, Li Y, Wang Y, Liuyang S, Liu B, Yang Z, He H, Zhong X, Chen Q, Zhang X, Sun S, Lai W, Shi S, Liu L, Wang L, Li C, Lu S, Deng H, 2022
- Derivation of totipotent-like stem cells with blastocyst-like structure forming potential, Xu Y, Zhao J, Ren Y, Wang X, Lyu Y, Xie B, Sun Y, Yuan X, Liu H, Yang W, Fu Y, Yu Y, Liu Y, Mu R, Li C, Xu J, Deng H, 2022
Awards
- Beijing Science and Technology Award (2011)
- WuXi AppTec Award for Life Chemistry Research (2013)
- The 7th Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award (2014)
- The 18th Wu Jieping-Paul Janssen Medical and Pharmaceutical Award (2017)
- Outstanding Contribution Award, China Stem Cell Annual Conference (2018)
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Chinese Society for Cell Biology (2019)
- Guohua Outstanding Scholar Award, Peking University (2019)
