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Ying Cao
Life Science
Tongji University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Cilia
Genetics
Zebrafish
Kidney Disease
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells
Rare Diseases
Crispr/Cas9
Signal Pathways
Ciliopathies
Areas of Focus
- Identification and functional study of new ciliary factors
- Mechanisms of kidney development and kidney diseases
- Mechanisms of other human rare diseases/ciliopathies
- Research on renal stem cells
Work Experience
- 2005-2010 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine
- 2010-present - Professor, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000 - BS in Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University
- 2005 - PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, Tsinghua University
- Research on FGF signaling pathway in zebrafish embryonic development during PhD
Publications
- Mutagenesis of ciliary candidate genes with CRISPR/Cas9 system in zebrafish identifies genes required for retina development, Ying Cao et al., 2019
- Apical PtdIns(4,5)P2 is required for ciliogenesis and suppression of polycystic kidney disease, Ying Cao et al., 2019
