Areas of Focus
- Stem cell pluripotency and epigenetic mechanisms
- Tumor formation signaling, immunology, and epigenetics
Work Experience
- 2009 - Present: Distinguished Professor at Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998 - PhD in Cell Biology from Lanzhou University
- Postdoctoral research at Osaka University Medical School and Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Received national and ministerial level awards and recognitions
Publications
- LncRNA SOX1-OT V1 acts as a decoy of HDAC10 to promote SOX1-dependent hESC neuronal differentiation, Kang J#, 2022
- PAUPAR and PAX6 sequentially regulate human embryonic stem cell cortical differentiation, Kang J#, 2021
Awards
- 2006: National Outstanding Youth Fund
- 2009: Shanghai Natural Science First Prize
- 2010: Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize
- Various leadership and excellence titles in scientific research from Shanghai and Tongji University