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Name	Lei-Lei Wang
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Hubei

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Name

Lei-Lei Wang

Contact Information

leilei.wang@whu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Wuhan University
Faculty	Medical School
Academic Background & Achievements	2004-09 to 2008-06, Wuhan University, School of Electronic Information, BSc in Electronic Information Science and Technology 2005-09 to 2008-06, Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences, BSc in Biological Sciences 2008-09 to 2013-06, Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences, PhD in Cell Biology
Work Experience	2013-08 to 2019-07, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Molecular Biology, Postdoctoral Researcher 2019-08 to 2023-03, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Molecular Biology, Instructor 2023-04 to present, Wuhan University, Taikang Medical College (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Professor
Awards	2022: National Talent Program Awardee

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Wuhan University

Faculty

Medical School

Academic Background & Achievements

2004-09 to 2008-06, Wuhan University, School of Electronic Information, BSc in Electronic Information Science and Technology
2005-09 to 2008-06, Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences, BSc in Biological Sciences
2008-09 to 2013-06, Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences, PhD in Cell Biology

Work Experience

2013-08 to 2019-07, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Molecular Biology, Postdoctoral Researcher
2019-08 to 2023-03, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Molecular Biology, Instructor
2023-04 to present, Wuhan University, Taikang Medical College (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Professor

Awards

2022: National Talent Program Awardee

Areas of Focus	Neurodegenerative diseases and neural injury treatment through neuronal reprogramming and regeneration
Publications	Therapeutic Potential of PTBP1 Inhibition, If Any, Is Not Attributed to Glia-to-Neuron Conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2023 In vivo glia-to-neuron conversion: pitfalls and solutions, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022 Reply to In vivo confusion over in vivo conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022 Revisiting astrocyte to neuron conversion with lineage tracing in vivo, Lei-Lei Wang, Carolina Serrano, Xiaoling Zhong, Shuaipeng Ma, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021 In vivo reprogramming of NG2 glia enables adult neurogenesis and functional recovery following spinal cord injury, Wenjiao Tai, Wei Wu, Lei-Lei Wang, Haoqi Ni, Chunhai Chen, Jianjing Yang, Tong Zang, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021 Phenotypic Reprogramming of Striatal Neurons into Dopaminergic Neuron-like Cells in the Adult Mouse Brain, Wenze Niu, Tong Zang, Lei-Lei Wang, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018 Engineering new neurons: In vivo reprogramming in the mammalian brain and spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018 The p53 pathway controls SOX2-mediated reprogramming in the mouse adult spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang, Zhida Su, Wenjiao Tai, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu, Chun-Li Zhang, 2016 Physiological, Pathological, and Engineered Cell Identity Reprogramming in the Central Nervous System, Derek K. Smith, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2016 Curcumin, a potential therapeutic candidate for the retinal diseases, Lei-Lei Wang, Yue Sun, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2013 Elevated histone acetylations in Müller cell contribute to inflammation: a novel inhibitory effect of minocycline, Lei-Lei Wang, Hong Chen, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2012

Areas of Focus

Neurodegenerative diseases and neural injury treatment through neuronal reprogramming and regeneration

Publications

Therapeutic Potential of PTBP1 Inhibition, If Any, Is Not Attributed to Glia-to-Neuron Conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2023
In vivo glia-to-neuron conversion: pitfalls and solutions, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022
Reply to In vivo confusion over in vivo conversion, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2022
Revisiting astrocyte to neuron conversion with lineage tracing in vivo, Lei-Lei Wang, Carolina Serrano, Xiaoling Zhong, Shuaipeng Ma, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021
In vivo reprogramming of NG2 glia enables adult neurogenesis and functional recovery following spinal cord injury, Wenjiao Tai, Wei Wu, Lei-Lei Wang, Haoqi Ni, Chunhai Chen, Jianjing Yang, Tong Zang, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu and Chun-Li Zhang, 2021
Phenotypic Reprogramming of Striatal Neurons into Dopaminergic Neuron-like Cells in the Adult Mouse Brain, Wenze Niu, Tong Zang, Lei-Lei Wang, Yuhua Zou and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018
Engineering new neurons: In vivo reprogramming in the mammalian brain and spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2018
The p53 pathway controls SOX2-mediated reprogramming in the mouse adult spinal cord, Lei-Lei Wang, Zhida Su, Wenjiao Tai, Yuhua Zou, Xiao-Ming Xu, Chun-Li Zhang, 2016
Physiological, Pathological, and Engineered Cell Identity Reprogramming in the Central Nervous System, Derek K. Smith, Lei-Lei Wang and Chun-Li Zhang, 2016
Curcumin, a potential therapeutic candidate for the retinal diseases, Lei-Lei Wang, Yue Sun, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2013
Elevated histone acetylations in Müller cell contribute to inflammation: a novel inhibitory effect of minocycline, Lei-Lei Wang, Hong Chen, Kun Huang and Ling Zheng, 2012

Neurodegenerative Diseases Neural Injury Neuronal Reprogramming Regeneration Glial Scars Viral Vectors Inducing Factors Mouse Models Spinal Cord Injuries Retinal Damage

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