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Ruilin Zhang
Medical School
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese
Cardiovascular
Development
Metabolic Diseases
Models
Cardiac
Injury
Regeneration
Zebrafish
Mouse Models
Genetics
Areas of Focus
- Cardiovascular development and metabolic disease models
- Cardiac injury and regeneration
Work Experience
- 2009-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California San Diego School of Medicine
- 2015-2019 Researcher and PhD Supervisor, Fudan University School of Life Sciences
- 2019-present Professor and PhD Supervisor, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003 Bachelor of Science: Fudan University School of Life Sciences
- 2003-2009 PhD in Biomedical Sciences: Mayo Clinic Graduate School
Publications
- Inhibition of Tgf-b/Smad3 signaling disrupts cardiomyocyte cell cycle progression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like response during ventricle regeneration, Peng Y, Wang W, Fang Y, Hu H, Chang N, Pang M, Hu Y, Li X, Long H, Xiong J, Zhang R*, 2021
- Zebrafish as an animal model for the antiviral RNA interference pathway, Ren Y, Li X, Tian Z, Xu Y, Zhang R*, Li Y*, 2021
Awards
- 2020 Zeiss Young Scientist Award in Zebrafish Research
