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Yanwu Wang
Medical School
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Vertebrate
Embryonic Development
Zebrafish
Model Animal
Genetic Regulation
Axis Formation
Dorsoventral
Mechanisms
Research
Developmental Biology
Areas of Focus
- Vertebrate early embryonic development
- Regulatory mechanisms of dorsoventral axis formation
Work Experience
- 1998.7-2003.11 Assistant, Department of Histology and Embryology, Wuhan University
- 2003.11-2022.5 Lecturer, Department of Histology and Embryology, Wuhan University
- 2010.10-2010.12 Visiting Scholar, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
- 2015.10-2016.11 Visiting Scholar, Boston University School of Medicine, USA
- 2022.5-present Associate Professor, Department of Histology and Embryology, Wuhan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993-1998 Bachelor in Clinical Medicine/Basic Medicine, Wuhan University
- 1999-2002 Master in Human Anatomy and Tissue Embryology, Wuhan University
- 2002-2008 PhD in Genetics, Wuhan University
Publications
- α-Ketoglutarate-Mediated DNA Demethylation Sustains T-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia upon TCA Cycle Targeting, Wang Y, Shen N, Spurlin G, et al., 2022
- Tetrabromobisphenol A perturbs cell fate decisions via BMP signaling in the early embryonic development of zebrafish, Pang S, Gao Y, Wang Y, et al., 2022
- Direct Phosphorylation and Stabilization of MYC by Aurora B Kinase Promote T-cell Leukemogenesis, J. Jiang; J.C. Wang; M. Yue; X.L. Cai; T.C. Wang; C. Wu; H.X. Su; Y.W. Wang; M. Han; Y.C. Zhang; X.F. Zhu; P. Jiang; P. Li; Y.H. Sun; W.H. Xiao; H. Feng; G.L. Qing; and H.D. Liu, 2020
- Marcksb plays a key role in the secretory pathway of zebrafish Bmp2b, Ye D; Wang XS; Wei CY; He MD; Wang HP; Wang YW; Zhu ZY; Sun YH, 2019
- UFD1 contributes to MYC-mediated leukemia aggressiveness through suppression of the proapoptotic unfolded protein response, L.N. Huiting; Y. Samaha; G. Zhang; J.E. Roderick; B. Li; N.M. Anderson; Y.W. Wang; L. Wang; F.J.F. Laroche; J.W. Choi; C.T. Liu; M.A. Kelliher; H. Feng, 2018
- Subtractive phage display technology identifies zebrafish marcksb that is required for gastrulation, Wang YW, Wei CY, Dai HP, Zhu ZY, Sun YH, 2013
Awards
- 2020 Wuhan University Undergraduate Excellent Teaching Performance Award
- 2020 'Microscopic Human World' awarded Provincial Top Online Course
- 2010 First Prize, Young Teacher Competition, School of Basic Medicine
- 2012 Second Prize, Young Teacher Competition, School of Basic Medicine
