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I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Genetics and Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University. As a muscle biologist, I am interested in studying the muscular system. In addition to its role in movement, posture, blood circulation, and heat generation, muscles are also responsible for other essential biological processes. Our lab focuses on understanding how muscles interact with other organs via myokines to promote body hemostasis. We are also interested in studying myogenesis and myopathies to gain a comprehensive understanding of the muscle system’s function.

I will be joining the lab as a Ph.D. student in September 2023. Prior to this, I conducted research on COVID-19 in Dr. Pengfei Wang’s lab, which resulted in several publications (Journal of Medical Virology, 2022; Cell Discovery, 2023; Pathogens, 2023). Drosophila and humans have highly conserved immune systems. My research interests include studying the interaction between pathogens and hosts and developing novel virus-based tools for creating transgenic animals.

I earned my doctoral degree from Shenyang Agricultural University, where I was supervised by Academician Tianlai Li and Prof. Tao Xu. Prior to joining the Yang Lab, I published several articles on the molecular mechanism of tomato pedicel (Plant Physiology, 2021; The Plant Journal, 2020; Biologia, 2017). Due to my strong interest in Alzheimer’s disease, I decided to transition and pursue a postdoctoral career to investigate how physical exercise affects AD pathogenesis.

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I earned my B.S. from China Pharmaceutical University. In the Yang lab, I use tools such as live imaging, antibody staining, and bio sensors to study the mechanisms of muscle morphogenesis. I also try to build a drug screen platform in fly embryo system.

I got my Master’s degree from Northwest A&F University, where I was mentored by Professor Wenxian Zeng. During my postgraduate studies, I identified the critical regulatory roles of m6A during spermatogenesis using bioinformatic methods. My research findings were published in Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics (2021), Mol Reprod Dev (2022), and Cells (2022). Currently, I am working as a part-time lab manager at Yang Lab. My research interests include the interaction of myokines and cognitive decline, which is why I have decided to pursue further training by applying for a Ph.D. program at Yang Lab.

We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our lab! Please see the detail here!