2009年毕业于美国康涅狄格大学医学院获生物医学博士学位，同时获商学院工商管理学硕士学位。同年5月作为独立PI获得Connecticut Stem Cell Seed Award研究经费资助，受聘于康涅狄格大学干细胞学院从事博士后研究，并于2010年5月任助理教授。2011年1月任上海生化与细胞所研究员。目前担任Cell、Science、Mol Cell等多个国际期刊编委、美国冷泉港实验室非编码RNA会议、国际RNA协会年会等多个会议的大会主席。2017年入选霍华德·休斯医学院研究所(HHMI)国际研究学者、国家杰出青年科学基金等资助。曾获中国青年科技奖特别奖、科学探索奖、谈家桢生命科学创新奖、全球华人生物学家协会CBIS青年研究员奖和中国青年女科学家奖等荣誉。

　　近年来的研究表明长非编码RNAs和环形RNAs广泛参与一系列细胞的重要功能调控，包括细胞核亚结构的形成、基因表达的遗传与表观遗传调控等。我们实验室主要研究哺乳动物细胞中这些具有调控功能的RNAs，包括新类型分子发现、其加工成熟机制、其在转录、染色体、细胞核亚结构和干细胞干性维持等方面的功能、以及相关应用潜能。主要研究内容如下：

　　1、通过转录组测序和计算生物学手段结合的方法，发掘和鉴定人类基因组中的新类型RNA分子

　　2、利用分子生物学、细胞生物学和生物化学的手段，研究RNA分子在基因表达调控中的作用机制及应用

　　3、采用基因组编辑和活细胞成像等手段，研究RNA在细胞核亚结构和染色体维持和调控过程中的功能

　　4、以干细胞多能性维持和分化为模型，研究RNA对干细胞的命运决定的调控

　　研究成果将能够丰富我们对长非编码RNAs和环形RNAs功能和机制的认识，拓展不同类型RNA的应用潜能，并为全面认识细胞命运可塑性提供一个全新水平的调控。

　　我们实验室在充分尊重和鼓励个人兴趣爱好的前提下，致力于为学生和博士后提供全面的指导，培养科学探索精神和职业道德，共同营造一个具有归属感、成就感的环境，使我们做出最好、最有创新性的工作。在此我们真诚欢迎对科学研究抱有热情和理想的你来报考博士生、硕士生，并真诚欢迎博士后加入。

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