Yan Huang
Full Professor
Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Fudan University
China
Biography
Female, born in 1974, Ph.D., associate professor. 1991-1995 studied at the Department of Agronomy, Huazhong Agricultural University, received a bachelor's degree in plant genetic breeding. From 1996 to 2002, he studied at the Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University and obtained his Ph.D. in molecular genetics. 2003-2006 Ph.D. in University of Pennsylvania, USA. 2006 Fudan University associate professor of life sciences.
Research Interest
The use of functional genomics and bioinformatics methods to study the molecular mechanisms of non-small cell lung cancer and metastasis. At present, the focus of miRNA function and its target gene identification, Connexin (referred to as Cx) family of genes in the development of lung cancer role.
Publications
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1. Cx31.1 acts as a tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines through inhibition of cell proliferation and metastasis. Zhang D, Chen C, Li Y, Fu X, Xie Y, Li Y, Huang Y* J Cell Mol Med. 2012 May;16(5):1047-59.
