Research
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural development
Appointments
- Professor, Human Genetics
- Member, Bioinformatics GPB Home Area
- Brain Research Institute
- Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research
- Gene Regulation GPB Home Area
- Genetics & Genomics GPB Home Area
- JCCC Gene Regulation Program Area
- Neuroscience GPB Home Area
Appointments
His current research focuses on the actions of DNA methylation and chromatin-remodeling in regulating neural gene expression, neuronal function, and stem cell differentiation and reprogramming.
Publications
- Hu, Y, Fan, Z, Dai, Q, Qiao, Y, Niu, B, Ao, Y et al.. Large-scale, high-uniformity evanescent field illumination via a cost-effective polymer-integrated optical waveguide. Opt Lett. 2026;51 (1):41-44. doi: 10.1364/OL.574760. PubMed PMID:41442348 .
- Wang, G, Du, Y, Bai, Y, Zhou, Y, Ding, S, Wang, X et al.. Clinical characteristics and multimodal imaging insights of coronary involvement in immunoglobulin G4-related disease. Front Immunol. 2025;16 :1685508. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1685508. PubMed PMID:41425560 PubMed Central PMC12711756.
- Yu, J, Wang, C, Qi, Y, Lian, J, Yu, Z, Fan, G et al.. Acclimation and degradation characteristic of the microbial system in corn straw. PeerJ. 2025;13 :e20386. doi: 10.7717/peerj.20386. PubMed PMID:41424721 PubMed Central PMC12716131.
- Guo, P, He, W, Geng, J, Fan, G, Tian, H, Zhan, P et al.. Dual protective function of L-arginine on color and flavor quality of kiwifruit juice during thermal processing. Food Chem. 2025;501 :147562. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.147562. PubMed PMID:41418545 .
- Yang, F, Fan, G, Cao, J, Zhao, Q, Guo, K, Liu, M et al.. Cancer-specific bivalent promoters featuring low-level H3K27me3 signals favor active transcription and govern the cancer cell state transition. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2025; :. doi: 10.3724/abbs.2025234. PubMed PMID:41414814 .