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
- Li, X, Jiao, Y, Li, Y, Pan, C, Fan, G, Long, Y et al.. Dual-drive mica-based magnetic composite phase-change materials for photothermal and magnetothermal conversion. RSC Adv. 2025;15 (16):12713-12722. doi: 10.1039/d4ra06902a. PubMed PMID:40264874 PubMed Central PMC12013615.
- Li, Z, Wang, Z, Zhang, L, Yingjie, F, Yang, J, Li, H et al.. A strategy of extracting and purifying the α-terpineol obtained from the Penicillium digitatum biotransformation of limonene. Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 2025; :1-9. doi: 10.1080/10826068.2025.2494102. PubMed PMID:40260987 .
- Fang, S, Xu, M, Cao, L, Liu, X, Bezulj, M, Tan, L et al.. Stereopy: modeling comparative and spatiotemporal cellular heterogeneity via multi-sample spatial transcriptomics. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):3741. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58079-9. PubMed PMID:40258830 PubMed Central PMC12012134.
- Ruan, S, Huang, L, Song, J, Yi, Z, Sun, W, Zhou, F et al.. Global burden trends and forecasts for MAFLD in adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2021. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):13534. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-98489-9. PubMed PMID:40253566 PubMed Central PMC12009366.
- Li, L, Lu, M, Guo, L, Zhang, X, Liu, Q, Zhang, M et al.. An organ-wide spatiotemporal transcriptomic and cellular atlas of the regenerating zebrafish heart. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):3716. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59070-0. PubMed PMID:40253397 PubMed Central PMC12009352.