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
- Lee, ZW, Zhu, Y, Li, X, Wu, C, Li, T, Zhou, D et al.. Structural characteristics, modification, immunomodulation and anti-inflammatory of Polygonatum polysaccharides from three species: A comparative study. Food Res Int. 2026;238 :119465. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119465. PubMed PMID:42215130 .
- Zhang, M, Fan, G, Yuan, L, Li, F. Engineering Atomically Dispersed Cu Sites Confined in Hierarchical Silicalite-1@La2O3@Silicalite-1 Architecture for Spatiotemporal Decoupling of Bioethanol Upgrading. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2026; :. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6c06044. PubMed PMID:42210533 .
- Xu, B, Wang, F, Wang, Y, Wang, Y, Fan, G, Li, Y et al.. In Situ Raman Study on Thermal Decomposition of Exfoliated Two-Dimensional α-MoO3. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2026; :. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6c04856. PubMed PMID:42207625 .
- Cha, Y, Lee, KJ, Shaik, MR, Fan, G, Banks, M, Yang, S et al.. The Clinical Implications of Sex on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. Gastro Hep Adv. 2026;5 (7):100970. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2026.100970. PubMed PMID:42205167 PubMed Central PMC13207543.
- Chen, H, Fan, G, Baskin, CC, Baskin, JM, Cui, Q, Liu, H et al.. Fenced enclosure and increased rainfall facilitate recovery of degraded desert steppe by restructuring soil seed bank dynamics. BMC Plant Biol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s12870-026-09106-4. PubMed PMID:42204662 .