时间：6月28日星期三16:00-17:00

Time：4:00-5:00 PM，Wednesday, June 28th，2023

主持人：西湖大学生命科学学院特聘研究员 张兵

    Host：Dr. Bing Zhang, PI of School of Life Sciences

    地点：云谷校区E9-109

    Venue：E9-109, Yungu Campus

主讲嘉宾/Speaker:

Dr. Yejing Ge, Assistant Professor & Deputy Chair, Department of Cancer Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Undergrad Tsinghua University (2002-2006)

PhD University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2012)

Postdoc the Rockefeller University (2018)

Ge lab uses skin as a model, aims to understand the genetic and genomic basis for stem cell plasticity, and how its deregulation leads to malignant and degenerative skin diseases. The lab is supported by National Institute of Health, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, Texas Rising STAR, Sabin Family, Cancer Center Support Grant awards, among others.

讲座摘要/Abstract:

My lab pursues the fascinating skin biology in the context of wound repair, aging and cancer. Our current research explores the “genomic dark matter”, particularly transposable elements, known as genomic parasites, or molecular fossils, the vast majority of which has yet to be functionally characterized. Applying genetically engineered mouse models and functional genomic approaches, we are seeking to advance our understanding into this paradigm-shift research area of transposon functions in adult stem cell homeostasis and activation. Our long-term goal is to leverage such basic knowledge to innovate drug targets and therapeutics in treating human patients of malignant and degenerative skin diseases.

联系人/Contact：

生命科学学院

于文越 yuwenyue@westlake.edu.cn