supervisor
Chih-Hung Hsu
Principal Investigator，Doctoral supervisor
Chih-Hung Hsu
Principal Investigator，Doctoral supervisor
Research
Direction(s)：
-Institute of Genetics, International School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
-The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineResearch
Research Direction: Epigenetic regulation
In the past years, Dr. Chih-Hung Hsu’s researches include:
1) Demonstration of RNA methylation (m6A) as a stimuli-response factor for environmental stresses (National Science Review 2023, highlighted in AAAS/EurekAlert!；Cell Reports 2022, Cover Article；Nature Communications 2022；Nature 2017, highlighted in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Cancer Discovery, Science Signaling, and F1000);
2) Hyperthermia-mediated destabilization of abnormal cellular factors (Cell Reports 2022, Cover Article；Research 2022；Blood Cancer Discovery 2021, commented in Blood Cancer Discovery: Spotlight);
3) Investigation of the roles of Epi-markers in distinct oncological bioprocesses (Cell Reports 2012, selected into Cell Reports Best of 2012, commented in Nature Reviews Cancer, highlighted by Cell and Cell Reports websites；EMBO Journal 2004；Oncogene 2012；Frontiers in Oncology 2022);
4) Identifying new regulatory complexes and a new EZH2 inhibitor (Theranostics 2021；Theranostics 2020；Nucleic Acids Research 2019)
-The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineResearch
Research Direction: Epigenetic regulation
In the past years, Dr. Chih-Hung Hsu’s researches include:
1) Demonstration of RNA methylation (m6A) as a stimuli-response factor for environmental stresses (National Science Review 2023, highlighted in AAAS/EurekAlert!；Cell Reports 2022, Cover Article；Nature Communications 2022；Nature 2017, highlighted in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Cancer Discovery, Science Signaling, and F1000);
2) Hyperthermia-mediated destabilization of abnormal cellular factors (Cell Reports 2022, Cover Article；Research 2022；Blood Cancer Discovery 2021, commented in Blood Cancer Discovery: Spotlight);
3) Investigation of the roles of Epi-markers in distinct oncological bioprocesses (Cell Reports 2012, selected into Cell Reports Best of 2012, commented in Nature Reviews Cancer, highlighted by Cell and Cell Reports websites；EMBO Journal 2004；Oncogene 2012；Frontiers in Oncology 2022);
4) Identifying new regulatory complexes and a new EZH2 inhibitor (Theranostics 2021；Theranostics 2020；Nucleic Acids Research 2019)
E-mail：
hsu@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/hsu
Dante Neculai
Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
Dante Neculai
Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
Research
Direction(s)：
Research direction: Congenital immunity, lipid metabolism, protein modification after translation
As a senior scientist at the being-built Belt and Road International Medicine School, he is employed as a distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University, of the Ministry of Education "Changjiang Scholars Program", and as a distinguished foreign expert of Zhejiang University. He has undertaken projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key R&D programs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and so on. Prof Neculai also serves as a reviewer of such SCI journals as Nature Communications, Journal of Cell Biology, EMBO Journal, Autophagy, etc. He has published more than 50 papers in the SCI journals including Nature, Science and EMBO Journal.
As a senior scientist at the being-built Belt and Road International Medicine School, he is employed as a distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University, of the Ministry of Education "Changjiang Scholars Program", and as a distinguished foreign expert of Zhejiang University. He has undertaken projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key R&D programs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and so on. Prof Neculai also serves as a reviewer of such SCI journals as Nature Communications, Journal of Cell Biology, EMBO Journal, Autophagy, etc. He has published more than 50 papers in the SCI journals including Nature, Science and EMBO Journal.
E-mail：
dneculai@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/0013284
Jian Zou
Professor
Jian Zou
Professor
Research
Direction(s)：
Professor of International School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Center for Medical Genetics, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Over 40 original works were published in authoritative journals including Dev Cell, Nat Cell Bio, Development, J Neurosci, Autophagy, IOVS, etc.
E-mail：
jianzou@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/0013116
LIU Wei
Professor Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
LIU Wei
Professor Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
Research
Direction(s)：
Research direction: Autophagy and glucolipid metabolism and tumor
As the metabolic medical director of the Center of the International Health Research Institute Zhejiang University, he is employed as a distinguished Professor, a young provincial expert with outstanding contributions. Granted the State Council special allowance， he is currently the trustee of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology and the vice chair of the Organelle Branch. Prof. Liu is also the vice chair of the Membrane Biology Branch of the Chinese Biophysical Society, a deputy editor-in-chief of Autophagy Journal and an editorial board member of JMCB journal. He has undertaken a number of major projects and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, and has published more than 80 papers in Nature, Mol Cell, J Cell Biol and other journals.
As the metabolic medical director of the Center of the International Health Research Institute Zhejiang University, he is employed as a distinguished Professor, a young provincial expert with outstanding contributions. Granted the State Council special allowance， he is currently the trustee of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology and the vice chair of the Organelle Branch. Prof. Liu is also the vice chair of the Membrane Biology Branch of the Chinese Biophysical Society, a deputy editor-in-chief of Autophagy Journal and an editorial board member of JMCB journal. He has undertaken a number of major projects and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, and has published more than 80 papers in Nature, Mol Cell, J Cell Biol and other journals.
E-mail：
liuwei666@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/lw
Meng Qu
ZJU100 Young Professor，PhD Supervisor
Meng Qu
ZJU100 Young Professor，PhD Supervisor
Research
Direction(s)：
Admissions major：Cancer Medicine
Research Direction：1. Mechanisms of tumorigenesis and novel therapies ； 2. Roles of the circadian clock in ageing-related diseases
ZJU100 Young Professor of International School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, International Institute of Medicine of Zhejiang University, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Hosting National Natural Science Foundation General Program. Published first-authored work in authoritative journals such as Molecular Cell, PNAS (2x), Nature Communications, Cancer Discovery, and PLoS Genetics, etc.
Research Direction：1. Mechanisms of tumorigenesis and novel therapies ； 2. Roles of the circadian clock in ageing-related diseases
ZJU100 Young Professor of International School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, International Institute of Medicine of Zhejiang University, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Hosting National Natural Science Foundation General Program. Published first-authored work in authoritative journals such as Molecular Cell, PNAS (2x), Nature Communications, Cancer Discovery, and PLoS Genetics, etc.
E-mail：
mengqu@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/mengqu#0
Peidong Han
Principal Investigator
Peidong Han
Principal Investigator
Research
Direction(s)：
Admissions major：Genetics (Cardiovascular Diseases)
Research Direction：Heart development and regeneration, Cardiac diseases
Principal Investigator of International School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, International Institute of Medicine of Zhejiang University, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Hosting National Natural Science Foundation General Program. Original research studies were published in Nature, Circulation, Cell Research, etc.
Research Direction：Heart development and regeneration, Cardiac diseases
Principal Investigator of International School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, International Institute of Medicine of Zhejiang University, and the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Hosting National Natural Science Foundation General Program. Original research studies were published in Nature, Circulation, Cell Research, etc.
E-mail：
hanpd@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/hanpd
Peng-Fei Xu
Associate Professor
Peng-Fei Xu
Associate Professor
Research
Direction(s)：
Admissions major：Genetics
Research Direction：Developmental biology, Synthetic embryology
Zhejiang University "Hundred Talents Program" researcher, Deputy Director of the Institute of Genetics. Director of the Developmental and Genetic Division, Genetics Society of Zhejiang Province, member of the Developmental Biology Division of the Chinese Society for Cell Biology. Serves as an editor for journals such as Symmetry and has published multiple papers in journals such as Science, PNAS, and PLoS Biology. The related work has been written in the developmental biology textbook "Developmental Biology" (Barresi & Gilbert).
Research Direction：Developmental biology, Synthetic embryology
Zhejiang University "Hundred Talents Program" researcher, Deputy Director of the Institute of Genetics. Director of the Developmental and Genetic Division, Genetics Society of Zhejiang Province, member of the Developmental Biology Division of the Chinese Society for Cell Biology. Serves as an editor for journals such as Symmetry and has published multiple papers in journals such as Science, PNAS, and PLoS Biology. The related work has been written in the developmental biology textbook "Developmental Biology" (Barresi & Gilbert).
E-mail：
pengfei_xu@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/pengfeixu
SUN Qiming
Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
SUN Qiming
Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
Research
Direction(s)：
Research direction: Cell autophagy and organelles interaction network
As a senior scientist at the being-built Belt and Road International Medicine School, he is employed as a distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University and a sponsored Professor of the National Outstanding Youth Fund. He has undertaken National Key Research and Development Programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and has published more than 30 papers in professional journals of Molecular Cell, PNAS and Science.
As a senior scientist at the being-built Belt and Road International Medicine School, he is employed as a distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University and a sponsored Professor of the National Outstanding Youth Fund. He has undertaken National Key Research and Development Programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and has published more than 30 papers in professional journals of Molecular Cell, PNAS and Science.
E-mail：
qmsun@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/0013105
Xin Li
“Qiushi Distinguished” Professor，PhD supervisor
Xin Li
“Qiushi Distinguished” Professor，PhD supervisor
Research
Direction(s)：
Admissions major：RNA medicine
Research Direction：piRNA, translation-dependent decay, transgenerational inheritance
Executive Director of the Zhejiang University Center for RNA Medicine. A selected candidate of Zhejiang Province Kunpeng Program. He had led three NIH and one USDA research projects. His research has been published in more than 20 top journals including Nature Cell Biology, Nature Communications. He has been invited to give more than 70 presentations at international conferences and prestigious universities. His PhD student recently was granted with Chinese Government Award.
Research Direction：piRNA, translation-dependent decay, transgenerational inheritance
Executive Director of the Zhejiang University Center for RNA Medicine. A selected candidate of Zhejiang Province Kunpeng Program. He had led three NIH and one USDA research projects. His research has been published in more than 20 top journals including Nature Cell Biology, Nature Communications. He has been invited to give more than 70 presentations at international conferences and prestigious universities. His PhD student recently was granted with Chinese Government Award.
E-mail：
xinlirna@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://puji.zju.edu.cn
ZHU Guixin
ZJU100 Young Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
ZHU Guixin
ZJU100 Young Professor, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate
Research
Direction(s)：
Research direction: Development and tumor drug resistance mechanism
Mr. Zhu received his Ph. D. degree in Biology from Tsinghua University and worked as a postdoctoral researcher and research assistant in the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua University and the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania for many years. He has published several papers as the first author in such authoritative journals as Nature Cell Biology, Cell Reports, Genes & Development, and Oncogene.
Mr. Zhu received his Ph. D. degree in Biology from Tsinghua University and worked as a postdoctoral researcher and research assistant in the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua University and the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania for many years. He has published several papers as the first author in such authoritative journals as Nature Cell Biology, Cell Reports, Genes & Development, and Oncogene.
E-mail：
zhuguixin@zju.edu.cn
Personal Homepage：
https://person.zju.edu.cn/0022075