Researcher
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
Date of Employment:2017-02-01
School/Department:Institute of Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Administrative Position:Researcher
Education Level:PhD Graduate
Business Address:Xiangya Hospital, Xiangya Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan, China, 410008
Sex:Male
Contact Information:Email:yuankai@csu.edu.cn Tel:0731-89752073
Degree:Doctoral degree
Status:Employed
Academic Titles:中南大学湘雅医院精准分子医学湖南省重点实验室研究员,中南大学生命科学学院医学遗传学研究中心研究员
Other Post:中南大学湘雅医院临床生物样本中心主任
Alma Mater:University of Science and Technology of China
Discipline:Clinical Medicine
Biology
I envisioned a career in Life Science when I was a kid, and have been pursuing this dream ever since. Starting as a summer student in a chemistry lab, I studied controlled release of anti-tumor drugs. During that period of time, I developed a strong interest in cell division controls. I joined Dr. Yao’s lab at USTC as a graduate student later on, to explore molecular mechanisms that ensure accurate segregation of chromosomes in mitosis. In 2010, I joined Dr. O’Farrell’s lab at UCSF as a postdoctoral researcher to further study cell cycle regulations during early embryonic development. In 2017, I joined Xiangya Hospital of Central South University as a faculty member. My lab is using state-of-the-art biophotonic sensors and advanced microscopy to visualize key biological events associated with early embryogenesis as well as tumorigenesis.