Technician

ZHUANG Yan (2011-present)

Email: [email protected]

Research Interest: Molecular Biology

After receiving his B.S. in biology from Ocean University of China in 2000, ZHUANG Yan has been working as a laboratory technician at various institutions for over twelve years. He is a master in tackling regular or challenging technical issues in molecular and cellular biology experiments.  Yan joined us in 2011 and is in charge of the lab’s general supply ordering and overall maintenance.  He is also playing important roles in various projects in the lab ranging from tiger ancient DNA to bear molecular scatology.

Publications

1. Xu X, Dong GX, Hu XS, Miao L, Zhang XL, Yang HD, Zhang TY, Zou ZT, Zhang TT, Zhuang Y, Bhak J, Cho YS, Dai WT, Jiang TJ, Xie C, Li RQ*, Luo SJ *(2013). The genetic basis of white tigers. Current Biology 23(11): 1031-1035.
2. Dong W, Yang Z, Yang F, Wang J, Zhuang Y, Xu C, Zhang B, Tian XL, Liu D (2012). Suppression of Rap1 impairs cardiac myofibrils and conduction system in zebrafish. Plos One 2012, 7(11): e50960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050960.
3. Chen Y and Zhuang Y (2003) In vivo gene transfer with electroporation. China Biotechnology 23(5): 104-108. [in Chinese]
4. Wang X, Zhang H, Shen X, Li J, Chen Y, Zhuang Y (2003). Transgenic avian eggs--A new generation of bioreactor for producing recombinant proteins. Journal of Chinese Biotechnology 23(3): 35-38. [in Chinese]

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