News

2024

September

Yunfang had an unforgettable Teacher’s Day at Tongji. Congratulations!
On September 2, members of Professor ZhangYF lab attended the RNA Biology conference at Cold Spring Harbor, Suzhou. PhD student Li Yun presented a poster, showcasing his research, contributing to the scientific exchange and discussions during the conference.
Yan Zou joined ZhangYF lab as a PhD student. Welcome!

August

On August 14, 2024, ZhangYF lab hosted Dr. Li Sirui from the CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science. Dr. Li presented a lecture titled “Targeting STING Pathway in Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy,” sparking insightful discussions among attendees.

July

On July 28, all members of Professor ZhangYF lab participated in a team-building trip to Anji County, Zhejiang Province. The trip fostered collaboration and strengthened relationships among the team, while providing an opportunity to explore nature together.

June

From June 27th to June 29th, Zhang Yunfang’s research group went to Nantong City to attend the fourth joint academic annual meeting of Reproductive Biology Branch of Chinese Zoological Society. Teacher Zhang participated in the report as a guest.
On June 15th, Yunfang’s students organized a special birthday celebration for her, creating a warm and touching moment filled with joy.
Congratulations to Dr. Wang Xin, Cao Zheng passed the mid-term defense.

May

Yunfang attended the 29th International RNA Conference in Edinburgh, UK, where she engaged in academic exchanges with experts and students through a poster presentation.
Master’s student Li Yun successfully transitioned to a doctoral student. Congratulations!

April

Members of ZhangYF Lab and Gao Yawei Lab went to Disney for a team-building event and enjoyed a wonderful time together!
Yunfang attended a meeting organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in Beijing.
ZhangYF Lab website was officially online! Congrats!

March

ZhangYF Lab spent a happy hour under the cherry blossom trees in Tongji University! Many thanks to our photographer Yun Li! Great photos with great memories!

February

YiTing and Yun Li finished the lab introducing review paper on the topic of biogenesis and function of tsRNA. The paper was officially published in Chinese Journal of Cell Biology. Congrats!

January

ZhangYF Lab united with Xue Lab to hold a Spring Festival Party for celebrating the arrival of 2024!
Yunfang’s collaboration on METTL1 mediated tRNA m7G modification promoting leukaemogenesis of AML via tRNA regulated translational control was published in Experimental Hematology & Oncology.
Xiaorui Sun and Yumin Ao were successfully enrolled in the 2024 Science Talent Program and officially joined ZhangYF lab for their one-year scientific training! Congrats and Welcomes!

2023

December

ZhangYF Lab attended the 12th National Conference on Ribonuclear (RNA) in Shanghai and enjoyed a delicious dinner with friends from Ying Zhang’s lab and Junchao Shi’s Lab.
Yunfang and her collaborators received a new grant from Shenzhen Medical Research Special Fund. Congrats!
Xinyi Lv was certified as Outstanding Student in the 2023 Science Talent Program! The honor also went to Yun Li! Congrats!

November

Yunfang attended the 19th National Conference on Experimental Hematology as a section chair in Guangzhou.
Yunfang received a new grant from Shanghai basic research project of “Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan”. Congratulations!
Yibo Li officially joined ZhangYF lab as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!

October

Zongyu Yu joined ZhangYF lab as a master student. Welcome!
Xin Wang and Zheng Cao finished the invited review paper on RNA mediated transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, which was accepted by Science China – Life Sciences. Congrats!

September

Ze Shu officially joined ZhangYF lab as a Ph.D. student, and Wenlin Jiang joined us as a master student. Welcomes!
Xin Wang, Zheng Cao, and Yiting Yang gave a poster presentation separately at the Fifth World Congress of Reproductive Biology (WCRB 2023) in Beijing. Congratulations!

August

Yunfang received a new grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China. Congrats!
ZhangYF Lab members took a summer break to enjoy life.
ZhangYF Lab attended Epigenetic & Chromatin Biology Congress 2023 in Wuhan.
Yunfang gave a talk at the 6th Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Human Fertility in Guangzhou.

July

Yunfang gave a talk at the Symposium on Frontier Advances in Reproductive Biology and Stem Cells in Nanjing.

May

Yunfang attended the 12th Ray Wu Symposium & Ray Wu Prize Award Ceremony in Hangzhou.
ZhangYF Lab went on a day trip to Shanghai Wild Animal Park.

April

Yunfang attended the 337th Shuangqing Forum: “Frontiers and Challenges of RNA Research” in Beijing.

February

Yunfang gave birth to a little girl. Congrats!
Yunfang’s collaboration on Human circulating small non-coding RNA signature as a non-invasive biomarker in clinical diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia was published in Theranostics.
Our paper entitled “Hypoxia induces alterations in tRNA modifications involved in translational control” was published in BMC Biology.

2022

December

Xinyi Lv, Ailian Guo, and Zhiqi Zhang were successfully enrolled in the 2023 Science Talent Program and officially joined ZhangYF lab for their one-year scientific training! Congrats and Welcomes!

November

Yun Li joined ZhangYF lab as a master student. Welcome!

September

Zheng Cao and Xin Wang officially joined ZhangYF lab as Ph.D. students. Welcome!
Yiting Yang officially joined ZhangYF lab as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!
Welcome Yafei Yuan and other 4 students to join ZhangYF lab as junior students.

August

Our research on the correlation of RNA modification levels with human sperm quality was published in Molecular Human Reproduction.

June

Yunfang’s collaboration on hypoxia induced RNA modification abundance alteration in germ cells was published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.

April

Yunfang’s collaboration on investigating the function of sperm 5’tsRNA-Gly-GCC during intergenerational epigenetic inheritance was published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.

2021

December

Yunfang gave a talk at the 2nd Cross Forum of Young Scholars on Reproductive Health in Wuhan.

November

Yunfang’s collaboration on sperm and testes RNA modifications abundance alteration under hypoxia exposure was published in Biology of Reproduction.
Yunfang Zhang started her lab at Tongji University. Welcome to join us!