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Dr You Zhou
BSc (Hons), MSc (Res), PhD, FHEA
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Timau a rolau for You Zhou
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Rwy'n arwain y Labordy Meddygaeth Systemau (https://yz-lab.org/) yn Sefydliad Ymchwil y Brifysgol Imiwnedd Systemau a'r Adran Heintiau ac Imiwnedd, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Mae fy ymchwil yn eistedd ar ryngwyneb AI, bioleg gyfrifiadurol a meddygaeth systemau, gyda ffocws ar ddatblygu a chymhwyso dulliau cyfrifiadurol sy'n integreiddio data aml-omeg, delweddu meddygol a gwybodaeth glinigol i ddeall clefydau dynol a diagnosis ymlaen llaw, prognosis a darganfyddiadau therapiwtig. Mae gennym ddiddordeb arbennig mewn llid metabolig ac imiwnometaboledd, gyda chymwysiadau yn rhychwantu clefyd yr afu a chlefydau cymhleth eraill.
Cyn ymuno â Phrifysgol Caerdydd, gweithiais yn Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd a Sefydliad Cenedlaethol y Ffindir ar gyfer Iechyd a Lles, gyda phrofiad yn cwmpasu ymchwil biofeddygol, cyfrifiadurol ac iechyd poblogaeth.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Hang, W. et al. 2026. Peripheral B cell dysregulation associated with post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis characterized by multi-cohort single-cell transcriptomics. Journal of Translational Medicine (10.1186/s12967-026-08885-6)
- Hang, W. , Triantafilou, K. and Zhou, Y. 2026. Adipose–joint crosstalk in obesity–induced osteoarthritis: mechanisms, biomarkers, and translational therapeutic opportunities. Current Rheumatology Reports 28 (1) 22. (10.1007/s11926-026-01229-9)
- Liu, J. et al., 2026. M5C-driven stabilization of SERPINB5 promotes cervical cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance. Cell Death & Disease 17 215. (10.1038/s41419-026-08453-2)
- Fang, S. , Sun, X. and Zhou, Y. 2026. Dynamic Fractal Mamba: A neural renormalization group flow for scale-invariant sequence modeling. Presented at: ICML 2026 Seoul, South Korea 6-11 July 2026.
- Fang, S. , Sun, X. and Zhou, Y. 2026. VBA: Vector Bundle Attention for intrinsically geometric representation learning. Presented at: ICML 2026 Seoul, South Korea 6-11 July 2026.
2025
- Paulí, S. et al., 2025. Cellular composition and transcriptomics of subcutaneous adipose tissue linked to blood glycated haemoglobin. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 55 (8) e70033. (10.1111/eci.70033)
- Nguyen, V. D. et al. 2025. Complement biosynthesis in human brain: Insights from single-nucleus transcriptomics of hippocampus.. BioRxiv (10.1101/2025.05.06.652374)
- Lluch, A. et al., 2025. Defective Olfactomedin-2 connects adipocyte dysfunction to obesity. Nature Communications 16 (1) 7154. (10.1038/s41467-025-62430-5)
- Nagaraj, M. et al., 2025. Insight into the function of the Golgi membrane protein GOLM1 in cholangiocytes through interactomic analysis. FEBS Letters 599 (9), pp.1299-1316. (10.1002/1873-3468.70001)
- Goepp, M. et al., 2025. Age-related impairment of intestinal inflammation resolution through an eicosanoid-immune-microbiota axis. Cell Host & Microbe 33 (5), pp.671-687. (10.1016/j.chom.2025.04.014)
- Hu, B. et al., 2025. Villin-1 regulates ferroptosis in colorectal cancer progression. The FEBS Journal 292 (7), pp.1710-1725. (10.1111/febs.17350)
- Paget, J. T. et al., 2025. CXCL12-targeted immunomodulatory gene therapy reduces radiation-induced fibrosis in healthy tissues. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 24 , pp.431-443. (10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-23-0872)
- Wang, H. et al., 2025. The multifaceted function of FoxO1 in pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance: Therapeutic potential for type 2 diabetes. Life Sciences 364 123384. (10.1016/j.lfs.2025.123384)
2024
- Lluch, A. et al., 2024. A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function. Molecular Metabolism 90 102040. (10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102040)
- Zhou, L. et al., 2024. Spatial transcriptomics reveals unique metabolic profile and key oncogenic regulators of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine 22 (1) 1163. (10.1186/s12967-024-06011-y)
- Zhang, X. et al. 2024. Surface acoustic wave‐enhanced multi‐view acoustofluidic rotation cytometry (MARC) for pre‐cytopathological screening. Advanced Science 11 (39) 2403574. (10.1002/advs.202403574)
- Nguyen, V. D. , Hughes, T. R. and Zhou, Y. 2024. From complement to complosome in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: when location matters. Liver International 44 (2), pp.316-329. (10.1111/liv.15796)
- Li, S. et al., 2024. HiHo-AID2: boosting homozygous knock-in efficiency enables robust generation of human auxin-inducible degron cells. Genome Biology 25 58. (10.1186/s13059-024-03187-w)
2023
- Chaurasiya, V. et al., 2023. Human visceral adipose tissue microvascular endothelial cell isolation and establishment of co-culture with white adipocytes to analyze cell-cell communication. Experimental Cell Research 433 (2) 113819. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113819)
- Wright, O. et al., 2023. C5aR2 regulates STING-mediated interferon beta production in human macrophages. Cells 12 (23) 2707. (10.3390/cells12232707)
- Lin, H. et al., 2023. NETosis promotes chronic inflammation and fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus and COVID-19. Clinical Immunology 254 109687. (10.1016/j.clim.2023.109687)
- Chen, Y. et al., 2023. Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: Why, how, and what's next?. Cell Insight 1 (3) 100029. (10.1016/j.cellin.2022.100029)
- Graham, R. et al., 2023. Serum-derived extracellular vesicles from breast cancer patients contribute to differential regulation of T-cell-mediated immune-escape mechanisms in breast cancer subtypes. Frontiers in Immunology 14 1204224. (10.3389/fimmu.2023.1204224)
- Robb, C. T. et al., 2023. Metabolic regulation by prostaglandin E2 impairs lung group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses. Allergy 78 (3), pp.714-730. (10.1111/all.15541)
- Wang, H. et al. 2023. Modelling hybrid acoustofluidic devices for enhancing nano- and micro-particle manipulation in microfluidics. Applied Acoustics 205 109258. (10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109258)
2022
- Asghar, M. Y. et al., 2022. Suppression of calcium entry modulates the expression of TRβ1 and Runx2 in thyroid cancer cells, two transcription factors that regulate invasion, proliferation and thyroid-specific protein levels. Cancers 14 (23) 5838. (10.3390/cancers14235838)
- Sun, C. et al., 2022. Acoustically accelerated neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. Acta Biomaterialia 151 , pp.333-345. (10.1016/j.actbio.2022.07.041)
- Nagaraj, M. et al., 2022. GOLM1 depletion modifies cellular sphingolipid metabolism and adversely affects cell growth. Journal of Lipid Research 63 (9) 100259. (10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100259)
- Lluch, A. et al., 2022. A compound directed against S6K1 hampers fat mass expansion and mitigates diet-induced hepatosteatosis. JCI Insight 7 (14) e150461. (10.1172/jci.insight.150461)
- Ahonen, M. A. et al., 2022. Insulin-inducible THRSP maintains mitochondrial function and regulates sphingolipid metabolism in human adipocytes. Molecular Medicine 28 (1) 68. (10.1186/s10020-022-00496-3)
- Takala, R. et al. 2022. Pinolenic acid exhibits Anti-inflammatory and Anti-atherogenic effects in Peripheral blood- derived Monocytes from patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Scientific Reports 12 8807. (10.1038/s41598-022-12763-8)
- Arora, A. et al., 2022. Protrudin regulates FAK activation, endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 79 (4) 220. (10.1007/s00018-022-04251-z)
- Takala, R. et al. 2022. Anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects of pinolenic acid in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology 61 (3), pp.992-1004. (10.1093/rheumatology/keab467)
2021
- Goepp, M. et al., 2021. Prostaglandin E2 directly inhibits the conversion of inducible regulatory T cells through EP2 and EP4 receptors via antagonizing TGF-β signalling. Immunology 164 (4), pp.777-791. (10.1111/imm.13417)
- Asghar, M. Y. et al., 2021. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) knock down attenuates invasion and proliferation and enhances the expression of thyroid-specific proteins in human follicular thyroid cancer cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78 , pp.5827-5846. (10.1007/s00018-021-03880-0)
- Crittenden, S. et al., 2021. Prostaglandin E2 promotes intestinal inflammation via inhibiting microbiota-dependent regulatory T cells. Science Advances 7 (7) eabd7954. (10.1126/sciadv.abd7954)
- Abdul-Jawad, S. et al., 2021. Acute immune signatures and their legacies in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infected cancer patients. Cancer Cell 39 (2), pp.257-275. E6. (10.1016/j.ccell.2021.01.001)
- Bai, X. et al., 2021. Integrated metabolomics and lipidomics analysis reveal remodeling of lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism in glucagon receptor–deficient zebrafish. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8 605979. (10.3389/fcell.2020.605979)
2020
- Qadri, S. et al., 2020. The PNPLA3‐I148M variant increases polyunsaturated triglycerides in human adipose tissue. Liver International 40 (9), pp.2128-2138. (10.1111/liv.14507)
- Sun, C. et al., 2020. Gallium nitride: a versatile compound semiconductor as novel piezoelectric film for acoustic tweezer in manipulation of cancer cells. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 67 (8), pp.3355-3361. (10.1109/TED.2020.3002498)
- Ruhanen, H. et al., 2020. ANGPTL3 deficiency alters the lipid profile and metabolism of cultured hepatocytes and human lipoproteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1865 (7) 158679. (10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158679)
- Meckelmann, S. W. et al. 2020. Metabolic dysregulation of the lysophospholipid/autotaxin axis in the chromosome 9p21 gene SNP rs10757274. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine 13 (3), pp.149-164. e002806. (10.1161/CIRCGEN.119.002806)
- Latorre, J. et al., 2020. Compounds that modulate AMPK activity and hepatic steatosis impact the biosynthesis of microRNAs required to maintain lipid homeostasis in hepatocytes. EBioMedicine 53 102697. (10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102697)
- Liang, G. et al., 2020. Autophagy-associated circRNA circCDYL augments autophagy and promotes breast cancer progression. Molecular Cancer 19 (1) 65. (10.1186/s12943-020-01152-2)
2019
- Luukkonen, P. K. et al., 2019. Human PNPLA3-I148M variant increases hepatic retention of polyunsaturated fatty acids. JCI Insight 4 (16) e127902. (10.1172/jci.insight.127902)
- Liu, Z. et al., 2019. Circular RNA hsa_circ_001783 regulates breast cancer progression via sponging miR-200c-3p. Cell Death and Disease 10 55. (10.1038/s41419-018-1287-1)
2018
- Kentala, H. et al., 2018. OSBP-related protein-2 (ORP2): a novel Akt effector that controls cellular energy metabolism. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 75 (21), pp.4041-4057.
- Luukkonen, P. K. et al., 2018. Saturated fat is more metabolically harmful for the human liver than unsaturated fat or simple sugars. Diabetes Care 41 (8), pp.1732-1739. (10.2337/dc18-0071)
- Aldrovandi, M. et al. 2018. Specific oxygenation of plasma membrane phospholipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipoxygenase induces structural and functional alterations in mammalian cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1863 (2), pp.152-164. (10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.11.005)
- Hua, B. et al., 2018. Fat accumulates preferentially in the right rather than the left liver lobe in non-diabetic subjects. Digestive and Liver Disease 50 (2), pp.168-174. (10.1016/j.dld.2017.08.030)
- Kentala, H. et al., 2018. Analysis of ORP2 knockout hepatocytes uncovers a novel function in actin cytoskeletal regulation. FASEB Journal (10.1096/fj.201700604R)
2017
- Liu, X. et al., 2017. Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI outperformed MDCT in diagnosing small hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis. Liver Transplantation 23 (12), pp.1505-1518. (10.1002/lt.24867)
- Lallukka, S. et al., 2017. Predictors of liver fat and stiffness in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - an 11-Year prospective study. Scientific Reports 7 (1) 14561. (10.1038/s41598-017-14706-0)
- Isokuortti, E. et al., 2017. Use of HOMA-IR to diagnose non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a population-based and inter-laboratory study. Diabetologia 60 (10), pp.1873-1882. (10.1007/s00125-017-4340-1)
- Mysore, R. et al., 2017. Angiopoietin-like 8 (Angptl8) controls adipocyte lipolysis and phospholipid composition. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 207 (B), pp.246-252. (10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.05.002)
- Luukkonen, P. K. et al., 2017. Impaired hepatic lipid synthesis from polyunsaturated fatty acids in TM6SF2 E167K variant carriers with NAFLD. Journal of Hepatology 67 (1), pp.128-136. (10.1016/j.jhep.2017.02.014)
- Kara, B. et al., 2017. Severe neurodegenerative disease in brothers with homozygous mutation in POLR1A. European Journal of Human Genetics 25 (3), pp.315-323. (10.1038/ejhg.2016.183)
- Lallukka, S. et al., 2017. Obesity/insulin resistance rather than liver fat increases coagulation factor activities and expression in humans. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2017 (2), pp.207-428. (10.1160/TH16-09-0716)
2016
- Luukkonen, P. K. et al., 2016. The MBOAT7 variant rs641738 alters hepatic phosphatidylinositols and increases severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in humans. Journal of Hepatology 65 (6), pp.1263-1265. (10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.045)
- Hu, B. et al., 2016. Interleukin-22 ameliorates liver fibrosis through miR-200a/beta-catenin. Scientific Reports 6 36436. (10.1038/srep36436)
- Zhou, Y. et al. 2016. Non-invasive detection of non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis using clinical markers and circulating levels of lipids and metabolites. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 (10), pp.1463-1472. (10.1016/j.cgh.2016.05.046)
- Petäjä, E. et al., 2016. Determination of a Normal value for HOMA-IR and cut-off Value for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Hepatology 64 (2), pp.S481. (10.1016/S0168-8278(16)00817-5)
- Xia, M. et al., 2016. Influence of ethnicity on the accuracy of non-invasive scores predicting non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. PLoS ONE 11 (8), pp.e0160526. (10.1371/journal.pone.0160526)
- Luukkonen, P. K. et al., 2016. Hepatic ceramides dissociate steatosis and insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology 64 (5), pp.1167-1175. (10.1016/j.jhep.2016.01.002)
- Petäjä, E. M. et al., 2016. Phosphorylated IGFBP-1 as a non-invasive predictor of liver fat in NAFLD. Scientific Reports 6 24740. (10.1038/srep24740)
- Qin, S. et al., 2016. A deleterious role for Th9/IL-9 in hepatic fibrogenesis. Scientific Reports 6 18694. (10.1038/srep18694)
- Soronen, J. et al., 2016. Novel hepatic microRNAs upregulated in human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Physiological Reports 4 (1) e12661. (10.14814/phy2.12661)
- Mysore, R. et al., 2016. MicroRNA-192* impairs adipocyte triglyceride storage. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1861 (4), pp.342-351. (10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.12.019)
2015
- Hu, B. et al., 2015. Meta-analysis of prognostic and clinical significance of CD44v6 in esophageal cancer. Medicine 94 (31) e1238. (10.1097/MD.0000000000001238)
- Zhou, Y. et al. 2015. Circulating triacylglycerol signatures and insulin sensitivity in NAFLD associated with the E167K variant in TM6SF2. Journal of Hepatology 62 (3), pp.657-663. (10.1016/j.jhep.2014.10.010)
- Weber-Boyvat, M. et al., 2015. OSBP-related protein 3 (ORP3) coupling with VAMP-associated protein A regulates R-Ras activity. Experimental Cell Research 331 (2), pp.278-291. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.10.019)
- Bian, H. et al., 2015. Impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on liver volume in humans. Hepatology Research 45 (2), pp.210-219. (10.1111/hepr.12338)
- Wei, B. et al., 2015. Cripto-1 expression and its prognostic value in human bladder cancer patients. Tumor Biology 36 (2), pp.1105-1113. (10.1007/s13277-014-2695-1)
2014
- Lu, J. et al., 2014. Association of ADIPOQ polymorphisms with obesity risk: a meta-analysis. Human Immunology 75 (10), pp.1062-1068. (10.1016/j.humimm.2014.09.004)
- Qin, S. et al., 2014. Diagnostic efficacy of cell block immunohistochemistry, smear cytology, and liquid-based cytology in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic lesions: a single-institution experience. PLoS ONE 9 (9) e108762. (10.1371/journal.pone.0108762)
- Zhou, Y. et al. 2014. A vertebrate model for the study of lipid binding/transfer protein function: Conservation of OSBP-related proteins between zebrafish and human. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 446 (3), pp.675-680. (10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.12.002)
- Hyysalo, J. et al., 2014. A population-based study on the prevalence of NASH using scores validated against liver histology. Journal of Hepatology 60 (4), pp.839-846. (10.1016/j.jhep.2013.12.009)
- Qin, S. et al., 2014. Th22 cells are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma development and progression. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research 26 (2), pp.135-141. (10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2014.02.14)
- Ruhanen, H. et al., 2014. PNPLA3 mediates hepatocyte triacylglycerol remodeling. Journal of Lipid Research 55 (4), pp.739-746. (10.1194/jlr.M046607)
- Zhong, W. et al., 2014. OSBP-related protein 8 (ORP8) interacts with Homo sapiens sperm associated antigen 5 (SPAG5) and mediates oxysterol interference of HepG2 cell cycle. Experimental Cell Research 322 (2), pp.227-235. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.01.002)
- Wang, J. et al., 2014. Association of osteopontin polymorphisms with nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk. Human Immunology 75 (1), pp.76-80. (10.1016/j.humimm.2013.09.014)
2013
- Qin, S. et al., 2013. Association of interleukin-10 polymorphisms with risk of irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis. World Journal of Gastroenterology 19 (48), pp.9472-9480. (10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9472)
- Wang, J. et al., 2013. Association of interleukin-12 polymorphisms and serum IL-12p40 levels with osteosarcoma risk. DNA and Cell Biology 32 (10), pp.605-610. (10.1089/dna.2013.2098)
- Qin, S. et al., 2013. Association between baseline lipoprotein (a) levels and restenosis after coronary stenting: meta-analysis of 9 cohort studies. Atherosclerosis 227 (2), pp.360-366. (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.01.014)
- Ruan, J. et al., 2013. Predictive value of Sox2 expression in transurethral resection specimens in patients with T1 bladder cancer. Medical Oncology 30 (1) 445. (10.1007/s12032-012-0445-z)
2012
- Li, F. et al., 2012. Identification of urinary Gc-globulin as a novel biomarker for bladder cancer by two-dimensional fluorescent differential gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE). Journal of Proteomics 77 , pp.225-236. (10.1016/j.jprot.2012.09.002)
- Zhou, Y. et al. 2012. OSBP-related proteins (ORPs) in human adipose depots and cultured adipocytes: Evidence for impacts on the adipocyte phenotype. PLoS ONE 7 (9) e45352. (10.1371/journal.pone.0045352)
- Olkkonen, V. M. et al., 2012. Oxysterol-binding proteins-emerging roles in cell regulation. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 114 (6), pp.634-643. (10.1002/ejlt.201200044)
2011
- Li, F. et al., 2011. Milk and dairy consumption and risk of bladder cancer: a Meta-analysis. Urology 78 (6), pp.1298-1305. (10.1016/j.urology.2011.09.002)
- Zhong, W. et al., 2011. OSBP-related protein 7 interacts with GATE-16 and negatively regulates GS28 protein stability. Experimental Cell Research 317 (16), pp.2353-2363. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.05.028)
- Wei, B. et al., 2011. XRCC1 Arg399Gln and Arg194Trp polymorphisms in prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 14 (3), pp.225-231. (10.1038/pcan.2011.26)
2010
- Zhou, Y. et al. 2010. OSBP-related protein 11 (ORP11) dimerizes with ORP9 and localizes at the Golgi-late endosome interface. Experimental Cell Research 316 (19), pp.3304-3316. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.06.008)
2008
- Wu, X. et al., 2008. Isoform-specific interaction of pyruvate kinase with hepatitis C virus NS5B. FEBS Letters 582 (15), pp.2155-2160. (10.1016/j.febslet.2008.05.033)
Cynadleddau
- Fang, S. , Sun, X. and Zhou, Y. 2026. Dynamic Fractal Mamba: A neural renormalization group flow for scale-invariant sequence modeling. Presented at: ICML 2026 Seoul, South Korea 6-11 July 2026.
- Fang, S. , Sun, X. and Zhou, Y. 2026. VBA: Vector Bundle Attention for intrinsically geometric representation learning. Presented at: ICML 2026 Seoul, South Korea 6-11 July 2026.
Erthyglau
- Hang, W. et al. 2026. Peripheral B cell dysregulation associated with post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis characterized by multi-cohort single-cell transcriptomics. Journal of Translational Medicine (10.1186/s12967-026-08885-6)
- Hang, W. , Triantafilou, K. and Zhou, Y. 2026. Adipose–joint crosstalk in obesity–induced osteoarthritis: mechanisms, biomarkers, and translational therapeutic opportunities. Current Rheumatology Reports 28 (1) 22. (10.1007/s11926-026-01229-9)
- Liu, J. et al., 2026. M5C-driven stabilization of SERPINB5 promotes cervical cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance. Cell Death & Disease 17 215. (10.1038/s41419-026-08453-2)
- Paulí, S. et al., 2025. Cellular composition and transcriptomics of subcutaneous adipose tissue linked to blood glycated haemoglobin. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 55 (8) e70033. (10.1111/eci.70033)
- Nguyen, V. D. et al. 2025. Complement biosynthesis in human brain: Insights from single-nucleus transcriptomics of hippocampus.. BioRxiv (10.1101/2025.05.06.652374)
- Lluch, A. et al., 2025. Defective Olfactomedin-2 connects adipocyte dysfunction to obesity. Nature Communications 16 (1) 7154. (10.1038/s41467-025-62430-5)
- Nagaraj, M. et al., 2025. Insight into the function of the Golgi membrane protein GOLM1 in cholangiocytes through interactomic analysis. FEBS Letters 599 (9), pp.1299-1316. (10.1002/1873-3468.70001)
- Goepp, M. et al., 2025. Age-related impairment of intestinal inflammation resolution through an eicosanoid-immune-microbiota axis. Cell Host & Microbe 33 (5), pp.671-687. (10.1016/j.chom.2025.04.014)
- Hu, B. et al., 2025. Villin-1 regulates ferroptosis in colorectal cancer progression. The FEBS Journal 292 (7), pp.1710-1725. (10.1111/febs.17350)
- Paget, J. T. et al., 2025. CXCL12-targeted immunomodulatory gene therapy reduces radiation-induced fibrosis in healthy tissues. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 24 , pp.431-443. (10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-23-0872)
- Wang, H. et al., 2025. The multifaceted function of FoxO1 in pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance: Therapeutic potential for type 2 diabetes. Life Sciences 364 123384. (10.1016/j.lfs.2025.123384)
- Lluch, A. et al., 2024. A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function. Molecular Metabolism 90 102040. (10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102040)
- Zhou, L. et al., 2024. Spatial transcriptomics reveals unique metabolic profile and key oncogenic regulators of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine 22 (1) 1163. (10.1186/s12967-024-06011-y)
- Zhang, X. et al. 2024. Surface acoustic wave‐enhanced multi‐view acoustofluidic rotation cytometry (MARC) for pre‐cytopathological screening. Advanced Science 11 (39) 2403574. (10.1002/advs.202403574)
- Nguyen, V. D. , Hughes, T. R. and Zhou, Y. 2024. From complement to complosome in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: when location matters. Liver International 44 (2), pp.316-329. (10.1111/liv.15796)
- Li, S. et al., 2024. HiHo-AID2: boosting homozygous knock-in efficiency enables robust generation of human auxin-inducible degron cells. Genome Biology 25 58. (10.1186/s13059-024-03187-w)
- Chaurasiya, V. et al., 2023. Human visceral adipose tissue microvascular endothelial cell isolation and establishment of co-culture with white adipocytes to analyze cell-cell communication. Experimental Cell Research 433 (2) 113819. (10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113819)
- Wright, O. et al., 2023. C5aR2 regulates STING-mediated interferon beta production in human macrophages. Cells 12 (23) 2707. (10.3390/cells12232707)
- Lin, H. et al., 2023. NETosis promotes chronic inflammation and fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus and COVID-19. Clinical Immunology 254 109687. (10.1016/j.clim.2023.109687)
- Chen, Y. et al., 2023. Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: Why, how, and what's next?. Cell Insight 1 (3) 100029. (10.1016/j.cellin.2022.100029)
- Graham, R. et al., 2023. Serum-derived extracellular vesicles from breast cancer patients contribute to differential regulation of T-cell-mediated immune-escape mechanisms in breast cancer subtypes. Frontiers in Immunology 14 1204224. (10.3389/fimmu.2023.1204224)
- Robb, C. T. et al., 2023. Metabolic regulation by prostaglandin E2 impairs lung group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses. Allergy 78 (3), pp.714-730. (10.1111/all.15541)
- Wang, H. et al. 2023. Modelling hybrid acoustofluidic devices for enhancing nano- and micro-particle manipulation in microfluidics. Applied Acoustics 205 109258. (10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109258)
- Asghar, M. Y. et al., 2022. Suppression of calcium entry modulates the expression of TRβ1 and Runx2 in thyroid cancer cells, two transcription factors that regulate invasion, proliferation and thyroid-specific protein levels. Cancers 14 (23) 5838. (10.3390/cancers14235838)
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Addysgu
- MSc mewn Biowybodeg: Metabolomeg; Dilyniannu'r genhedlaeth nesaf (Llwybrau a Dadansoddi Rhwydwaith).
- MSc mewn Imiwnoleg Arbrofol a Chlinigol Gymhwysol: Microbiome, Dadansoddi Llwybr
- Goruchwyliwr ar gyfer prosiectau SSC: blwyddyn 1-4
- Tiwtor Personol ar gyfer 10 MBBCH y flwyddyn
- Panelydd gwerthuso ar gyfer myfyrwyr PhD, MD ac MRes
- Arholwr mewnol traethodau ymchwil PhD ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd
- Arholwr allanol traethodau ymchwil PhD
Bywgraffiad
Trosolwg gyrfa
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Prifysgol Caerdydd, Sefydliad Ymchwil y Brifysgol Imiwnedd Systemau ac Adran Heintiau ac Imiwnedd: Darlithydd, Uwch Ddarlithydd (2016–presennol)
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Sefydliad Ymchwil Feddygol Sefydliad Minerva, y Ffindir: Cymrawd Ôl-ddoethurol (2013–2016); Ymchwilydd (2012–2013)
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Swyddfa Ranbarthol Ewrop Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd, Copenhagen, Denmarc (2012)
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Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Iechyd a Lles, Helsinki, y Ffindir: Ymchwilydd (2007–2011)
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Labordy Allweddol Firoleg y Wladwriaeth, Prifysgol Wuhan, Tsieina: Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil (2005–2007)
Addysg a chymwysterau
- PhD mewn Biocemeg Feddygol a Bioleg Ddatblygiadol, Cyfadran Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Helsinki, y Ffindir (Tachwedd 2007-Ebrill 2013).
- Mân mewn Mathemateg ac Ystadegau, Cyfadran Gwyddoniaeth, Prifysgol Helsinki, y Ffindir (Tachwedd 2007-Ebrill 2013).
- BSc ac MSc, Coleg Gwyddorau Bywyd, Prifysgol Wuhan, Tsieina (Medi 2001-Awst 2007)
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- Teitl Athro Cynorthwyol (Docent) mewn Meddygaeth Moleciwlaidd, Cyfadran Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Helsinki, y Ffindir (dyfarnwyd yn 2015)
- Gwobr Gwyddonydd Ifanc, Fforwm Lipid Nordig, fforwm rhyngwladol bob dwy flynedd, Mehefin 2011.
- Gwobr Cronfa Meddygaeth Prifysgol Helsinki am 2 flynedd (2011-2013)
- Dyfarniad grant teithio Cymdeithas Atherosglerosis y Ffindir am 6 blynedd barhaus (2008-2014).
- Grant Canghellor Prifysgol Helsinki am 5 mlynedd barhaus (2008-2013)
- Trydedd Wobr, Olympiad Mathemategol Cenedlaethol Tsieineaidd (2000).
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Cadeirydd, Grŵp Imiwnoleg BSI De Cymru (Ebrill 2018 - presennol)
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