Academic Degrees

PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2013, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, USA

MS in Genetics, 2007, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

BS in Biotechnology, 2004, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Professional Experience

Professor (2017-present), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Research Professional (2016-2017), University of Chicago, IL, USA

Postdoctoral Scholar (2013-2016), University of Chicago, IL, USA

Selected Publications

1. Zhang, D., Dubey, J., Koushika, S.P., and Rongo, C. (2016) RAB-6.1 and RAB-6.2 promote retrograde transport in C. elegans. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0149314. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149314

2. Zhang, D.* and Glotzer, M.* (2015) Cytokinesis: Placing the Furrow in Context. Current Biology 25, R1183-R1185 (* corresponding authors)

3. Zhang, D. and Glotzer, M. (2015) The RhoGAP activity of CYK-4/MgcRacGAP functions non-canonically by promoting RhoA activation during cytokinesis. eLife 4. doi: 10.7554/eLife.08898

4. Basant, A., Lekomtsev, S.*, Tse, Y.C.*, Zhang, D.*, Longhini, K., Petronczki, M., and Glotzer, M. (2015) Aurora B kinase promotes cytokinesis by inducing centralspindlin oligomers that associate with the plasma membrane. Developmental Cell 32, 204-215 (* equal contributions, listed alphabetically)

5. Zhang, D. and Glotzer, M. (2014) Efficient site-specific editing of the C. elegans genome. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/007344 (featured by Faculty of 1000, http://f1000.com/prime/718524877)

6. Zhang, D., Isack, N.R., Glodowski, D.R., Liu, J., Chen, C.C., Xu, X.Z.S., Grant, B.D., and Rongo, C. (2012) RAB-6.2 and the retromer regulate glutamate receptor recycling through a retrograde pathway. Journal of Cell Biology 196, 85-101

7. Wan, L., Li, D., Zhang, D., Liu, X., Fu, W.J., Zhu, L., Deng, M., Sun, F., and Qian, M. (2008). Conservation and implications of eukaryote transcriptional regulatory regions across multiple species. BMC Genomics 9, 623-641