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Dr. Jun Yu obtained her Ph.D. degree from Hong Kong University (HKU-SUSTech Joint PhD program) in 2021. Since 2024, Dr. Jun Yu was employed as Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences in SUSTech. She focuses on investigating the roles of mRNA modification in neural development.

Research Interests：

◆ mRNA modification in neural development

◆ mRNA local translation in axons 

Professional Experience：

◆ 2024.2~ Present, Research Assistant Professor, SUSTech

◆ 2022.1~2024.1, Postdoctoral Fellow, SUSTech

Educational Background：

◆ 2016.9~2021.8, PhD, Hong Kong University

Selected Publication：

◆ Jun Yu#, Yuanchu She#, Lixin Yang#, Mengru Zhuang, Jianhui Liu, Xiaoyan Lin, Nijia Wang, Mengxian Chen, Chunxuan Jiang, Yujia Zhang, Yujing Yuan, Sheng-Jian Ji. The m6A Readers YTHDF1 and YTHDF2 Synergistically Control Cerebellar Parallel Fiber Growth by Regulating Local Translation of the Key Wnt5a Signaling Components in axons. Advanced Science. 2021 Oct 12;e2101329.  

◆ Jun Yu#, Mengxian Chen#, Haijiao Huang#, Junda Zhu, Huixue Song, Jian Zhu, Jaewon Park, Sheng-Jian Ji. Dynamic m6A Modification Regulates Local Translation of mRNA in Axons. Nucleic Acids Research. 2018, 46(3): 1412-1423.

◆ Jun Yu#, Marilyn Janice Oentaryo#, Chi Wai Lee. Local Protein Synthesis of Neuronal MT1-MMP for Agrin-Induced Presynaptic Development. Development. 2021, May 15;148(10):dev199000.

◆ Jun Yu, Yuanchu She, Sheng-Jian Ji. m6A Modification in Mammalian Nervous System Development, Functions, Disorders and Injuries. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2021 May 25;9:679662

◆ Lichao Li#, Jun Yu#, Sheng-Jian Ji. Axonal mRNA Localization and Translation: Local Events with Broad Roles. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2021, Dec78(23):7379-7395

◆ Zhuoxuan Yang#, Jun Yu#, Jian Zhang#, Huixue Song#, Haixia Ye#, Jianhui Liu#, Nijia Wang#, Pengfei Che, Gaoxin Long, Yunxuan Wang, Jaewon Park, Sheng-Jian Ji. Facilitation of axonal transcriptome analysis with quantitative microfluidic devices. Lab on a Chip. 2023 May 2;23(9):2217-2227.