YUXUAN ZHENG, PH.D.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Yuxuan Zheng is the principal investigator at Human Phenome Institute / Minhang Hospital in Fudan University. He started his lab in 2023 to investigate the multi-dimensional regulatory mechanisms of development and disease with the single-cell genomics technology to better understand the origin, development, and progression of diseases. He completed postdoctoral research at Institute of Microbiology at Chinese Academy of Sciences with Professor George Fu Gao. He received his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics & Cell Biology from Peking University with Professor Fuchou Tang.


Work Experience

  • 2025 - Present, Principal Investigator, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University
  • 2023 - Present, Principal Investigator, Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University
  • 2021 - 2023, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Education

  • 2016 - 2021, Ph.D., Bioinformatics & Cell Biology, Peking University
  • 2017 - 2017, Visiting Student, Electrical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
  • 2012 - 2016, B.S., Management Information Systems, Northeast Forestry University
  • 2014 - 2015, Visiting Student, Management Information Systems, National Chung Hsing University

Honors and Awards

  • 2022, The Fellowship of China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the P. R. China
  • 2022, The Fellowship of Young Talents in Beijing, Beijing Association of Science and Technology
  • 2021, Excellent Graduate of Beijing, Beijing Department of Education
  • 2021, Excellent Graduate of Peking University, Peking University
  • 2021, Top 10 Scientific Advances of 2020 in China, Ministry of Science and Technology of the P. R. China
  • 2021, Top 10 Progress in China’s Life Sciences in 2020, China Association for Science and Technology
  • 2021, Peking University Merit Student of the Year 2020 (only 10 students each year), Peaking University
  • 2020 & 2013, National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the P. R. China
  • 2020, Award for Merit Student, Peking University
  • 2020, Outstanding Science and Technology Papers, China Association for Science and Technology
  • 2019, Sanofi-Cell Research Outstanding Paper Award of 2018, Cell Research Press
  • 2019 & 2018, Award for Merit Student and Special Scholarship, Peking University
  • 2019, President Scholarship in the Academic Year of 2018-2019, Peking University
  • 2017, Award for Academic Excellent and May 4th Scholarship, Peking University
  • 2015, Award for Meritorious Winner in American Global Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications of the USA
  • 2014, Award for 2nd Prize (Heilongjiang Region) in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • 2014, Award for 2nd Prize in Mathematical Modeling Contest of the Three Provinces in Northeast China, Competition Organizing Committee
  • 2014, Merit Student of Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Education