Tong Ming LiuStem Cells and Regenerative Medicine,
Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
Biography
Ph.D. in Genetics, Institute of Hydrobiology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999-2002.
Dissertation: Study on cell cycle synchronization of cultured cells and its effects on nuclear transplantation embryos in fish
Advisor: Prof. Qingjiang Wu
M.A. in Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Wuhan University, 1996-1999
Thesis: Study on construction of plant expression vector for alkalophilic gene
and its transformation of plant
B.A. in Biology, Department of Biology, Xinyang Normal University, 1990-1994
Concentrations: Effects of different nutritions on growth of Chinese caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps Sinensis)
Research Interest
Bone and cartilage disease modeling, drug screening and gene correction
Directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells toward cartilage and bone
Direct conversion of human fibroblasts into osteoblasts
Gene therapy for cartilage regeneration and repair in regenerative medicine
Signaling pathway of genes regulating cartilage differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
Molecular basis of mesenchymal stem cells maintaining their stemness
Stem cell biology and technique