The Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Regeneration is interested in how stem cells in our body function in tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
Using skin and endometrium as model tissues, we investigate the mechanisms of adult stem cell activation and differentiation during tissue development and regeneration.
The aim is to identify novel target molecules for various diseases and to propose new therapeutic approaches.
Profile.
2020.9 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
Education.
2004.3 - 2008.2 B.S. Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
2008.9 - 2010.2 M.S. Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
2013.9 - 2018.6 Ph.D. Rockefeller University
2018.7 - 2020.8 Postdoc. Rockefeller University
Main Research areas.
Adult stem cell biology
Epigenetic regulation of stem cell
Single cell analysis
Main Publications.
Yang H, Adam RC, Ge Y, Hua ZL, Fuchs E. Epithelial-mesenchymal micro-niches govern stem cell lineage choices. Cell 2017;169(3), 483-496
Adam RC*, Yang H*, Ge Y, Lien WH, Wang P, Zhao Y, Polak L, Levorse J, Baksh SC, Zheng D, Fuchs E. Temporal Layering of Signaling Effectors Drives Chromatin Remodeling during Hair Follicle Stem Cell Lineage Progression. Cell Stem Cell, 2018;22(3), 398-413 (*Co-first authors)
Adam RC*, Yang H*, Ge Y, Infarinato NR, Gur-Cohen S, Miao Y, Wang P, Zhao Y, Lu CP, Kim JE, Ko JY, Paik SS, Gronostajski RM, Kim J, Krueger JG, Zheng D, Fuchs E. NFI transcription factors provide chromatin access to maintain stem cell identity while preventing unintended lineage fate choices. Nature Cell Biology, 2020;22(6), 640-650. (*Co-first authors)
Yang H*, Schramek D*, Adam RC, Keyes BE, Wang P, Zheng D, Fuchs E. ETS family transcriptional regulators drive chromatin dynamics and malignancy in squamous cell carcinomas.eLIFE2015;4, e10870 (*Co-first authors)