Feng Wang received his Ph.D. in Genetics from Nankai University, China, in 2017, where his doctoral research focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between the Hippo signaling pathway and other signaling pathways using Drosophila as a model system. Dr. Wang joined the Yao Laboratory in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University in 2018 and is an Assistant Research Scientist. His research focuses on understanding epigenetic and post-transcriptional regulation in the mammalian brain, with particular interests in circular RNAs (circRNAs) in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Wang has developed computational and experimental approaches for genome-wide circRNA identification and characterization and recently identified conserved circRNA dysregulation associated with irreversible Alzheimer’s disease progression. Outside the laboratory, he enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, and spending time with friends.

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