Wan-Xi Yang, Ph.D., Professor

The Principal Investigator of the Sperm Laboratory at Zhejiang University

E-mail: spermlab@zju.edu.cn 

The molecular mechanism of acrosome biogenesis and nuclear shaping still remain unknown up to date. I have been working on functions of KINESIN related motor proteins and myosin during spermatogenesis, especially the molecular mechanism of acrosome formation and nucleus shaping. About the sperm diversity, I will focus on molecular mechanisms of acrosome formation as well as nucleus shaping. Comparative studies of sperm will be made on those of marine crustaceans. A potential evolutionary route may be found depends on the molecular mechanism of spermatogenesis.

My projects include both basic research about the motility of spermatogenesis and applied studies which are related to clinical application. Our research is mainly supported by National Nature Science Fundation of China.

Research and teaching experience

2012.12.26- present. Professeor, Department of  Biology, Zhejiang University

2004.12.03 -2012.12.25  Associate Professor, Department of  Biology, Zhejiang University 

2001.06.02-2004.12.02  Research Associate, Department of  Anatomy & Cell  Biology, Brody School of Medicine, 

                                       East Carolina University, USA

1999.12-2001.06  Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Zhejiang University. 

1998.09-1999.11 Lecturer, Department of Biology, Zhejiang University

1997.09-1998.08  Lecturer, Department of Biology, Hangzhou University

Academic Qualifications

1997.07. Ph.D. in Zoology, East China Normal University, Shanghai

1994.07.  M.S. in Zoology, Hangzhou University， Zhejiang Province. 

Professional Affiliations

2013.11-present. Director, Zheijiang Zoological Society (ZJZS)

Besides  my routine research and teaching work, I serve on the following editorial boards:

Gene (since 2013.03)

PLOS ONE

Frontiers in Marine Science (Section: Marine Pollution) (Since 2014.01)
Biocell (Since 2019)
Biology (SInce 2023.09)

Guest Editor

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology，Volume 63， 2017

Updated on September 12, 2023