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Muscular Dystrophy, Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine, Gene therapy
United States

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Employment (2)

Sanofi (France): Paris, FR

2022-02-01 to present | Senior scientist (Genomic Medicine Unit)
Employment
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Yuanfan Zhang

Boston Children's Hospital: MA, MA, US

2016-09-01 to 2022-01-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Genetics and Genomics)
Employment
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Yuanfan Zhang

Education and qualifications (2)

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Baltimore, MD, US

2010-09-01 to 2016-05-31 | Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular Medicine)
Education
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Yuanfan Zhang

Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD, US

2008-09-01 to 2010-09-01 | Master's (Biomedical Engineering)
Education
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Yuanfan Zhang

Professional activities (1)

American Heart Association: TX, TX, US

2018-07-01 to present
Membership
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Yuanfan Zhang

Funding (5)

Genome-wide CRISPR screen to identify pro-myogenic factors for cell therapy of DMD

2018-09-04 to 2019-08-31 | Grant
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R41AR074832
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang via DimensionsWizard

Jagged1 as a therapeutic target for cardiomyopathy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2018-07 to 2020-06 | Salary award
American Heart Association (TX, TX, US)
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

MANIPULATION OF PTEN/AKT SIGNALING IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AS A MEANS OF T

2014-04-01 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R01AR064300
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Yuanfan Zhang via DimensionsWizard

A Novel Xenograft Mouse Model of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

2012-08-01 to 2015-07-31 | Grant
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R21NS079529
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Yuanfan Zhang via DimensionsWizard

Biomarkers for Therapy of FSHD (U54)

2008-09-10 to 2018-09-13 | Grant
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: U54HD060848
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Yuanfan Zhang via DimensionsWizard

Works (12)

Dynamin-2 reduction rescues the skeletal myopathy of a SPEG-deficient mouse model

JCI Insight
2022-08-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Qifei Li; Jasmine Lin; Jeffrey J. Widrick; Shiyu Luo; Gu Li; Yuanfan Zhang; Jocelyn Laporte; Mark A. Perrella; Xiaoli Liu; Pankaj B. Agrawal
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Applying genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screens for therapeutic discovery in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Science Translational Medicine
2020-03-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Angela Lek; Yuanfan Zhang; Keryn G. Woodman; Shushu Huang; Alec M. DeSimone; Justin Cohen; Vincent Ho; James Conner; Lillian Mead; Andrew Kodani et al.
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AAV9 Edits Muscle Stem Cells in Normal and Dystrophic Adult Mice

Molecular Therapy
2019-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

Transgenic zebrafish model of DUX4 misexpression reveals a developmental role in FSHD pathogenesis

Human Molecular Genetics
2019-01-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0964-6906
Part of ISSN: 1460-2083
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Yuanfan Zhang

Adipose-derived Stem/Stromal Cells on Electrospun Fibrin Microfiber Bundles Enable Moderate Muscle Reconstruction in a Volumetric Muscle Loss Model

Cell Transplantation
2018-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0963-6897
Part of ISSN: 1555-3892
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Yuanfan Zhang

Morpholino-mediated Knockdown of DUX4 Toward Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Therapeutics

Molecular Therapy
2016-08 | Journal article
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Yuanfan Zhang

In Vivo Selection Yields AAV-B1 Capsid for Central Nervous System and Muscle Gene Therapy

Molecular Therapy
2016-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

Concordant but Varied Phenotypes among Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient-Specific Myoblasts Derived using a Human iPSC-Based Model

Cell Reports
2016-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2211-1247
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

Carnitine and acetylcarnitine modulate mesenchymal differentiation of adult stem cells

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
2015-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6254
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

Human skeletal muscle xenograft as a new preclinical model for muscle disorders

Human Molecular Genetics
2014-06-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0964-6906
Source: Self-asserted source
Yuanfan Zhang

A novel electrochemical biosensor based on dynamic polymerase-extending hybridization for E. coli O157:H7 DNA detection

Talanta
2009-05-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0039-9140
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Yuanfan Zhang

Sensing Escherichia coli O157:H7 via frequency shift through a self-assembled monolayer based QCM immunosensor

Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B
2008-02 | Journal article
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Yuanfan Zhang

Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for American Heart Association (1)
Review activity for Journal of translational medicine. (1)