Cong-Cong Hou
Ph.D Student, Zhejiang University, 2010
E-Mail: cchou@spermlab.org  

Education and Training
2011.09-present   Ph.D. Student, majored in Cell Biology.
        College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University. .
2010.07-2011.08 Graduate Student, majored in
        Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences,
         Zhejiang University.
2006.09-2010.06 Undergraduate Student, majored
        in Bio-Science, College of Science Life and
        Technology, Yan Cheng Teachers' College,
        Jiangsu Province, China.

Research Experiences:
2010.07-present.
        1. Mechanism of ubiquitination spermatogenesis, at the Sperm
            Laboratory at Zhejiang University;
        2. Functions of the new cytoskeletal structure
           acroframosome (AFS) during spermatogenesis in caridean shrimp.

Projects:
1. The ubiquitination and transporting mechanism of mitochondria
     during spermiogenesis of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis,
     supported by National Nature Science Fundation of China (NSFC)
      (No.31072198, to Dr. Wan-Xi Yang)
2. The function of C-terminal kinesins during the formation of abnormal
    sperm, supported by Natural Science Fundation of Zhejiang
    Province (Project No. Y2100296, to Dr. Fu-Qing Tan)
3. The functional analysis of a new cytoskeletal structure
     acroframosome  (AFS) in caridean shrimp Macrobrachium
     rosenbergii (De Man), supported by the Sperm Laboratory.

Publications
Hou CC, Yang WX, Acroframosome-dependent KIFC1 facilitates
        acrosome formation during spermatogenesis in the caridean
        shrimp Exopalaemon modestus. PLoS One, 2013,
        8(9):e76065.
Hou CC, Yang WX, Characterization and expression pattern of
        p53 during spermatogenesis in the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir
        sinensis. Mol Biol Rep, 2013, 40(2):1043-51.
Hou CC, Yang WX, New insights to the ubiquitin-proteasome
        pathway (UPP) mechanism during spermatogenesis. Mol Biol
        Rep, 2013, 40(4): 3213-30.
Yi-Xun Su*, Cong-Cong Hou*, Wan-Xi Yang. Control of hair
        cell development by molecular pathways involving Atoh1,
        Hes1 and Hes5. Gene, 2015, 558: 6–24 (Co-first author)
Wei-Lai Dong* & Cong-Cong Hou* & Wan-Xi Yang.Mitochondrial 
        prohibitin and its ubiquitination during crayfish
        Procambarus clarkii spermiogenesis. Cell Tissue Res, 2015,
        359:679–692. DOI 10.1007/s00441-014-2044-0 
        (Co-first author)
Jiang T, Hou CC, She ZY, Yang WX, The SOX gene family:
        function and regulation in testis determination and male
        fertility maintenance. Mol Biol Rep, 2013, 40(3):2187-94.
Ha Zhu, Cong-Cong Hou, Ling-Feng Luo, Yan-Jun Hu, Wan-Xi Yang.
        Endometrial stromal cells and decidualized stromal cells: Origins,
        transformation and functions. Gene, 2014, 551: 1–14
Luo LF, Hou CC, Yang WX, Nuclear factors: roles related to
         mitochondrial deafness. Gene, 2013, 520(2):79-89.

Conferences and Symposium presentation:
March 27, 2011 Section 3: The Eleventh Annual Conference and
        Symposium of  Crustacean Society of China, Xiamen, China.
       Presentation title: "Myosin Va participates in the acrosomal formation
       and nuclear morphogenesis during spermatogenesis of  Chinese
       mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis",
August 8-10, 2010 The First Doctor and Professor Workshop of
      Zhejiang Province. Organized by Zhejiang Zoological Society,
       China.
April 16-18, 2010 Writing Workshop. Organized by Zhejiang
      Zoological Society, China.

Journal club and group meeting records:
Dec. 30, 2010 Data Report: " Molecular cloning of the gene
        prohibitin in Macrobrachium rosenbergii".
Nov. 19, 2010 Journal presentation: "UBR2 mediates transcriptional
        silencing during spermatogenesis via histone ubiquitination" ,
        published on PNAS,2010,107(5): 1912–1917.

Prizes and Honors:
2008-2009 The National Encouragement Scholarship
2008-2009 The Third Prize of “University Students' Innovative
        Undertaking Competition of Jiangsu Province”
2007-2008  The National Encouragement Scholarship
2007-2008  The First Prize of “University Students'
        Innovative Undertaking Competition of Northern
         Jiangsu Province”

Activities：
2008.09-2010.06  Chairman of Student Union of College
        of Science Life and Technology, Yan Cheng Teachers'
        College, Jiangsu Province, China
2008.09-2009.07  The Leader of Campus Civilization
        Supervisors, Yan Cheng Teachers' College, Jiangsu
        Province, China

My motto:
God helps those who help themselves.

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