Xiao Sun
Ph.D Student, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011


Education and Training
2011.09-present: Ph.D. Student, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2008.9-2011.07: Graduate student, in Cell Biology, College of life sciences,
              Zhejiang University
2004.8-2008.7: Undergraduate student, in Bio-Science, College of Life
              Sciences, Ludong University, Shandong Province, China.
              Bachelor Degree in June of 2008.

Research Experiences:
2008.9-2011.07. Molecular mechanism of spermatogenesis, at the Sperm
        Laboratory at Zhejiang University (PI: Dr. Wan-Xi Yang)
2008. 2-2008.6  The localization of several neuropeptides by immunohistochemical
        technology in the nervous system of Cellana toreuma, at Dr. Xiao-An Wang's
        lab, in College of life sciences, Ludong University, Shandong Province, China.

Publications:
1. Sun, X, He Y., Hou L., and Yang W.-X. (2010). Myosin Va participates in acrosomal formation and nuclear morphogenesis during spermatogenesis of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12738. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012738
2. SUN X, Kovacs T, Yang W.-X. (2010) The role of actin and myosin during spermatogenesis. Molecular Biology Reports, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0517-0.
3. Sun X., Yang W.-X. (2010) Mitochondria: transportation, distribution and function during spermiogenesis. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 1, 97-109.doi:10.4236/abb.2010.12014
4. Ying, X.-P* , Sun X*, Wu H.-X., Dahms H-U, Chullasorn S, Zhang, Y.-P., Huang, Y.-J., and Yang W.-X.. The fine structure of coelomocytes in the sipunculid Phascolosoma esculenta. Micron, 2010, 41:71–78. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2009.08.006 (*co-first authors)

Prizes and Honors:
Zi-Yuan HUANG Scholarship 2009-2010
First-class Award of Honor for Graduate 2009-2010
Graduate of Merit/Triple A graduate 2009-2010
Kwang-Hua Scholarship 2008-2009
First-class Award of Honor for Graduate 2008-2009
Graduate of Merit/Triple A graduate 2008-2009

Conferences and Symposium presentation:
June 20-25, 2010 The Seventh International Crustacean Congress, Qingdao, China.
Presentation: “Myosin Va participates in the acrosomal formation and nuclear morphogenesis during spermatogenesis of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis”
April 16-18, 2010 Writing Workshop organized by Zhejiang Zoological Society.
Oct. 31, 2009  “ The molecular mechanism of Myosin Va during spermiogenesis ”, presented at the 11^th Symposium on Zoology of Zhejiang Zoological Society, China.

Journal club and group meeting records:
Oct. 15, 2010 Data Report "Molecular cloning and characterization of Myosin Va gene from the testis of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis".
Sep. 17, 2010 Seminar "Mitochondria: transportation, distribution and function during spermiogenesis".
June 15, 2010 Data report “Myosin Va participates in acrosomal formation and nuclear morphogenesis during spermatogenesis of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis”.
May 30, 2010 Seminar “Myosins and kinesins involved in Spermatogenesis.”
Dec. 25, 2009 Journal presentation “PICK1 deficiency causes male infertility in mice  by disrupting acrosome formation.” J. Clin. Invest. 2009,119:802–812.
Oct. 23, 2009 Journal presentation “Myosin Va Phosphorylated on Ser¹⁶⁵⁰ Is Found in Nuclear Speckles and Redistributes to Nucleoli Upon Inhibition of  Transcription.” Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton, 2008,65: 441–456.
June 5, 2009 Journal presentation “The class V myosin motor, myosin 5c, localizes to mature secretory vesicles and facilitates exocytosis in lacrimal acini.” Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 2008, 295: C13–C28.
May 8, 2009 Data Report “Amplification of MyosinVa cDNA fragment by Degenerate PCR in Chinese mitten crab”
Apr. 3, 2009 Journal presentation “Oct4-Induced Pluripotency in Adult Neural Stem Cells.” Cell 2009,136:411–419.
Dec. 19, 2008 Journal report “Mitosis: New Roles for Myosin-X and Actin at the Spindle. ”  Current Biology 2008,18 : 912-914.

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