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Hongtao Yu, PhD
Endowed Title: Michael L. Rosenberg Scholar in Medical Research 1998-2002
Molecular Biophysics
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-645-6161
Office Fax: 214-645-6156
Biography
Dr. Hongtao Yu was born in China in 1969. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University (Beijing, China). He came to the U.S. in 1990 and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) in 1995. His thesis research focused on the structure determination of protein modules involved in signal transduction. He then completed his postdoctoral training in Biology at Harvard Medical School (1995-1999). During his postdoctoral training, Dr. Yu studied the regulation of the cell division cycle in vertebrates. In 1999, Dr. Yu began his independent research career as an Assistant Professor and the Michael L. Rosenberg Scholar in Biomedical Research at the Department of Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2004 and to Professor in 2008. He was selected as an HHMI Investigator in 2008. His lab studies cellular mechanisms that govern chromosome inheritance and integrity using a combination of cell biological, biochemical, and biophysical methods.
Education
| Graduate School | Harvard University, Chemistry (1995) |
| Undergraduate | Peking University - China, Chemistry (1990) |
Research Interests
Publications
Tang, Z., Shu, H., Qi, W., Mahmood, N., Mumby, M. C., and Yu, H. , Dev. Cell , 2006; (10):575-585
Tang, Z., Sun, Y., Harley, S. E., Zou, H., and Yu, H. , Mol. Cell , 2004; (16):387-397
Luo, X., Tang, Z., Rizo, J., and Yu, H. , Mol. Cell , 2002; (9):59-71
Yu, H., Peters, J.P., King, R. W., Page, A., Hieter, P., and Kirschner, M. W. , Science , 1998; (279):1219-1222
Yu, H., Chen, J. K., Feng, S., Dalgarno, D. C., Brauer, A. W. and Schreiber, S. L. , Cell , 1994; (76):933-945
Ke Y, Huh JW, Warrington R, Li B, Wu N, Leng M, Zhang J, Ball HL, Li B, Yu H, The EMBO journal, 2011 Jul; :3309-21
Potts, P. R. and Yu, H. , Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. , 2007; (14):581-590
Tang, Z., Shu, H., Qi, W., Mahmood, N., Mumby, M. C., and Yu, H. , Dev. Cell , 2006; (10):575-585
Yang, M., Gocke, C. B., Luo, X., Borek, D., Tomchick, D. R., Machius, M., Otwinowski, Z., and Yu, H. , Mol. Cell , 2006; (23):377-387
Tang, Z., Shu, H., Oncel, D., Chen, S., and Yu, H. , Mol. Cell , 2004; (16):387-397
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Honors/Awards
Scholar Award (2003)
Scholar Award (2003)
New Investigator Award in Pharmacological Science (2000)
Science and Engineering (2000)
Scholar Award (1999)