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2026–present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Fudan University

2022–2026: Ph.D in Biology, Fudan University

2021–2022: Research Assistant, Anhui Medical University

2018–2021: M.Sc. in Genetics, Anhui Medical University

2014–2018: B.Ag. in Biotechnology, Bengbu Medical University

Research Interests

Regulatory mechanisms of T cell metabolic reprogramming and their role in antitumor immunity

Honors and Awards

2022: Xianghui Scholarship

Selected Publications

1. Ni Z#, Sun P#, Zheng J#, Wu M#, Yang C, Cheng M, Yin M, Cui C, Wang G, Yuan L, Gao Q*, Li Y*. JNK signaling promotes bladder cancer immune escape by regulating METTL3-mediated m⁶A modification of PD-L1 mRNA. Cancer Res, 2022, 82(9): 1789–1802.

2. Wang J#, Ni Z#, Zhang X, He L, Zhang X, Cheng X, Wang H, Sun G, Lu Z, Liu C, Qian H, Lu Y, Liu G, Jia J, Ye J, Huang L, Ye H, Li R, Tao W, Li P, Zhao TJ, Du X*. Amino acid homeostasis by CORVET/HOPS: a metabolic and stress resilience checkpoint for T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2026, 123(35): e2601318123.

3. Gao Q#, Zheng J#, Ni Z, Sun P, Yang C, Cheng M, Wu M, Zhang X, Yuan L, Zhang Y*, Li Y*. The m⁶A methylation-regulated AFF4 promotes self-renewal of bladder cancer stem cells. Stem Cells Int, 2020, 2020(1): 8849218.