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CAS Key Laboratory of the Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor
Director: KONG Xiangyin
Deputy Director: QIAN Youcun, QIN Jun
Number of Principal Investigators: 21
Research Focuses:
Tumor genetic and epigenetic regulation and intervention
Immune regulation and tumor intervention
Stem cell research and tumor therapy
CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety
Director: GUO Feifan
Deputy Director: ZHAI Qiwei, YING Hao
Number of Principal Investigators: 20
Research Focuses:
Nutrient sensing signaling
Metabolic regulation networks
Nutritional intervention and metabolic diseases
Toxic mechanisms and metabolic pathways of food-borne hazards
Food safety risk assessment and pollution control
CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology
Director: WANG Zefeng
Deputy Director: LI Yixue, WANG Sijia
Number of Principal Investigators: 17
Research Focuses:
Big data analysis of complex gene expression regulation
System modeling and simulation for complex traits
Population genetic models and evolutionary analysis
Biomedical big data
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