Sperkar: Prof. Jian Lu
Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
School of Life Sciences
Peking University
Dr. Jian Lu is a tenured Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Peking University and a Changjiang Scholar professor. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Genetics from Peking University and completed his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago, followed by postdoctoral training at Cornell University. Dr. Lu leads a research program centered on RNA regulation, molecular evolution, and computational design, integrating Drosophila genetics, evolutionary genomics, viral evolution and machine learning. His work has advanced understanding of RNA editing, mRNA translation control, viral evolution, and non-coding regulatory elements. He has published widely in journals such as Nature Communications, NSR, and iScience, and his research has been cited over 8,000 times. Dr. Lu serves as an Associate Editor for Molecular Biology and Evolution and hLife.
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