Yarui Diao
Assistant Professor of Cell BiologyOverview
I lead a functional genomics lab and my lab’s research is mainly focused on two areas: 1) developing new functional genomics tools to study genome structure and function; 2) using skeletal muscle regeneration and muscle stem cell as our model system to study gene regulation of tissue regeneration in health and diseases conditions, such as injury, muscular dystrophy, aging, and rhabdomyosarcoma. My research has been supported by Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), V Foundation for Cancer Research, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, Kahn program and Translating Duke Health, Glenn Foundation and American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), Elsa. U Pardee foundation, Cancer Moonshot℠ Research Initiatives and NIH.
Positions
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Assistant Professor in Pathology in the School of Medicine
2021 School of Medicine
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center in the School of Medicine
2021 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 2011
2011 University of Hong Kong (China)
Publications, Grants & Awards
Offices & Contact
406 Sands Building
Durham, NC
27710