2001年获武汉大学学士学位，2007年获中科院上海生科院健康科学研究所博士学位，2008至2013年在美国安德森癌症中心（MD Anderson Cancer Center）做博士后研究，并成为奥德赛学者（Odyssey Fellow）。2013年8月起担任中科院生物化学与细胞生物学研究所研究员，研究组长，博士生导师

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