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Principal Investigator: Kai Lei

Dr. Kai Lei received his bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University and Ph.D. in Developmental Biology ​at the Institute of Developmental Biology and Molecular Medicine of Fudan University. He then became ​a postdoctoral research associate with Dr. Sánchez Alvarado at Stowers Institute for Medical Research. ​Dr. Kai Lei joined the faculties at Westlake University School of Life Sciences in October 2018. His lab ​studies the molecular mechanism of adult stem cell repopulation and tissue regeneration. His work led ​to many peer-reviewed publications, including Cell Regeneration (2021), iScience (2023), ​Developmental Cell (2016), Cell (2018), eLife (2017), PNAS (2009), Neuron (2009), Current Biology (2012), ​Human Molecular Genetics (2011).