Chuan Xu

Chuan Xu is a Faculty member in the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on genome-wide mechanisms of eukaryotic transcription and translation, human diseases, and the virulence evolution of pathogenic fungi. He combines computational and molecular approaches to study these areas. Xu's work has been published in prominent journals such as Cell Systems, Cell Reports, and Nature Reviews Genetics. He is also the PI of the Xu Lab at Bio-X institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include alternative splicing, RNA modifications, and the role of these mechanisms in disease and evolution.

Chuan Xu is a researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in Evolutionary Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Fungal pathogens. His work explores the genetic mechanisms underlying fungal pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, and the evolution of gene regulatory networks. Xu's research includes studies on horizontal gene transfer in entomopathogenic fungi, alternative transcription initiation, and the role of circular RNAs in disease. His publications highlight the significance of genomic and transcriptomic analyses in understanding fungal adaptation and pathogenicity. Xu's research also investigates the evolutionary dynamics of MAPK cascades and chitin synthase gene families in fungi.