Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSC 121 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
yingnanb@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications
Awards

China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
B.S., 2019

China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Ph.D., 2024

  • 2025 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  1. Mu L, Wang G, Yang X, Liang J, Tong H, Li L, Geng K, Bo Y, Hu X, Yang R, Xu X, Zhang Y, Zhang H. Physiological premature aging of ovarian blood vessels leads to decline in fertility in middle-aged mice. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 2;16(1):72. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55509-y. PMID: 39747922; PMCID: PMC11695630.

  2. Cheng K, Feng X, Yang C, Ma C, Niu S, Jia L, Yang X, Liang J, Bo Y, Geng K, Li Q, Zhang H, Lei X, Zhang Y. (2023) Simulated microgravity reduces quality of ovarian follicles and oocytes by disrupting communications of follicle cells. NPJ Microgravity. 2023 Jan 23;9(1):7. doi: 10.1038/s41526-023-00248-5. PMID: 36690655; PMCID: PMC9870914.

  3. Dai Y*, Bo Y*, Wang P, Xu X, Singh M, Jia L, Zhang S, Niu S, Cheng K, Liang J, Mu L, Geng K, Xia G, Wang C, Zhang Y, Zhang H. (2022) Asynchronous embryonic germ cell development leads to a heterogeneity of postnatal ovarian follicle activation and may influence the timing of puberty onset in mice. BMC Biol. 2022 May 13;20(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01318-y. PMID: 35550124; PMCID: PMC9101839.

  4. Zhang Y, Wang Y, Feng X, Zhang S, Xu X, Li L, Niu S, Bo Y, Wang C, Li Z, Xia G, Zhang H. (2021) Oocyte-derived microvilli control female fertility by optimizing ovarian follicle selection in mice. Nat Commun. 2021 May 5;12(1):2523. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22829-2. PMID: 33953177; PMCID: PMC8100162.

  • 2022-2023 – Doctorate Second-Class Academic Scholarship

  • 2022 – National Scholarship for Doctoral Students

  • 2020-2021 – Doctorate First-Class Academic Scholarship

  • 2019-2020 – Master’s Second-Class Academic Scholarship