Zhang Ping General Information Title: Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor Discipline area: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biology Research Profiles: 1. Our group focuses on the study of mesenchymal stem cell biology, particularly the identification and functional characterization of MSCs in vivo. Using a combination of single cell sequencing and genetics, we defined several tissue-specific MSCs in vivo. This work is the basis for MSC-based therapy. 2. Another research emphasis is the epigenetic regulation of the fate commitment of MSCs. Based on understanding epigenetic regulation mechanisms of MSCs fate choices, we emphasized the role of specific small molecular compounds for epigenetic enzymes in bone regeneration; this work helps us to define novel therapies for bone defects and bone metabolic disease.