Shiwei obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (B.V.M.) from Jilin University, China, and subsequently earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His doctoral research concentrated on X-chromosome inactivation in embryonic stem cells and the development and evaluation of gene-editing tools. In 2025, he joined the Liu Lab to further investigate the applications of gene-editing techniques.

Outside the laboratory, Shiwei enjoys raising cats and cook.

Research Experience

2016-2024      Graduate student, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Selected Awards

2019-2020       Excellent Student of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Selected Publications

1. Xiang GH*, Li YQ*, Sun J*, Huo YY*, Cao SW, Cao YW, Guo Y, Yang L, Cai YJ, Zhang YE#, Wang HY#. Evolutionary mining and functional characterization of TnpB nucleases identify efficient miniature genome editors[J]. Nature Biotechnology, 2023 Jun: 37386294.