- BS, Biology, Xinjiang University, China, 1995
- MS, Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, 1999
- PhD, Genetics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, 2003
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester, Department of Biology, 2006
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester, Department of Orthopedics, 2010
- Research Assistant Professor of Medicine