Juli Wang

Juli Wang is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in the Faculty of Science. She earned her Honours and Master's degrees at the University of Toronto before completing her PhD at UNSW in 2019, specializing in molecular evolution and epigenetic regulation in the mammalian brain.

• Education: BSc (Toronto), MSc (Toronto), PhD (UNSW)

Her research focuses on:

• Epigenetic regulation of brain development and disorders like ASD and ID
• Crosstalk between RNA splicing and circRNA in neural systems

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• circTulp4's role in brain function (2024)
• Primate cortex evolution via Alu elements (2022)
• Exon acquisition mechanisms (2019)
• Transcription factor control of splicing networks (2017)

Scientific awards include:

• UNSW University International Postgraduate Award (AUD 97,970)
• Garvan Institute's Rosemary Pryor Foundation Award (AUD 48,000)
• NSERC funding for RNA biology research (CAD 17,500)

Current projects funded by:

• Cellular Genomics Incubator Grant (Glioblastoma/lncRNA research)
• BABS Early Career Grant (Drug screening for heart disorders)