2003年9月至2007年年6月，就读于苏州大学生命科学学院生物技术专业。2007年9月至2012年12月就读于复旦大学生命科学学院遗传学专业，获博士学位

2013年赴美国康奈尔大学Shu-Bing Qian教授课题组开展博士后研究,研究工作主要利用高通量测序，生物化学及分子生物学等方法，探索应激环境下，RNA甲基化修饰在蛋白质翻译调控中的功能及其调控机制。

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