On May 10th 2023, our laboratory celebrated two outstanding achievements as Amanda and June successfully defended their theses.

Amanda (Zhang Qian) has become the first PhD from our lab at ShanghaiTech. She impressed us with her work on the regulation of Dpp signalling by the cell cycle regulator APC/C-SnoN, and on the role of Spd2 degradation by APC/C in the asymmetric division of neural stem cells. She has contributed to two of our recent papers (Braun at al., 2020 Open Biology, Meghini et al., 2022, EMBO Reports), with her as one of the first authors in the latter paper, earning her a well-deserved PhD degree. Her contributions have enriched our field, and we are proud to recognize her excellence.

June (Xue Xia) skillfully defended her Master’s thesis on the novel non-cell cycle function of the master cell cycle kinase CDK1 in cell fate determination, a project she carried out with Jane. Her dedication and insight have been a valuable asset to our team.

Both achievements reflect the innovative and collaborative spirit of our lab. Join us in congratulating Amanda and June on their remarkable success. We wish them the best as they embark on their next endeavours.

Congratulations again, to Dr Zhang and Master Xia!!

5月10日，我们的实验室庆祝了两项杰出成就，张倩（Amanda）和夏雪（June）成功答辩了他们的论文。

张倩（Amanda）已成为我们上海科技大学实验室的第一位博士。她在Dpp信号由细胞周期调控因子APC/C-SnoN的调控，以及在APC/C介导的Spd2降解对神经干细胞非对称分裂中的作用方面的工作给我们留下了深刻印象，为她赢得了当之无愧的博士学位。她的贡献丰富了我们的领域，我们为能认可她的卓越感到自豪。

夏雪（June）巧妙地答辩了她的硕士论文，论文主题是主细胞周期激酶CDK1在细胞命运决定中的新型非细胞周期功能，这是她与Jane一起完成的项目。她的奉献精神和洞察力一直是我们团队的宝贵财富。

这两项成就反映了我们实验室的创新精神和协作精神。请和我们一起祝贺张倩和夏雪的卓越成功。我们祝愿她们在未来的道路上一切顺利。