Faculty Profiles - WU Longjun | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Longjun WU
吴龍君

PhD in Biology
University of Rochester, 2019

Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean Science

(852) 2358 8251
longjunwu@ust.hk
Room CYT2013B

Google Scholar

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ORCID

0000-0002-7580-5503

ResearcherID

AAD-4694-2019

Scopus ID

59365428000

Research Interest Publications Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision

Research Interest

Biodiversity
Marine conservation
Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
Global change biology
Marine genomics and proteomics

Publications

All Years 8 2024 2 2023 2 2022 0 2021 2 2020 0 2019 1 2018 1

2024 2

Molecular and cellular basis of life cycle transition provides new insights into ecological adaptation in jellyfish

The Innovation Geoscience, v. 2, (2), March 2024, article number 100063
Li, Yongxue; Peng, Saijun; Liu, Yali; Sun, Ke; Wu, Longjun; Yu, Zhangyi; He, Kai; Ma, Yuanqing; Wang, Fanghan; Xu, Pengzhen; Li, Junyu; Sun, Tingting; Zheng, Huiwen; Ye, Lijing; Wang, Lei; Hao, Wenjin; Zhao, Jianmin; Lin, Qiang; Chen, Kai; Dong, Zhijun
Article

Synovium microenvironment-responsive injectable hydrogel inducing modulation of macrophages and elimination of synovial fibroblasts for enhanced treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, v. 22, (1), April 2024, article number 188
Wu, Yiqun; Ge, Yu; Wang, Zhongshi; Zhu, Ying; Tian, Tianli; Wei, Jun; Jin, Yu; Zhao, Yi; jia, Qiang; Wu, Longjun; Ge, Liang
Article

2023 2

Clade-specific genes and the evolutionary origin of novelty; new tools in the toolkit

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, v. 145, August 2023, p. 52-59
Wu, Longjun; Lambert, J. David
Article

Vibrio cholerae biofilms use modular adhesins with glycan-targeting and nonspecific surface binding domains for colonization

Nature Communications, v. 14, (1), April 2023, article number 2104
Huang, Xin; Nero, Thomas; Weerasekera, Ranjuna; Matej, Katherine H.; Hinbest, Alex; Jiang, Zhaowei; Lee, Rebecca F.; Wu, Longjun; Chak, Cecilia; Nijjer, Japinder; Gibaldi, Isabella; Yang, Hang; Gamble, Nathan; Ng, Wai-Leung; Malaker, Stacy A.; Sumigray, Kaelyn; Olson, Rich; Yan, Jing
Article

2021 2

A serpin is required for ectomesoderm, a hallmark of spiralian development

Developmental Biology, v. 469, January 2021, p. 172-181
Wu, Longjun; Lambert, J. David
Article

Genes with spiralian-specific protein motifs are expressed in spiralian ciliary bands

Nature Communications, v. 11, (1), December 2021, article number 4171
Wu, Longjun; Hiebert, Laurel S.; Klann, Marleen; Passamaneck, Yale; Bastin, Benjamin R.; Schneider, Stephen Q.; Martindale, Mark Q.; Seaver, Elaine C.; Maslakova, Svetlane A.; Lambert, J. David
Article

2019 1

Gene Expression Does Not Support the Developmental Hourglass Model in Three Animals with Spiralian Development

Molecular Biology and Evolution, v. 36, (7), July 2019, p. 1371-1383
Wu, Longjun; Ferger, Kailey E.; Lambert, J. David
Article

2013 1

A Selective Sweep across Species Boundaries in Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution, v. 30, (9), September 2013, p. 2177-2186
Brand, Cara L.; Kingan, Sara B.; Wu, Longjun; Garrigan, Daniel
Article

Article 2

Molecular and cellular basis of life cycle transition provides new insights into ecological adaptation in jellyfish

The Innovation Geoscience, v. 2, (2), March 2024, article number 100063
Li, Yongxue; Peng, Saijun; Liu, Yali; Sun, Ke; Wu, Longjun; Yu, Zhangyi; He, Kai; Ma, Yuanqing; Wang, Fanghan; Xu, Pengzhen; Li, Junyu; Sun, Tingting; Zheng, Huiwen; Ye, Lijing; Wang, Lei; Hao, Wenjin; Zhao, Jianmin; Lin, Qiang; Chen, Kai; Dong, Zhijun

Synovium microenvironment-responsive injectable hydrogel inducing modulation of macrophages and elimination of synovial fibroblasts for enhanced treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, v. 22, (1), April 2024, article number 188
Wu, Yiqun; Ge, Yu; Wang, Zhongshi; Zhu, Ying; Tian, Tianli; Wei, Jun; Jin, Yu; Zhao, Yi; jia, Qiang; Wu, Longjun; Ge, Liang

Article 2

Clade-specific genes and the evolutionary origin of novelty; new tools in the toolkit

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, v. 145, August 2023, p. 52-59
Wu, Longjun; Lambert, J. David

Vibrio cholerae biofilms use modular adhesins with glycan-targeting and nonspecific surface binding domains for colonization

Nature Communications, v. 14, (1), April 2023, article number 2104
Huang, Xin; Nero, Thomas; Weerasekera, Ranjuna; Matej, Katherine H.; Hinbest, Alex; Jiang, Zhaowei; Lee, Rebecca F.; Wu, Longjun; Chak, Cecilia; Nijjer, Japinder; Gibaldi, Isabella; Yang, Hang; Gamble, Nathan; Ng, Wai-Leung; Malaker, Stacy A.; Sumigray, Kaelyn; Olson, Rich; Yan, Jing

Article 2

A serpin is required for ectomesoderm, a hallmark of spiralian development

Developmental Biology, v. 469, January 2021, p. 172-181
Wu, Longjun; Lambert, J. David

Genes with spiralian-specific protein motifs are expressed in spiralian ciliary bands

Nature Communications, v. 11, (1), December 2021, article number 4171
Wu, Longjun; Hiebert, Laurel S.; Klann, Marleen; Passamaneck, Yale; Bastin, Benjamin R.; Schneider, Stephen Q.; Martindale, Mark Q.; Seaver, Elaine C.; Maslakova, Svetlane A.; Lambert, J. David

Article 1

Gene Expression Does Not Support the Developmental Hourglass Model in Three Animals with Spiralian Development

Molecular Biology and Evolution, v. 36, (7), July 2019, p. 1371-1383
Wu, Longjun; Ferger, Kailey E.; Lambert, J. David

Article 1

A Selective Sweep across Species Boundaries in Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution, v. 30, (9), September 2013, p. 2177-2186
Brand, Cara L.; Kingan, Sara B.; Wu, Longjun; Garrigan, Daniel

2013 1

A Selective Sweep across Species Boundaries in Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution, v. 30, (9), September 2013, p. 2177-2186
Brand, Cara L.; Kingan, Sara B.; Wu, Longjun; Garrigan, Daniel
Article

No Publications

Teaching Assignment

2024-25 Fall 4 2023-24 Summer 2 2023-24 Spring 4 2023-24 Winter 0 2023-24 Fall 5 2022-23 Summer 1

OCES1010	Principles and Applications of Environmental Science
OCES3130	Marine Biology
OCES5400	Marine Genomics
UROP1100N	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1

UROP1000	Undergraduate Research Opportunities
UROP2100M	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2

OCES1001	The Earth as a Blue Planet
OCES1010	Principles and Applications of Environmental Science
OCES4910A	Independent Study
OCES4964	Ocean Science and Technology Capstone Project Research

OCES1001	The Earth as a Blue Planet
OCES1010	Principles and Applications of Environmental Science
OCES3130	Marine Biology
OCES5400	Marine Genomics
UROP1100K	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1

UROP1000

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

No Teaching Assignments

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2021 to December 2024 (As of 21 November 2024)

Current RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

HOUGHTON, Rory Qing
Marine Environmental Science
NURUDDIN, Muhammad Firman
Marine Environmental Science
XU, Ziyue
Marine Environmental Science
LI, Yuanmei
Marine Environmental Science
YAN, Yan
Marine Environmental Science
LI, Junyu
Marine Environmental Science

Research Interest

Publications

2024 2

2023 2

2021 2

2019 1

2013 1

Article 2

Article 2

Article 2

Article 1

Article 1

2013 1

Teaching Assignment

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2021 to December 2024 (As of 21 November 2024)

Current RPGs

Projects

From January 2022 to December 2024

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