2006年获四川大学生物技术学士学位，2011年获清华大学生物学博士学位。后于美国加州大学圣迭戈分校（UCSD）诺贝尔生理与医学奖得主实验室和新加坡科技局（A*STAR）从事博士后研究。2015年入职bat365中文官方网站担任课题组长(PI)。
左为团队深入开展基于成体干细胞的肺、肾两大重要脏器的再生修复与功能增强研究。提出器官再生是其发育过程重演的创新理论，开创了RClone药品级前体细胞分离扩增技术，负责三项国家卫健委干细胞临床研究备案项目，主导完成世界上首例肺前体细胞移植临床试验。论文成果发表在Nature、American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine、EMBO Molecular Medicine、Protein & Cell等高影响力期刊上, 单篇通讯作者论文被引用近2000次。2021年，其开发的全球首创(“First-in-class”)肺前体细胞1类新药REGEND001获国家药监局批件进入II期临床，目前已成功完成近百例肺脏损伤患者的治疗，是世界上唯一可有效改善肺脏换气功能的候选产品。相关成果入选2018中国医药生物技术年度十大进展。
左为教授先后入选国家青年特聘专家、国家教育部高层次青年学者、江苏省双创专家、江西省双千计划专家等人才计划。获国家重点研发计划、国自然优秀青年基金、新冠国际合作专项基金等项目资助。2018年，左为教授被国家刊物官方评选为“中国年度十大创新先锋”，被誉为中国的“再生天才（Regeneration Genius）”。2021年入选中国“科学家创业先锋”榜单Top5。
Publications 代表性论著 （# corresponding author, 通讯作者）
1. Zhao Z, Wang Y, Wu Y, Li D, Zhang T, Ma Y, Teng X, Zuo W# (2021). Single-cell analysis defines the lineage plasticity of stem cells in cervix epithelium. Cell Regen. Nov 1;10(1):36.
2. Zhou Y, Wang Y, Li D, Zhang T, Ma Y, Zuo W#. Stable Long-Term Culture of Human Distal Airway Stem Cells for Transplantation. Stem Cells International, vol. 2021, Article ID 9974635, 11 pages, 2021. IF=5.13
3. Wang X, Zhao Y, Li D, Feng Y, Xie Y, Zhou Y, Zhou M, Wang Y#, Qu J#, Zuo W# (2021). Intrapulmonary distal airway stem cell transplantation repairs lung injury in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cell Prolif. e13046. IF=8.76
4. Wang Y, Zhao Y, Zhao Z, Li D, Nie H, Sun Y, Feng X, Zhang T, Ma Y, Nie J, Cai G#, Chen X#, Zuo W# (2021). Single-cell RNA-Seq analysis identified kidney progenitor cells from human urine. Protein Cell. 12(4):305-312. IF=15.33
5. Zhao Y, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Ma Y, Zuo W# (2020). Single-Cell RNA Expression Profiling of ACE2, the Receptor of SARS-CoV-2. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 202(5):756-759. IF= 30.53
6. Zhao Z, Zhao Y, Zhou Y, Wang X, Zhang T, Zuo W# (2020). Single-cell analysis identified lung progenitor cells in COVID-19 patients. Cell Prolif. e12931. IF= 8.76
7. Zhou Y, Shi Y, Yang L, Sun Y, Han Y, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Liu Y, Ma Y, Zhang T, Ren T, Dale T, Forsyth N, Jin F, Qu J#, Zuo W#, Xu J# (2019). Genetically engineered distal airway stem cell transplantation protects mice from pulmonary infection. EMBO Molecular Medicine. e10233. IF=14.26
8. Wang Y, Lu Y, Wu Y, Sun Y, Zhou Y, Ma Q, Zheng Y, Yu Q, Cao Y, Chen G, Zhang T, Dai X, Ren T, Ma Y#, Zuo W# (2019). Alveolar Differentiation Potency of Human Distal Airway Stem Cells Is Associated with Pulmonary Pathological Conditions. Stem Cells Int. 7123078. IF=5.13
9. Shi Y, Dong M, Zhou Y, Li W, Gao Y, Han L, Chen M, Lin H, Zuo W#, Jin F# (2019). Distal airway stem cells ameliorate bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Stem Cell Res Ther. 3;10(1):161. IF=8.07
10. Liu W, Wang Y, Sun Y, Wu Y, Ma Q, Shi Y, He R, Zhang T, Ma Y#, Zuo W#, Wu Z# (2019). Clonal expansion of hepatic progenitor cells and differentiation into hepatocyte-like cells. Dev Growth Diff. 61(3):203-211. IF=2.1
11. 马煜，瞿介明，左为#.呼吸系统干细胞临床研究进展.中国细胞生物学学报：1-9[2019-02-23].
12. Ma Q, Ma Y, Dai X, Ren T, Fu Y, Liu W, Han Y, Wu Y, Cheng Y, Zhang T, Zuo W# (2018). Regeneration of functional alveoli by adult human SOX9airway basal cell transplantation. Protein Cell. 9(3):267-282.（Cover story, commented by National Science Review, The Economist, CHINA Daily，入选2018中国医药生物技术年度十大进展）IF=15.33
13. Ma Q, Wang Y, Zhang T, Zuo W# (2018). Notch-mediated Sox9+ cell activation contributes to kidney repair after partial nephrectomy. Life Sciences. 193, 104-109. IF=6.78
14. Ma Q, Ma Y, Zhang T, Zuo W# (2017). Organ size control mechanism in animals. Science Bulletin. 62(7), 626-630. (in Chinese) IF=11.8
15. Zhang T, Li S, Zuo W# (2015). Landscape of protein domain interactome. Protein & Cell. 6(8), 610-614. IF=15.33
16. Zuo W, Zhang T, Wu DZ, Guan SP, Liew AA, Lim T, Yamamoto Y, Wang X, Lim SJ, Vincent M, Lessard M, Crum CP, Xian W, McKeon F. (2015). p63+/Krt5+ distal airway stem cells are essential for lung regeneration. Nature. 517,616-620. (“F1000”recommended; Highlighted and commented by Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Transplantation, European Journal of Respiratory etc. ) IF=69.5
17. Zuo W, Chen YG. (2013). TGF-βsignaling in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia. Cancer Hallmarks 1, 91-97.
18. Zuo W, Huang F, Chiang J, Li M, Du J, Ding Y, Zhang T, Lee HW, Jeong LS, Chen YL, Deng HT, Feng XH, Luo SW, Gao CJ, Chen YG. (2013). c-Cbl-mediated neddylation antagonizes ubiquitination and degradation of TGF-β type II receptor. Mol Cell 49 (3), 499-510 (“F1000”recommended ) IF=19.33
19. Zhou H, Zuo W, Chen YG. (2012). Endocytosis.Molecular Cell Biology (book title)(invited book chapter), Tsinghua University Press.(in Chinese)
20. Zuo W, Zhao XG, Chen YG (2009). SARS-CoV and lung fibrosis. Molecular Biology of the SARS-Coronavirus (book title)(invited book chapter), Springer Press.
21. Zuo W, Chen YG (2009). Specific activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by transforming growth factor-beta receptors in lipid rafts is required for epithelial cell plasticity. Mol Biol Cell20(3), 1020-1029.
