Prof. Gao has published in leading international journals including Nature, Nature Genetics, Developmental Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Cell Research, Science Advances, Nature Communications, and Development as first and/or corresponding authors. He has received a number of academic honors and awards, including Dr Cheng Yu Tung Fellowship, Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Innovation Mayor Award, Second-Class Prize of National Natural Science Award, National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award, NIH The Fellows Award for Research Excellence, NHGRI Intramural Research Training Award, NIH Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents (GREAT) Award, and Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award for Youths.