Dear Dr. Jacobsen, I hope this message finds you ...
Created on: December 12, 2025
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Dear Dr. Jacobsen,
I hope this message finds you well.
This is Zhen Wang, formerly a Ph.D. student in Dr. Xiuren Zhang’s lab at Texas A&M University and currently a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Jixian Zhai’s lab at Southern University of Science and Technology. Two years ago, we collaborated on the publication of our article “Loss of H3.1K27me1 in Arabidopsis confers resistance to Geminivirus by sequestering DNA repair proteins onto rDNA and defense-related genes” in Nature Communications, and you very kindly agreed to serve as a referee for my applications at that time.
Since then, I have joined Prof. Zhai’s lab to study the effect of ATXR5/6 mutations on single molecule using ultra-long nanopore sequencing. We are now preparing a manuscript based on this work, and I am planning to apply for academic positions after finishing the manuscript. I would be deeply honored if you would be willing to continue serving as one of my referees for these upcoming applications.
If you are comfortable with this, I would be happy to send you my updated CV, a brief research statement. Please also let me know if there is any additional information that would be helpful.
Thank you very much for your time and for your continued support. I look forward to hearing from you.
With best regards,
Zhen Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Zhai Lab
Southern University of Science and Technology please help me polish this one as native speaker and do not change my logic
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Dear Dr. Jacobsen,
I hope this message finds you well.
This is Zhen Wang, formerly a Ph.D. student in Dr. Xiuren Zhang’s lab at Texas A&M University and currently a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Jixian Zhai’s lab at Southern University of Science and Technology. Two years ago, we collaborated on the publication of our article “Loss of H3.1K27me1 in Arabidopsis confers resistance to Geminivirus by sequestering DNA repair proteins onto rDNA and defense-related genes” in Nature Communications, and you very kindly agreed to serve as a referee for my applications at that time.
Since then, I have joined Prof. Zhai’s lab to study the effect of ATXR5/6 mutations on single molecule using ultra-long nanopore sequencing. We are now preparing a manuscript based on this work, and I am planning to apply for academic positions after finishing the manuscript. I would be deeply honored if you would be willing to continue serving as one of my referees for these upcoming applications.
If you are comfortable with this, I would be happy to send you my updated CV, a brief research statement. Please also let me know if there is any additional information that would be helpful.
Thank you very much for your time and for your continued support. I look forward to hearing from you.
With best regards,
Zhen Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Zhai Lab
Southern University of Science and Technology please help me polish this one as native speaker and do not change my logic
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Here's your email polished to read naturally while retaining your original logic:
Subject: Request for Reference Support – Zhen Wang
Dear Dr. Jacobsen,
I hope this message finds you well.
This is Zhen Wang, formerly a Ph.D. student in Dr. Xiuren Zhang’s lab at Texas A&M University, and currently a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Jixian Zhai’s lab at the Southern University of Science and Technology. Two years ago, we collaborated on the publication of our article, “Loss of H3.1K27me1 in Arabidopsis confers resistance to Geminivirus by sequestering DNA repair proteins onto rDNA and defense-related genes,” published in Nature Communications. At that time, you kindly agreed to serve as a referee for my job applications.
Since then, I have joined Prof. Zhai’s lab, where I have been studying the effects of ATXR5/6 mutations at the single-molecule level using ultra-long nanopore sequencing. We are currently preparing a manuscript based on this work, and I plan to apply for academic positions after its completion. I would be deeply honored if you would be willing to continue serving as one of my referees for these upcoming applications.
If you are comfortable with this, I would be happy to send you my updated CV and a brief research statement. Please let me know if there is any additional information you may require.
Thank you very much for your time and continued support. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
With best regards,
Zhen Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Zhai Lab
Southern University of Science and Technology