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Name	Wei Hu
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Province	Shanghai

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Name

Wei Hu

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1989-1996: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biology and Entomology from Central China Normal University 2002: Ph.D. in Pathogen Biology from Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine
Work Experience	1996-2012: Worked at the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China CDC 1996: Intern Researcher 1998: Assistant Researcher 2003: Associate Researcher 2006: Promoted to Researcher 2008: Director of Key Laboratory 2012-present: Professor at School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Doctoral Supervisor 2020-present: Dean of School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University
Awards	2005: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation 2007: 4th China Young Female Scientist Award 2011: Chinese Medical Women's Association Wuzhou Women's Science and Technology Award for Basic Medical Research Innovation 2013: National Natural Science Second Prize (Second Contributor) 2017: Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (First Contributor) 2018: Shanghai Outstanding Discipline Leader 2018: National Blood Prevention Guard 2021: National Women's Achievement Model

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1989-1996: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biology and Entomology from Central China Normal University
2002: Ph.D. in Pathogen Biology from Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine

Work Experience

1996-2012: Worked at the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China CDC
1996: Intern Researcher
1998: Assistant Researcher
2003: Associate Researcher
2006: Promoted to Researcher
2008: Director of Key Laboratory
2012-present: Professor at School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Doctoral Supervisor
2020-present: Dean of School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University

Awards

2005: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
2007: 4th China Young Female Scientist Award
2011: Chinese Medical Women's Association Wuzhou Women's Science and Technology Award for Basic Medical Research Innovation
2013: National Natural Science Second Prize (Second Contributor)
2017: Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (First Contributor)
2018: Shanghai Outstanding Discipline Leader
2018: National Blood Prevention Guard
2021: National Women's Achievement Model

Areas of Focus	Application of molecular biology and genetics Functional genomics Bioinformatics Ecology Research on zoonotic pathogens and vectors Transmission and genetic variation Adaptive evolution Reproductive development and infection processes Host-pathogen interactions Development of new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods
Publications	A chromosome-level genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum identifies the genomic basis of host-switching, Luo F, Yang W, Yin M, Mo X, Pang Y, Sun C, Zhu B, Zhang W, Yi C, Li Z, Wang J, Xu B, Feng Z, Huang Y, Lu Y, Hu W, 2022 Comparative transcriptome profiles of Schistosoma japonicum larval stages: Implications for parasite biology and host invasion, Cheng S, Zhu B, Luo F, Lin X, Sun C, You Y, Yi C, Xu B, Wang J, Lu Y, Hu W, 2022 Dynamic transcriptomes identify biogenic amines and insect-like hormonal regulation for mediating reproduction in Schistosoma japonicum, Wang JP, Yu Y, Shen HM, Qing T, Zheng YT, Li Q, Mo XJ, Wang SQ, Li NN, Chai RY, Xu B, Liu M, Brindley PJ, McManus DP, Feng Z, Shi LM, Hu W, 2017 The Schistosoma japonicum genome reveals features of host-parasite interplay, Schistosoma japonicum Genome Sequencing and Functional Analysis Consortium, Zhou Y, Zheng H, Liu F, Hu W, Wang ZQ, Gang L, Ren S, 2009 Evolutionary and biomedical implications of a Schistosoma japonicum complementary DNA resource, Hu W, Yan Q, Shen DK, Liu F, Zhu ZD, Song HD, Wang ZJ, Rong YP, Zeng LC, Wu J, Zhang X, Wang JJ, Xu XN, Wang SY, Fu G, Xu XR, Zhang XL, Wang ZQ, Brindley PJ, McManus DP, Xue CL, Feng Z, Chen Z, Han ZG, 2003

Areas of Focus

Application of molecular biology and genetics
Functional genomics
Bioinformatics
Ecology
Research on zoonotic pathogens and vectors
Transmission and genetic variation
Adaptive evolution
Reproductive development and infection processes
Host-pathogen interactions
Development of new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods

Publications

A chromosome-level genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum identifies the genomic basis of host-switching, Luo F, Yang W, Yin M, Mo X, Pang Y, Sun C, Zhu B, Zhang W, Yi C, Li Z, Wang J, Xu B, Feng Z, Huang Y, Lu Y, Hu W, 2022
Comparative transcriptome profiles of Schistosoma japonicum larval stages: Implications for parasite biology and host invasion, Cheng S, Zhu B, Luo F, Lin X, Sun C, You Y, Yi C, Xu B, Wang J, Lu Y, Hu W, 2022
Dynamic transcriptomes identify biogenic amines and insect-like hormonal regulation for mediating reproduction in Schistosoma japonicum, Wang JP, Yu Y, Shen HM, Qing T, Zheng YT, Li Q, Mo XJ, Wang SQ, Li NN, Chai RY, Xu B, Liu M, Brindley PJ, McManus DP, Feng Z, Shi LM, Hu W, 2017
The Schistosoma japonicum genome reveals features of host-parasite interplay, Schistosoma japonicum Genome Sequencing and Functional Analysis Consortium, Zhou Y, Zheng H, Liu F, Hu W, Wang ZQ, Gang L, Ren S, 2009
Evolutionary and biomedical implications of a Schistosoma japonicum complementary DNA resource, Hu W, Yan Q, Shen DK, Liu F, Zhu ZD, Song HD, Wang ZJ, Rong YP, Zeng LC, Wu J, Zhang X, Wang JJ, Xu XN, Wang SY, Fu G, Xu XR, Zhang XL, Wang ZQ, Brindley PJ, McManus DP, Xue CL, Feng Z, Chen Z, Han ZG, 2003

Molecular Biology Genetics Functional Genomics Bioinformatics Ecology Zoonotic Pathogens Vectors Transmission Genetic Variation Adaptive Evolution

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