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Wufan Tao
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Tumor Suppressor Genes
Metastasis
Disease
Development
Molecular Mechanisms
T Cell Development
Autoimmune Diseases
Genetics
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Areas of Focus
- Tumor suppressor genes and metastasis-related genes in disease and development
- Mechanisms of T cell development and autoimmune diseases
Work Experience
- 1988-1989 - Fudan University - Lecturer
- 1994-1999 - Yale University - Associate Research Scientist
- 1999-2005 - University of Minnesota - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
- 2005-present - Fudan University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1978-1981 Bachelor: Nanjing Normal University, Biology
- 1982-1988 PhD: Fudan University, Microbial Molecular Genetics
- 1989-1994 Postdoctoral: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Developmental Biology
Publications
- Dlic1 deficiency impairs ciliogenesis of photoreceptors by destabilizing dynein, Kong, S., Du, X., Peng, C., Wu, Y., Li, H., Jin, X., Hou, L., Kejing Deng, K., Xu, T. and W. Tao, 2013
- Vps18 deficiency leads to neurodegeneration and impaired neuronal migration by disrupting multiple vesicle transport pathways to lysosomes, Peng, C., Ye, J., Yan, S., Shen, Y., Li, C., Li, Q., Zheng, Y., Deng, K., Xu, T., and W. Tao, 2012
- Vps18 deficiency inhibits dendritogenesis in Purkinje cells by blocking the lysosomal degradation of Lysyl Oxidase, Peng, C., Yan, S., Ye, J., Shen, L., Xu, T., and W. Tao, 2012
- Mst1 Is an Interacting Protein that Mediates PHLPPs’ Induced Apoptosis, Qiao, M., Wang, Y., Xu, X., Lu, J., Dong, Y., Tao, W., Stein, J., Stein, G.S., Iglehart, J.D., Shi, Q., A. B. Pardee, 2010
- A Cell-Intrinsic Role for Mst1 in Regulating Thymocyte Egress, Dong, Y., Du, X., Ye, J., Han, M., Xu, T., Zhuang, Y., W. Tao, 2009
