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Jipeng Wang
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Schistosome
Reproductive Development
Egg Formation
Molecular Mechanisms
Parasitism
Drug Targets
Small Molecule Inhibitors
Biology
Parasitology
Therapeutic Targets
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of schistosome reproductive development and egg formation
- Molecular mechanisms of long-term schistosome parasitism
- Identification of novel drug targets and screening of small molecule inhibitors
Work Experience
- 2015-2021 - UT Southwestern Medical Center - Postdoctoral Research
- 2021-Present - Fudan University - Junior Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009 - Bachelor's Degree in Bioengineering: Nanchang University
- 2015 - Ph.D. in Microbiology: Fudan University
- Published 11 SCI papers, 5 as first author
- Received National Scholarship for Undergraduates (2007)
- Received National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (2014)
- Nominated for Best Report at the International Molecular Parasitology Meeting (2020)
- Received Postdoctoral Excellence in Research Award from UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020)
Publications
- Large-scale RNAi screening uncovers therapeutic targets in the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, Wang, J.#, Paz, C.#, Padalino, G., Coghlan, A., Lu, Z., Gradinaru, I., Collins, J., Berriman, M., Hoffmann, K. F., & Collins, J. J.*, 3rd, 2020
- Systematically improved in vitro culture conditions reveal new insights into the reproductive biology of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni, Wang, J., Chen, R., and Collins, J.J., 3rd*, 2019
- Dynamic transcriptomes identify biogenic amines and insect-like hormonal regulation for mediating reproduction in Schistosoma japonicum, Wang, J.#, Yu, Y.#, Shen, H., Qing, T., Zheng, Y., Li, Q., Mo, X., Wang, S., Li, N., Chai, R., Xu, B., Liu, M., Brindley, P. J., McManus, D. P., Feng, Z., Shi, L., & Hu, W*, 2017
- Identification of new markers for the Schistosoma mansoni vitelline lineage, Wang, J., and Collins, J.J., 3rd *, 2016
- Intake of Erythrocytes Required for Reproductive Development of Female Schistosoma japonicum, Wang, J., Wang, S., Liu, X., Xu, B., Chai, R., Zhou, P., Ju, C., Sun, J., Brindley, P.J., and Hu, W*, 2015
Awards
- National Scholarship for Undergraduates (2007)
- National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (2014)
- Nominated for Best Report at the International Molecular Parasitology Meeting (2020)
- Postdoctoral Excellence in Research Award from UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020)
