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Jingwen Wang
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Vector-Borne Diseases
Mosquitoes
Ticks
Symbiotic Bacteria
Pathogens
Parasites
Viruses
Pathogen Recognition
Pathogen Defense
Symbiotic Interaction
Areas of Focus
- Vector-borne infectious diseases: Interaction between vectors (mosquitoes, ticks), symbiotic bacteria, and pathogens (parasites, viruses)
Work Experience
- 2006-2014 - Yale University - Postdoctoral Researcher, Assistant Research Scientist
- 2014-present - Fudan University - Young Researcher, Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001 - Bachelor's Degree: Shanghai University, School of Bioengineering
- 2001-2006 - PhD: Fudan University, Institute of Genetics
- 2006 - Joint PhD Student: Yale University, School of Public Health
- Received NIH RO1 grant, Excellent Young Scientist Fund, and National Natural Science Foundation of China Yunnan Joint Fund
Publications
- Metabolic interactions between disease-transmitting vectors and their microbiota, Song X, Zhong Z, Gao L, Weiss BL, Wang J, 2022
- Anopheline mosquitoes are protected against parasite infection by tryptophan catabolism in gut microbiota, Feng Y, Peng Y, Song X, Wen H, An Y, Tang H, Wang J, 2022
- Antiviral RNA interference in disease vector (Asian longhorned) ticks, Xu Y, Zhong Z, Ren Y, Ma L, Ye Z, Gao C, Wang J, Li Y, 2021
- Symbiont-regulated serotonin biosynthesis modulates tick feeding activity, Zhong Z, Zhong T, Peng Y, Zhou X, Wang Z, Tang H, Wang J, 2021
- Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH, Wang M, An Y, Gao L, Dong S, Zhou X, Feng Y, Wang P, Dimopoulos G, Tang H, Wang J, 2021
- Rapamycin inhibits pathogen transmission in mosquitoes by promoting immune activation, Feng Y, Chen L, Gao L, Dong L, Wen H, Song X, Luo F, Cheng G, Wang J, 2021
- Tissue localization and variation of major symbionts in Haemaphysalis longicornis, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and Dermacentor silvarum in China, Wang M, Zhu D, Dai J, Zhong Z, Zhang Y, Wang J, 2018
- PGRP-LD mediates A. stephensi vector competency by regulating homeostasis of microbiota-induced peritrophic matrix synthesis, Song X, Wang M, Dong L, Zhu H, Wang J, 2018
