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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 in Biology and Entomology: Central China Normal University 2002 PhD in Pathogen Biology: Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine Achievement: Significant contributions in molecular mechanisms of Schistosoma japonicum
Work Experience	1996-2012 - Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Various roles from Intern Researcher to Director of Key Laboratory 2012-present - Fudan University - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor 2020-present - Inner Mongolia University - Dean of School of Life Sciences
Awards	National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation (2005) 4th China Young Female Scientist Award (2007) China Female Physician Association Wuzhou Women's Science and Technology Award for Basic Medical Research Innovation (2011) National Natural Science Second Prize (2013, second contributor) Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (2017, first contributor) Shanghai Outstanding Discipline Leader (2018) National Blood Prevention Guard (2018) National Women's Achievement Model (2021)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1989-1996 Bachelor's and Master's in Biology and Entomology: Central China Normal University
2002 PhD in Pathogen Biology: Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine
Achievement: Significant contributions in molecular mechanisms of Schistosoma japonicum

Work Experience

1996-2012 - Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Various roles from Intern Researcher to Director of Key Laboratory
2012-present - Fudan University - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
2020-present - Inner Mongolia University - Dean of School of Life Sciences

Awards

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

Areas of Focus	Molecular biology and genetics of zoonotic pathogens Functional genomics Bioinformatics Ecology Transmission and spread of zoonotic pathogens Genetic variation and adaptive evolution Reproductive development and infection processes Host-pathogen interactions Development of new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods Molecular mechanisms of Schistosoma japonicum
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

Molecular biology and genetics of zoonotic pathogens
Functional genomics
Bioinformatics
Ecology
Transmission and spread of zoonotic pathogens
Genetic variation and adaptive evolution
Reproductive development and infection processes
Host-pathogen interactions
Development of new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods
Molecular mechanisms of Schistosoma japonicum

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 Zoonotic Pathogens Functional Genomics Bioinformatics Ecology Transmission Genetic Variation Adaptive Evolution Schistosoma Japonicum

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