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Hu Gang
Basic Medical Sciences
Nanjing Medical University
Jiangsu
Language: Chinese, English
Neurobiology
Neuropharmacology
Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Research
Neuroscience
Mental Health
Brain Disorders
Pharmacology
Neuroprotection
Neuroinflammation
Areas of Focus
- Neurobiology and neuropharmacology of major neuropsychiatric diseases
Work Experience
- 1987-1988 - Xuzhou Medical College - Lecturer
- 1992-1999 - Xuzhou Medical College - Associate Professor, Professor
- 1999-2014 - Nanjing Medical University - Professor
- 2014-present - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1978–1983 Bachelor of Medicine: Xuzhou Medical College
- 1984–1987 Master of Medicine in Pharmacology: Bethune Medical University
- 1988–1992 Doctor of Science in Pharmacology: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- Leader of the National Key Discipline of Pharmacology at Nanjing Medical University
Publications
- Pyridoxine induces glutathione synthesis via PKM2-mediated Nrf2 transactivation and confers neuroprotection., Wei Y, Lu M, Mei M, Wang H, Han Z, Chen M, Yao H, Song N, Ding X, Ding J, Xiao M, Hu G*., 2020
- Ube2b-dependent degradation of DNMT3a relieves a transcriptional brake on opiate-induced synaptic and behavioral plasticity., Chen ZG, Wang YJ, Chen RS, Geng F, Gan CL, Wang WS, Liu X, Zhou H, He L, Hu G*, Liu JG*., 2019
- Gasdermin D in peripheral myeloid cells drives neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis., Li S, Wu Y, Yang D, Wu C, Ma C, Liu X, Moynagh PN, Wang B*, Hu G*, Yang S*., 2019
- Small molecule-driven NLRP3 inflammation inhibition via interplay between ubiquitination and autophagy: implications for Parkinson disease., Han X, Sun S, Sun Y, Song Q, Zhu J, Song N, Chen M, Sun T, Xia M, Ding J, Lu M, Yao H, Hu G*., 2019
- Dopamine D2 receptor restricts astrocytic NLRP3 inflammasome activation via enhancing the interaction of β-arrestin2 and NLRP3., Zhu J, Hu Z, Han X, Wang D, Jiang Q, Ding J, Xiao M, Wang C, Lu M*, Hu G*., 2018
- YAP Controls Endothelial Activation and Vascular Inflammation Through TRAF6., Lv, Y.; Kim, K.; Sheng, Y.; Cho, J.; Qian, Z.; Zhao, Y. Y.; Hu, G.; Pan, D.; Malik, A. B.; Hu, G., 2018
- Pyruvate kinase type M2 promotes tumour cell exosome release via phosphorylating synaptosome-associated protein 23., Wei Y, Wang D, Jin F, Bian Z, Li L, Liang H, Li M, Shi L, Pan C, Zhu D, Chen X, Hu G*, Liu Y*, Zhang CY*, Zen K*., 2017
- Circular RNA HIPK2 regulates astrocyte activation via cooperation of autophagy and ER stress by targeting MIR124-2HG., Huang, R.; Zhang, Y.; Han, B.; Bai, Y.; Zhou, R.; Gan, G.; Chao, J.; Hu, G.; Yao, H., 2017
- MicroRNA-7 targets Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome to modulate neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease., Zhou Y, Lu M, Du RH, Qiao C, Jiang CY, Zhang KZ, Ding JH, Hu G*., 2016
- Suppression of neuroinflammation by astrocytic dopamine D2 receptors via alphaB-crystallin., Shao, W.; Zhang, S. Z.; Tang, M.; Zhang, X. H.; Zhou, Z.; Yin, Y. Q.; Zhou, Q. B.; Huang, Y. Y.; Liu, Y. J.; Wawrousek, E.; Chen, T.; Li, S. B.; Xu, M.; Zhou, J. N.; Hu, G.; Zhou, J. W., 2013
Awards
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- Leader of the National Key Discipline of Pharmacology at Nanjing Medical University
- Expert enjoying special government allowances
- Outstanding young and middle-aged expert with significant contributions
- First batch of young and middle-aged scientific and technological leaders in Jiangsu Province's 'High-level Talent Training Project'
- First batch of scientific and technological innovation team leaders in Jiangsu Province's 'Blue Project'
- Leader of the excellent discipline echelon in Jiangsu Province's 'Blue Project'
- A-class high-level talent training object in Jiangsu Province's 'Six Talent Peaks' project
- First Prize of Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award
- First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award
- Third Prize of Chinese Medical Award
- Excellent Academic Award of the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
