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Gaoqian Feng
Basic Medical Sciences
Nanjing Medical University
Jiangsu
Language: English, Chinese
Parasitic Infection
Immunity
Reverse Vaccinology
Vaccine Development
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Malaria
Host Immunity
Protective Immunity
Immune Mechanisms
Disease Vectors
Areas of Focus
- Parasitic infection and immunity
- Reverse vaccinology
- Mosquito-borne disease vaccine development
Work Experience
- 2011-2018 - Burnet Institute - Research Officer
- 2018-2023 - Burnet Institute - Senior Research Officer
- 2023-present - Nanjing Medical University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007-2011 PhD: University of Melbourne
- Ranked in the top 0.2% of global scientists in vaccines according to Expert Scape
- H-index of 19 according to Web of Science
Publications
- Induction, decay, and determinants of functional antibodies following vaccination with the RTS,S malaria vaccine in young children, Feng G, Kurtovic L, Agius P, itken E, Sacarlal J, Wines B, Hogarth P, Rogerson S, Fowkes F, Dobaño C and Beeson J, 2022
- Mechanisms of Fc-receptor mediated immunity to malaria sporozoites, Feng, G., Wines, B. D., Kurtovic, L., Chan, J. A., Boeuf, P., Mollard, V., Cozijnsen, A., Drew, D. R., Center, R. J., Marshall, D. L., Chishimba, S., McFadden, G. I., Dent, A. E., Chelimo, K., Boyle, M. J., Kazura, J. W., Hogarth, P. M. and Beeson, J. G., 2021
- Human immunization with a polymorphic malaria vaccine candidate induced antibodies to conserved epitopes that promote functional antibodies to multiple parasite strains, Feng, G., M. J. Boyle, N. Cross, J. A. Chan, L. Reiling, F. Osier, D. Stanisic, I. Mueller, R. F. Anders, J. S. McCarthy, J. S. Richards, and J. G. Beeson, 2018
- Targets of complement-fixing antibodies in protective immunity against malaria in children, Reiling, L., M. J. Boyle, M. T. White, D. W. Wilson, G. Feng, R. Weaver, D. H. Opi, K. E. M. Persson, J. S. Richards, P. M. Siba, F. J. I. Fowkes, E. Takashima, T. Tsuboi, I. Mueller, and J. G. Beeson, 2019
- Induction and decay of functional complement-fixing antibodies by the RTS,S malaria vaccine in children, and a negative impact of malaria exposure, Kurtovic, L., P. A. Agius, G. Feng, D. R. Drew, I. Ubillos, J. Sacarlal, J. J. Aponte, F. J. I. Fowkes, C. Dobano, and J. G. Beeson, 2019
- Human antibodies activate complement against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites, and are associated with protection against malaria in children, Kurtovic, L., M. C. Behet, G. Feng, L. Reiling, K. Chelimo, A. E. Dent, I. Mueller, J. W. Kazura, R. W. Sauerwein, F. J. I. Fowkes, and J. G. Beeson, 2018
- CD14(hi)CD16+ monocytes phagocytose antibody- opsonised Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes more efficiently than other monocyte subsets, and require CD16 and complement to do so., J Zhou, G Feng, J Beeson, PM Hogarth, SJ Rogerson, Y Yan, A Jaworowski, 2015
- Human antibodies fix complement to inhibit Plasmodium falciparum invasion of erythrocytes and are associated with protection against malaria., MJ Boyle, L Reiling, G Feng, C Langer, FH Osier, H Aspeling-Jones, YS Cheng, J Stubbs, KK Tetteh, DJ Conway, JS McCarthy, I Muller, K Marsh, RF Anders, JG Beeson, 2015
