Areas of Focus
- Basic Research: Tumor Biology, Studies related to Cellular Signaling Pathways
- Applied Research: Detection and screening of biological activity and toxicity of drugs at cellular, molecular, and microbial levels, mainly through the effects of natural drug components on cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation (such as erythroid differentiation), and antibacterial activity
Work Experience
- 1988.7-1995.7 Teacher at Changsha No. 21 Middle School
- 1995.7-2003.7 Basic Courses Department, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, appointed as Associate Professor in 2002
- 2003.7-present Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1988.7 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Hunan Normal University
- 2002.7 Master of Science in Physiology, Xiangya Medical College
- 2014.7 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Central South University
Publications
- Identification and heterologous reconstitution of a 5-alk(en)ylresorcinol synthase from endophytic fungus Shiraia sp. Slf14, Huiwen Yan, Lei Sun, Jinge Huang, Yixing Qiu, Fuchao Xu, Riming Yan, Du Zhu, Wei Wang, and Jixun Zhan, 2018
- Effect of Radix Trichosanthis and Trichosanthin on Hepatitis B Virus in HepG2.2.15 Cells, Doudou Wen, Jianing Wang, Huiwen Yan, Jia Chen, Kun Xia, Jing Liu, and Ailian Zhang, 2015
- A coumarin lignanoid from the stems of Kadsura heteroclita, Su W, Zhao J, Yang M, Yan HW, Pang T, Chen SH, Huang HY, Zhang SH, Ma XC, Guo A, Khan IA, Wang W, 2015
- Resveratrol induces human K562 cell apoptosis, erythroid differentiation, and autophagy, Yan HW, Hu WX, Zhang JY, Wang Y, Xia K, Peng MY, Liu J, 2014
Awards
- 2000 Excellent Award, First National Network Course and Multimedia Courseware Competition
- 2000 Second Prize, Teaching Achievement at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
- 2002 First Prize, Second Multimedia Educational Software Competition of Hunan Higher Education
- 2003 Third Prize, Excellent Scientific Paper
- 2005 Outstanding Female Staff, School of Life Sciences, Central South University
- 2005 Top Ten Lectures, 'Top 30' Competition, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University
- 2008 First Prize, Teaching Achievement, Central South University (ranked third)
- 2010 Second Prize, Teaching Achievement, Central South University (ranked third)
- 2011 Third Prize, Excellent Paper, Academic Annual Meeting of the Teaching Management Professional Committee of the Hunan Higher Education Society
- 2006-2007, 2013-2014 Excellent Teaching Quality Award
