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Fang Huang
Brain Science Research Institute
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English, German, French
Inflammation
Epigenetics
Neurodegeneration
Transgenic Mice
Gene Knockout
Parkinson'S Disease
Neurobiology
Microglial Activation
Dopaminergic Neurons
Neuroprotection
Areas of Focus
- Role and mechanism of inflammatory response and abnormal epigenetic modifications in neurodegeneration
- Research on Parkinson's disease-related genes
Work Experience
- 1996-2001 - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher: Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1996.6-9 - Visiting Researcher: Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
- 1998-1999 - Postdoctoral Research: National Center for Immunology, Marseille, France
- 2001-2004 - Visiting Researcher: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA and Columbia University, USA
- 2004-present - Professor: Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990 - Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and Technology: Zhejiang University
- 1996 - PhD in Cell Biology: Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Tiagabine Protects Dopaminergic Neurons against Neurotoxins by Inhibiting Microglial Activation, Liu J, Huang D, Xu J, Tong J, Wang Z, Huang L, Yang Y, Bai X, Wang P, Suo H, Ma Y, Yu M*, Fei J*, Huang F*, 2015
- NRSF is an essential mediator for the neuroprotection of trichostatin A in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease, Suo H, Wang P, Tong J, Cai L, Liu J, Huang D, Huang L, Wang Z, Huang Y, Xu J, Ma Y, Yu M*, Fei J*, Huang F*, 2015
- Heart failure having little effect on the progression of Parkinson's disease: direct evidence from mouse model, Xu J, Bu L, Huang L, Yang Y, Yu M, Liu J, Wang P, Huang D, Bai X, Ma Y, Huang F*, Zou Y*, Ge J*, 2014
- Parkin overexpression ameliorates hippocampal long-term potentiation and β-amyloid load in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, Hong X, Liu J, Zhu G, Zhuang Y, Suo H, Wang P, Huang D, Xu J, Huang Y, Yu M, Bian M, Sheng Z, Fei J, Song H, Behnisch T*, Huang F*, 2014
- NRSF/REST neuronal deficient mice are more vulnerable to the neurotoxin MPTP, Yu M, Suo H, Liu M, Cai L, Liu J, Huang Y, Xu J, Wang Y, Zhu C, Fei J*, Huang F*, 2013
