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Peng Tan
Medical School
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: English, Chinese
Immunity
Virus
Tumor
Cancer
Neurology
Gastroenterology
Immunotherapy
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Areas of Focus
- Antiviral innate immunity
- Tumor immune escape mechanisms and immunotherapy
- Mucosal neuro-immune interactions and the gut-brain axis
Work Experience
- 2024.02-Present Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry
- 2024.02-Present Visiting Scholar, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- 2019.10-2024.02 Postdoctoral Researcher, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, MIT/HHMI
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-2018 PhD: Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital
- 2011-2018 PhD: Texas A&M University
- 2008-2011 Master's: Sun Yat-sen University
- 2004-2008 Bachelor's Honors: Shenzhen University
- Published over 40 SCI papers including in journals like Nature and Nature Medicine
Publications
- Optogenetic control of protein delivery and partition in the nucleolus, Tan P*, Hong T, Cai X, Li W, Huang Y, He L*, Zhou Y*, 2022
- Optophysiology: Illuminating cell physiology with optogenetics, Tan P#, He L#, Huang Y*, Zhou Y*, 2022
- Circularly permuted LOV2 as a modular photoswitch for optogenetic engineering, He L#, Tan P#, Zhu L#, Huang K#, Nguyen N, Wang R, Guo L, Li L, Yang Y, Huang Z, Li L, Huang Y, Han G, Wang J, Zhou Y, 2021
Awards
- CCFA Student Research Award
- IBD Plexus Award
