Areas of Focus
- Regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism in adipocytes
- Molecular mechanisms of thermogenesis activation in adipocytes
Work Experience
- 2005.08-2010.07 - University of Massachusetts Medical School - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010.08-2015.02 - University of Massachusetts Medical School - Lecturer
- 2015.03-Present - Fudan University - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994.09-1999.07 Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Medicine: Dalian Medical University
- 1999.09-2002.07 Master's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Dalian Medical University
- 2002.09-2005.07 Doctorate in Pathogen Biology: Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Publications
- Aaparagine reinforces mTORC1 signaling to boost thermogenesis and glycolysis in adipose tissues., Xu Y#, Shi T#, Cui X, Yan L, Wang Q, Xu X, Zhao Q, Xu X, Tang QQ, Tang H*, Pan D*., 2021
- PWWP2B fine-tunes adipose thermogenesis by stabilizing HDACs in a NuRD subcomplex., Yan L#, Jin W#, Zhao Q, Cui X, Shi T, Xu Y, Li F, Jin W, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Tang QQ, Pan D., 2021
- KMT5C modulates adipocyte thermogenesis by regulating Trp53 expression., Zhao Q, Zhang Z, Rong W, Jin W, Yan L, Jin W, Xu Y, Cui X, Tang QQ, Pan D., 2020
- Jmjd3-mediated H3K27me3 dynamics orchestrate brown fat development and regulate white fat plasticity., Pan D#, Huang L#, Zhu J.L, Zou T, Ou J, Zhou W, Wang YX., 2015
- Twist-1 is a PPARδ-inducible, negative-feedback regulator of PGC-1α in brown fat metabolism., Pan D#, Fujimoto M#, Lopes A, Wang YX., 2009
Awards
- 2015: National High-Level Talent Program
- 2022: Fudan University March 8th Red Banner Holder