Research
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural development
Appointments
- Professor, Human Genetics
- Member, Bioinformatics GPB Home Area
- Brain Research Institute
- Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research
- Gene Regulation GPB Home Area
- Genetics & Genomics GPB Home Area
- JCCC Gene Regulation Program Area
- Neuroscience GPB Home Area
Appointments
His current research focuses on the actions of DNA methylation and chromatin-remodeling in regulating neural gene expression, neuronal function, and stem cell differentiation and reprogramming.
Publications
- Fan, G, Qian, Q, Tang, Y, Liu, J, Yang, L, Peng, Y et al.. The dynamic etiology and epidemiological patterns of acute respiratory tract infections during and post non-pharmacological interventions of SARS-CoV-2 in Shenzhen, China: a two years' prospective cohort study from June 2022. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025;15 :1599536. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1599536. PubMed PMID:41050756 PubMed Central PMC12491313.
- Fan, G, Chen, S, Zhang, Q, Yu, N, Shen, Z, Liu, Z et al.. Proteolysis-Targeting Chimera (PROTAC): Current Applications and Future Directions. MedComm (2020). 2025;6 (10):e70401. doi: 10.1002/mco2.70401. PubMed PMID:41049269 PubMed Central PMC12495453.
- Zhao, A, Jin, H, Ma, X, Fan, G, Gao, Y, Rong, Y et al.. Sevoflurane exposure in juvenile causes persistent learning and memory impairment via inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress in caenorhabditis elegans and mice. Neurotoxicology. 2025;111 :103332. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2025.103332. PubMed PMID:41043719 .
- Xu, Z, Wang, H, Huang, Y, Zhang, J, Chen, Y, Wu, S et al.. Spine endoscopic atlas: an open-source dataset for surgical instrument segmentation. Sci Data. 2025;12 (1):1611. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05897-7. PubMed PMID:41038904 PubMed Central PMC12491453.
- Weng, W, Li, M, Wang, Z, Peng, M, Fan, G, Jiang, S et al.. Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Shows Exercise Protects db/db Mouse Pancreatic Injuries by Regulating Endothelial Cell Homeostasis. J Diabetes Res. 2025;2025 :9676094. doi: 10.1155/jdr/9676094. PubMed PMID:41030325 PubMed Central PMC12479157.