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Fan Wang

Fan Wang

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Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
23190
World Ranking
4261
National Ranking
1925

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Fan Wang is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields, primarily focusing on cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, computer vision and pattern recognition, neurology, and genetics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging

Their publication record shows significant activity in reputable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), arXiv (Cornell University), eLife, Nature Communications, and Advanced Materials. These journals reflect a blend of preprint archives and peer-reviewed platforms across neuroscience and related interdisciplinary areas.

Frequent collaborators include Jun Takatoh, Shengli Zhao, Bao-Xia Han, Jinghao Lu, and Vincent Prevosto, indicating a collaborative research environment across multiple projects.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • "Geometric deep learning enables 3D kinematic profiling across species and environments" (2021, Nature Methods)
  • "General anesthetics activate a potent central pain-suppression circuit in the amygdala" (2020, Nature Neuroscience)
  • "Hyperactive neuronal autophagy depletes BDNF and impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis in a corticosterone-induced mouse model of depression" (2023, Theranostics)
  • "Circuit and synaptic organization of forebrain-to-midbrain pathways that promote and suppress vocalization" (2020, eLife)
  • "Recurrent circuitry is required to stabilize piriform cortex odor representations across brain states" (2020, eLife)

Fan Wang's research is recognized through distinctions including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2014)
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2013)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2004)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Visualizing an Olfactory Sensory Map

    Peter Mombaerts;Fan Wang;Catherine Dulac;Steve K Chao

  • Odorant Receptors Govern the Formation of a Precise Topographic Map

    Fan Wang;Adriana Nemes;Monica Mendelsohn;Richard Axel

  • Neuroepithelial circuit formed by innervation of sensory enteroendocrine cells

    Diego V. Bohórquez;Rafiq A. Shahid;Alan Erdmann;Alex M. Kreger

  • Neurotrophins and netrins require calcineurin/NFAT signaling to stimulate outgrowth of embryonic axons.

    Isabella A. Graef;Fan Wang;Fan Wang;Frederic Charron;Frederic Charron;Lei Chen

  • SLIT2-Mediated ROBO2 Signaling Restricts Kidney Induction to a Single Site

    Uta Grieshammer;Le Ma;Andrew S Plump;Fan Wang

  • The calcium-activated chloride channel anoctamin 1 acts as a heat sensor in nociceptive neurons

    Hawon Cho;Young Duk Yang;Jesun Lee;Byeongjoon Lee

  • An olfactory sensory map develops in the absence of normal projection neurons or GABAergic interneurons.

    Alessandro Bulfone;Fan Wang;Robert Hevner;Stewart Anderson

  • Inhibition of mechanical allodynia in neuropathic pain by TLR5-mediated A-fiber blockade

    Zhen-Zhong Xu;Yong Ho Kim;Yong Ho Kim;Sangsu Bang;Yi Zhang

  • Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism

    Xiaoming Wang;Alexandra L. Bey;Brittany M. Katz;Alexandra Badea

  • State-Dependent Architecture of Thalamic Reticular Subnetworks

    Michael M. Halassa;Zhe Chen;Ralf D. Wimmer;Philip M. Brunetti

  • Distinct Nav1.7-dependent pain sensations require different sets of sensory and sympathetic neurons

    Michael S. Minett;Mohammed A. Nassar;Anna K. Clark;Gayle Passmore

  • Deletion of PIK3C3/Vps34 in sensory neurons causes rapid neurodegeneration by disrupting the endosomal but not the autophagic pathway

    Xiang Zhou;Liangli Wang;Hiroshi Hasegawa;Priyanka Amin

  • Formation of precise connections in the olfactory bulb occurs in the absence of odorant-evoked neuronal activity.

    David M Lin;Fan Wang;Graeme Lowe;Geoffrey H Gold

  • Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Activation Increases Axonal Growth Capacity of Injured Peripheral Nerves

    Namiko Abe;Steven H. Borson;Michael J. Gambello;Fan Wang

  • A Circuit for Motor Cortical Modulation of Auditory Cortical Activity

    Anders Nelson;David M. Schneider;Jun Takatoh;Katsuyasu Sakurai

  • Analyzing Somatosensory Axon Projections with the Sensory Neuron-Specific Advillin Gene

    Hiroshi Hasegawa;Sara Abbott;Bao-Xia Han;Yi Qi

  • How the brainstem controls orofacial behaviors comprised of rhythmic actions.

    Jeffrey D. Moore;David Kleinfeld;Fan Wang

  • Capturing and Manipulating Activated Neuronal Ensembles with CANE Delineates a Hypothalamic Social-Fear Circuit

    Katsuyasu Sakurai;Shengli Zhao;Jun Takatoh;Erica Rodriguez

  • Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo2 is important for enterochromaffin cell response to mechanical forces.

    Fan Wang;Fan Wang;Kaitlyn Knutson;Constanza Alcaino;David R. Linden

Frequent Co-Authors

David Kleinfeld
David Kleinfeld University of California, San Diego
Richard Mooney
Richard Mooney Duke University
Martin Deschênes
Martin Deschênes Université Laval
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
John Wood
John Wood University College London
Henry H. Yin
Henry H. Yin Duke University
Benjamin R. Arenkiel
Benjamin R. Arenkiel Baylor College of Medicine
Michael D. Ehlers
Michael D. Ehlers MPM BioImpact
Robert W. Gereau
Robert W. Gereau Washington University in St. Louis
Brigid L.M. Hogan
Brigid L.M. Hogan Duke University

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