Biography
Prof. Dr PAN Wei is a young distinguished professor of Xuzhou Medical University. He received his Ph.D. diploma from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 40 SCI papers as first or corresponding authorship in top academic journals such as Microbiome (highly cited paper), Gut Microbes, Brain Behavior & Immunity, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. More information about Prof. Dr. Pan’s publication record can be accessed via the link below: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wei-Pan-34/publications
Academic Awards
Prof. Dr. PAN Wei received prestigious academic awards in his research field, including the young academic leader of Jiangsu Qinglan Project, Jiangsu “333 high level talent cultivation”, the Best Poster Award for the 1st International Forum on Challenge of and Response to Zoonoses. Furthermore, Prof. Dr Pan has guided undergraduate students to win more than 20 honors in national and provincial competitions, including the national "Challenge Cup" extracurricular academic work competition (1st Prize), the national "Basic Medical Innovation Forum and Experimental Design Competition for College students” (Gold Award) and the National Life Science Competition for College students (1st Prize).
Publications
Representative publications:
1. Pan W, Zhao J, Wu J, Xu D, Meng X, Jiang P, Shi H, Ge X, Yang X, Hu M, Zhang P, Tang R, Nagaratnam N, Zheng K, Huang XF, Yu Y. Dimethyl itaconate ameliorates cognitive impairment induced by a high-fat diet via the gut-brain axis in mice. Microbiome. 2023 Feb 21;11(1):30.
2. Luo X, Yang X, Tan S, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tian X, Huang Y, Zhou Y, He C, Yin K, Xu D, Li X, Sun F, Tang R, Cao J, Zheng K, Yu Y, Pan W. Gut microbiota mediates anxiety-like behaviors induced by chronic infection of Toxoplasma gondii in mice. Gut Microbes. 2024 Jan-Dec;16(1):2391535.
3. Yang X, Zhou Y, Tan S, Tian X, Meng X, Li Y, Zhou B, Zhao G, Ge X, He C, Cheng W, Zhang Y, Zheng K, Yin K, Yu Y, Pan W. Alterations in gut microbiota contribute to cognitive deficits induced by chronic infection of Toxoplasma gondii. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Jul;119:394-407.
4. Wu Y, Xu D, He Y, Yan Z, Liu R, Liu Z, He C, Liu X, Yu Y, Yang X, Pan W. Dimethyl itaconate ameliorates the deficits of goal-directed behavior in Toxoplasma gondii infected mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 May 31;17(5):e0011350.
5. He Y, Xu D, Yan Z, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Tian X, Zhu J, Liu Z, Cheng W, Zheng K, Yang X, Yu Y, Pan W. A metabolite attenuates neuroinflammation, synaptic loss and cognitive deficits induced by chronic infection of Toxoplasma gondii. Front Immunol. 2022 Dec 22;13:1043572.
6. Pan W, Jiang P, Zhao J, Shi H, Zhang P, Yang X, Biazik J, Hu M, Hua H, Ge X, Huang XF, Yu Y. β-Glucan from Lentinula edodes prevents cognitive impairments in high-fat diet-induced obese mice: involvement of colon-brain axis. J Transl Med. 2021 Feb 4;19(1):54.
7. Chen JY, Zhou JK, Pan W. Immunometabolism: Towards a Better Understanding the Mechanism of Parasitic Infection and Immunity. Front Immunol. 2021 May 27;12:661241.
8. Cui Z, Gong Y, Luo X, Zheng N, Tan S, Liu S, Li Y, Wang Q, Sun F, Hu M, Pan W, Yang X. β-Glucan alleviates goal-directed behavioral deficits in mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Parasit Vectors. 2023 Feb 13;16(1):65.
9. Liu S, Yan Z, Peng Y, Liu Y, Li Y, Xu D, Gong Y, Cui Z, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Wang D, Pan W, Yang X. Lentinan has a beneficial effect on cognitive deficits induced by chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice. Parasit Vectors. 2023 Dec 13;16(1):454.
10. Ge X, Zheng M, Hu M, Fang X, Geng D, Liu S, Wang L, Zhang J, Guan L, Zheng P, Xie Y, Pan W, Zhou M, Zhou L, Tang R, Zheng K, Yu Y, Huang XF. Butyrate ameliorates quinolinic acid-induced cognitive decline in obesity models. J Clin Invest. 2023 Feb 15;133(4):e154612.
