Work Experience
Dr. Feng Qian is Associate Professor at Fundan University School of Life Sciences. He received his PhD in 2005 at East China University of Science and Technology. He has worked as Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of Medicine from 2010 to 2013.
1995-1999，B.S.，East China University of Science and Technology
1999-2002，M.S.，East China University of Science and Technology
2002-2005，Ph.D.，East China University of Science and Technology
2006-2010，Postdoctoral Associate，Yale University
2010-2013，Associate Research Scientist，Yale University
2013-2019，Associate Professor，School of Life Sciences，Fudan University
2019-， Associate Professor，Human Phenome Institute，Fudan University
Research Interests
My research is focused is on innate immunity, specifically age-associated alterations in innate immune function, the mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of innate immunity in diseases, as well as the role of innate immune system in host defense against pathogen.
Selected Publications
1. Chen Y, Zheng Y, Yu Y, Wang Y, Huang Q, Qian F (Co-first author), Sun L, Song Z, Chen Z, Feng J, An Y, Yang J, Su Z, Sun S, Dai F, Chen Q, Lu Q, Li P, Ling Y, Yang Z, Tang H, Shi L, Jin L, Holmes E, Ding C, Zhu T, Zhang Y. Blood molecular markers associated with COVID-19 immunopathology and multi-organ damage. EMBO J. 2020 Dec 15; 39(24):e105896.
2. Zhou B, Qi F, Wu F, Nie H, Song Y, Shao L, Han J, Wu Z, Saiyin H, Wei G, Wang P, Ni T, Qian F. Endogenous Retrovirus-Derived Long Noncoding RNA Enhances Innate Immune Responses via Derepressing RELA Expression. mBio. 2019 Jul 30; 10(4). pii: e00937-19.
3. Ruan Q, Qian F (Co-first author), Yu Z., Effects of polymorphisms in immunity-related genes on the immune system and successful aging. Curr Opin Immunol. 2014 Apr; 29C:49-55.
4. Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Chen S, Piecychna M, Allore H, Bucala R, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR., Age-associated elevation in TLR5 leads to increased inflammatory responses in elderly. Aging Cell, 2012 Feb; 11(1):104-10.
5. Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Lin A, Zhao H, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR., Impaired interferon signaling in dendritic cells from older donors infected in vitro with West Nile virus. J Infect Dis. 2011 May 15; 203(10):1415-24.
