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AboutQiang Wang, Ph.D.
Vice Dean of the School of Medicine, Professor, South China University of Technology Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Chief Scientist of the National Key Research and Development Program
Dr. Wang obtained his Ph.D. from Shandong University in 2004. He then conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Biology at Tsinghua University from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he joined the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as an associate researcher. From 2013 to 2022, he served as a researcher and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology at the Institute of Zoology. In 2022, Dr. Wang was recruited as a Level-2 Professor to the School of Medicine at South China University of Technology, where he founded and currently serves as the director of the Innovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases.
Dr. Wang's research primarily focuses on the molecular mechanisms of embryonic morphogenesis, delving into how an embryo develops from a morphologically uniform blastomere into an organism with anterior-posterior, dorsal-ventral, and left-right asymmetries. He has published numerous research articles in renowned international journals such as Developmental Cell, Nature Cardiovascular Research, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Blood, PLoS Biology, and Development. A select list of major achievements obtained by Dr. Wang to date includes:
· Second Prize of the Natural Science Award from the Ministry of Education, 2012; · National Excellent Young Scientist Fund, 2013; · Outstanding Achievement of the 12th Five-Year Plan in Natural Science from Beijing Municipality, 2017; · National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2020; · 2020 Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Prize (group award), 2020
In addition, Dr. Wang serves as the deputy editor-in-chief of the Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica, an editorial board member of Marine Life Science & Technology, a managing director of the Chinese Society for Cell Biology (CSCB), the Chair of the Chinese Society for Developmental Biology, CSCB, and a managing director of the China Zebrafish Soceity, a branch of the China Zoological Society. EducationB.S. Zoology, Shan Dong University Ph.D. Developmental Biology, Shan Dong University Postdoc, Tsinghua University Admission InformationWorkExperienceSocial PositionResearchThe Wang Lab focuses primarily on the study of how the basic body plan of vertebrate embryos is established during embryonic morphogenesis. Embryonic morphogenesis involves the initial cell fate decision and subsequent patterning that establishes the dorsal-ventral, anterior-posterior, and left-right axes. Aberrant regulation of embryonic morphogenesis often results in severe congenital anomalies, such as anencephaly, spina bifida, and heterotaxy etc. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms of morphogenetic processes is one of the central goals of developmental biology. Using a combination of various genetic, biochemical and molecular approaches, we study the functions of key genes and signaling pathways, such as TGF-β, BMP and Wnt, in endodermal induction, body axis formation, as well as the roles of pharyngeal pouches in craniofacial development and pharyngeal arch artery morphogenesis. Solving these puzzles in embryonic morphogenesis will provide a better understanding of how a fertilized egg gives rise to a complex living organism, and offer clues for the invention of new therapeutic strategies targeting relevant developmental conditions. Open CourseResearch ProjectThesisAchievementsPatentHonorSoftware achievement |