Wufan Tao
Full Professor
Plant Biology
Fudan University
China
Biography
Born in 1956, Ph.D., professor. 1978-1981, Department of Biology, Nanjing Normal University, bachelor's degree. 1982-1988, Fudan University Institute of Genetics, microbial molecular genetics, a doctorate. 1989-1994, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Developmental Biology, Postdoc., USA. 1988-1989, Fudan University Institute of Genetics, lecturer. 1994-1999, Associate Research Scientist, Molecular Medicine Center, Yale University, USA. 1999-2005, University of Minnesota Faculty of Medicine, Genetics, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Tenuer-Track-Assistant Professor. Since 2005, Fudan University Institute of Developmental Biology, Professor. Born in 1956, Ph.D., professor. 1978-1981, Department of Biology, Nanjing Normal University, bachelor's degree. 1982-1988, Fudan University Institute of Genetics, microbial molecular genetics, a doctorate. 1989-1994, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Developmental Biology, Postdoc., USA. 1988-1989, Fudan University Institute of Genetics, lecturer. 1994-1999, Associate Research Scientist, Molecular Medicine Center, Yale University, USA. 1999-2005, University of Minnesota Faculty of Medicine, Genetics, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Tenuer-Track-Assistant Professor. Since 2005, Fudan University Institute of Developmental Biology, Professor.
Research Interest
1. Function and Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Suppressor Genes and Metastasis Related Genes in Disease and Development 2. T Cell Development and Autoimmune Disease Mechanisms
Publications
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1. Kong, S., Du, X., Peng, C., Wu, Y., Li, H., Jin, X., Hou, L., Kejing Deng, K., Xu, T. and W. Tao* Dlic1 deficiency impairs ciliogenesis of photoreceptors by destabilizing dynein. Cell Research (2013)