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About My Research
Center/Research Area Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Fan has dedicated his academic career to understanding the genetic basis of glaucoma and other eye disorders. He has fellowship training in Ophthalmology and in Statistical Genetics. He is experienced in analyzing large-scale genomic and genetic data. His research has yielded 119 publications, which have been cited in more than 2,526 publications (h-index: 29).
Dr. Fan is primarily interested in the identification and modeling of genes for glaucoma and other eye diseases. He is also involved in identifying genetic loci for ocular quantitative traits. As a principle investigator, Dr. Fan has completed a project funded by the BrightFocus Foundation to discover genes for pigmentary glaucoma using whole exome sequencing. He is a co-investigator on a NIH R01 grant to identify genes for ocular quantitative traits related to glaucoma using whole genome sequencing. Currently Dr. Fan is a PI on a grant given by the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund to model new genes for pigmentary glaucoma in zebrafish models.
Education
1993: MD, Preventative Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
1997: Master of Medicine, Epidemiology, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
2004: PhD, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Postgraduate Training
1994: Residency, Infectious disease control and prevention, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Pukou District, Nanjing, China
2006: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2007: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2011: Senior Research Fellowship, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Academic Appointments
2012-present: Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
2000-2001: Lecturer on Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
1999-2000: Visiting Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
1997-1999: Assistant Lecturer on Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Professional Memberships
2000, 2004, 2006-present: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2007-present: Oversea Chinese Association for Vision and Eye Research
2010-2013: American Society of Human Genetics
2002: Association of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases
Honors
1997: National Scientific and Technological Achievements, Ministry of Science and Technology, China
1998: First Prize Winner of Scientific and Technological Progress, Beijing Railway Bureau, China
2000: Outstanding Poster Award, Chinese Congress of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, Hong Kong, China
2002: Postgraduate Student Grants for Overseas Academic Activities, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2003: Postgraduate Student Grants for Overseas Academic Activities, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2005: AFV Young Researcher of the Year, Action for Vision Eye Foundation, Hong Kong, China
2005: Contract-end Merit Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2009: Winner of the Poster Contest, Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Harvard Medical School
