Xingjun Fan
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Bio
1993 B.A. Northwestern University (Xi’an China)
1998 PhD Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Education
Awards & Honors
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Organizer and chair of Biochemistry and Biology of Lens Aging and Cataractogenesis ISER conference 2024
International Society for Eye Research (ISER), 2024
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Organizer and chair of Biology of Lens Aging and Redox Biology session at the 8th International Conference of the Lens (ICL)
National Foundation for Eye Research , 2023
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Organizer and chair of Redox Biology of the Lens session at the 7th International Conference of the Lens (ICL)
National Foundation for Eye Research , 2022
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Amaranth Prize winners
Amaranth , 2022
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Elected as ARVO AMPC for 3 years term
ARVO, 2022
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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GNMD 8052
Func Geno & Prote Using Anml M
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ANAT 9300
Research
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ANAT 8090
Current Topics in Cellular Bio
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ANAT 9020
Seminar in Cell Bio/Anatomy
Teaching Interests
Vision science
neuroanatomy
stem cells
mechanisms of aging
technology-from gene to protein expression
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Dominant spinal muscular atrophy linked mutations in the cargo binding domain of BICD2 result in altered interactomes and dynein hyperactivity, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Elevated Inflammatory Cytokines Persist in the Aqueous Humor Years After Cataract Surgery, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Lens Epithelium Tissue With and Without Cataract Surgery: Uncovering Novel Pathways of Post-Surgical Lens Epithelium Remodeling, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Deficiency in glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) results in abnormal lens development and newborn cataract, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Pik3c3 expression profiling in the mouse kidney and its role in proximal tubule cell physiology, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
1. Aging and age-related diseases
2. redox regulation in aging and diseases
3. cataract
4. cataract surgery complications
5. Alzheimer's disease
