Wenfeng An

Wenfeng An

Professor/Markl Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research

Education

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Interests
Academic Interests
  • Cancer
  • Epigenetics
  • Genomics
  • Germ cell development
  • Mouse model
  • LINE-1 retrotransposon
Committees and Professional Memberships
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American Society of Human Genetics
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • Society for the Study of Reproduction

Research and Scholar Work

ֱs and Honors
  • SDSU F. O. Butler ֱ for Excellence in Research
  • SDSU College of Pharmacy Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity
  • SDSU College of Pharmacy Outstanding Researcher
  • Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Ward J. MacNeal Distinguished Dissertation ֱ
Grants
  • NIH R01CA259581 “Elucidating the Functional and Mechanistic Roles of LINE-1 Retrotransposons in Myeloid Leukemia”.
  • NIH R01AG074283 “Antiviral response coupled with transposon derepression in Alzheimer’s disease and aging”.
  • NIH R03HD099412 “L1 retrotransposition during defective spermatogenesis”.
  • NIH R15GM131263 “Developmental timing of LINE-1 retrotransposition in mouse models”.
  • NIH R01ES028212 "The Intersection of Stress and Environmental Chemicals in Germ Cell Reprogramming".
  • NIH R21HD080143 “Investigating an Etiological Role of LINE-1 Retrotransposition in Birth Defects”.
  • NIH R21OD017965 “Novel Transgenic Mouse Models for L1 Retrotransposons in Development and Disease”.
  • NIH P50GM107632 “Center for Systems Biology of Retrotransposition” (Subaward).
Mailing Address:
Avera Health and Science 253
Pharmaceutical Sciences-Box 2202C
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Office Location:
Avera Health and Science Center
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