Ran Wang, Ph.D.

Ran Wang,  PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacy

Tianjin Medical University

22 Qixiangtai Road

Tianjin 300070

Phone: +86-18322075688

Email: wangran@tmu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D.  Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, 2008

Postdoctoral Fellow, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 2012

Professional Experience

2017-            Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

2012-2016     Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

Honors

The third class candidate of Tianjin “131” innovative talent training project in 2014

Professional Service

Reviewer for:

Journal of Proteomics

Journal of Natural Products

Membership of Academic Society

Chinese Pharmaceutical Society (CNPHARS)

Beijing Pharmaceutical Society

Publication

1) Y Wang, Jing L, Y Qiu, M Jin, X Chen, G Fan, R Wang, D Kong*. ZSTK474, a specific class I phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, induces G1 arrest and autophagy in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Oncotarget 2016; 7(15):19897-18909. (Correspondence author)

2) R Wang, Q Zhang, X Peng, C Zhou, Y Zhong, X Chen, Y Qiu, M Jin, M Gong, D Kong*. Stellettin B Induces G1 Arrest, Apoptosis and Autophagy in Human Non-small Cell Lung Cancer A549 Cells via Blocking PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27071.

3) R Wang, Y Zhou, T Chen, M Zhou, L Wang, C Shaw. Identification and Functional Analysis of a Novel Tryptophyllin Peptide from the Skin of the Red-eye Leaf Frog, Agalychniscallidryas. Int J Biol Sci. 2015, 11(2): 209-219. (Correspondence author)

4) X Peng, C Zhou, X Hou, Y Liu, Z Wang, X Peng, Z Zhang, R Wang, D Kong. Molecular characterization and bioactivity evaluation of two novel bombinin peptides from the skin secretion of Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis. Amino Acids 2017; Nov 2. doi: 10.1007/s00726-017-2509-z. [Epub ahead of print] (Correspondence author)

5) R Wang, Y Lin, T Chen, M zhou, L Wang, C Shaw. Molecular cloning of a novel tryptophyllin peptide from the skin of the orange-legged monkey frog. Chem Biol Drug Des 2014; 83(6):731-40. (Correspondence author)

6) C Zhou, Z Wang, X Peng, Y Liu, Y Lin, Z Zhang, Y Qiu, M Jin, R Wang, D Kong. Discovery of two bombinin peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer activities from the skin secretion of Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis. Chem Biol Drug Des 2017 Jun 21. doi: 10.1111/cbdd.13055. [Epub ahead of print] (Correspondence author)

7) R Wang, T Chen, M zhou, L Wang, C Shaw. PsT-1: A new Tryptophyllin peptide from the skin secretion of Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog, Phyllomedusasauvagei. Regul peptides 2013; 184: 14-21. (Correspondence author)

Grant

Ongoing:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81402901)

Completed:

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project (2014M551035)

Tianjin Education Commission of China (20120136)

 Lateral research