Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huaqin Pan | Infection Microbiology | Best Researcher Award

Chief at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China

Dr. Huaqin Pan is a Chief Physician and Associate Professor at the Department of Transplantation Intensive Care Unit, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China. He holds a Ph.D. and M.D. in Gastroenterology from Wuhan University School of Medicine, and a B.S. in Laboratory Medicine from Hubei University of Chinese Medicine.

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🎓 Education:

• Ph.D. in Gastroenterology – Wuhan University (2015)

• M.D. in Gastroenterology – Wuhan University (2012)

• B.S. in Laboratory Medicine – Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (2009)

🔬 Research Focus:

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

• Sepsis, Asthma, Colitis, and COVID-19

• Gut microbiota & fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)

• Immunomodulation via MD-1, RP105, and TLR4/NF-κB signaling

🧪 Key Skills & Techniques:

• Animal disease models (DSS-colitis, asthma, sepsis)

• Flow cytometry, ELISA, PCR, Immunohistochemistry

• Cell culture, cytokine profiling, vector construction

• Metabolomics, bioinformatics, statistical modeling (R, SPSS)

📚 Publications & Impact:

• 50+ peer-reviewed papers

• Published in Am J Physiol, Front Neurol, World J Gastroenterol, Cell Death Discov, etc.

• Frequent corresponding & co-first author

• COVID-19, colitis, and sepsis research widely cited

💡 Funded Projects (as PI):

• NSFC Grant on MD-1 and colitis

• FMT & gut microbiome in ICU patients

• RP105/MD-1 role in sepsis pathogenesis

🏆 Honors & Presentations:

• Poster presenter at AOCC 2016 (Kyoto, Japan)

• DDW 2019 (San Diego, USA)

• Chinese Medical Association COVID-19 forum (2021)

🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Roles:

• Chief Physician (2023–Present)

• Former Associate Chief Physician & Mentor (2020–2023)

• Over a decade of experience in intensive care and transplant medicine

🌍 Memberships & Editorial Roles:

• Editorial board: World Journal of Experimental Medicine

• Peer reviewer for World J Gastroenterol & Clinical Cases

• Member: Chinese Medical Association (Transplantation Infection Group)

📊 Citation Metrics – Dr. Huaqin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.

• Total Citations: 759

• Citing Documents: 757

• Total Publications (Indexed): 29

• h-index: 11

Publication Top Notes:

• Effect of antiplatelet therapy after COVID-19 diagnosis: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
  PLoS ONE, 2024. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297628

• Comparative effectiveness of treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1430724

• Identification of predictive markers of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients
  Transplant Immunology, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2024.102074

• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with synergistic defects of AP3B1 and ATM genes: A case report and literature review
  Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023. DOI: 10.3390/jcm12010095

• Research advances of Toll-like receptor 4 in sepsis
  Medical Journal of Wuhan University, 2023. DOI: 10.14188/j.1671-8852.2021.0891

• Screening of potential key ferroptosis-related genes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  International Journal of COPD, 2023. DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S422835

• Washed microbiota transplantation for Clostridioides difficile infection: A national multicenter real-world study
  Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2023. DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.13227

• Pulmonary fat embolism syndrome: A case report and literature review
  Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2023. DOI: 10.32592/ircmj.2023.25.7.2600

• Effect of therapeutic versus prophylactic anticoagulation therapy on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review with updated meta-analysis
  Thrombosis Journal, 2022. DOI: 10.1186/s12959-022-00408-9

• Sera metabolomics characterization of patients at different stages in Wuhan identifies critical biomarkers of COVID-19
  Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.882661

• Aberrant cytokine expression in COVID-19 patients: Associations between cytokines and disease severity
  Cytokine, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155523

• Case report: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia with multiple thromboembolism
  Frontiers in Neurology, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.625272

• COVID-19 and its effects on the digestive system
  World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021. DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i24.3502

• Serum uric acid concentrations and risk of adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19
  Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.633767