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Feng Gu

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: feng.gu@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Houston, 2013
    Major: Biology
  • MS, Central South University Xiang-Ya School of Medicine, 2006
    Major: Neurology

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Assistant professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2023 - Present).
  • Postdoctoral fellow and research scientist, Stanford University. Stanford University. (2013 - 2023).

Professional Memberships

  • American Epilepsy Society. (August 2014 - Present).
  • Society for Neuroscience. (July 2011 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Seminar, BioFrontier Seminar Series, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 2023).
  • Workshop, Fall 2023 Faculty Grantsmanship Workshop, The Division of Research and Innovation at UNT. United States of America. (December 13, 2023 - December 13, 2023).
  • Other (Lunch meeting), Reflections on the Fall Semester: What would you like to change the next time you teach, College of Science at UNT. United States of America. (December 8, 2023 - December 8, 2023).
  • Workshop, NIH PANEL SESSION " Navigating the NIH Extramural Research Landscape", University of North Texas Health Science Center. United States of America. (November 17, 2023 - November 17, 2023).
  • Seminar, Plasticity-Informed Therapeutics: Recent Progress and Advances, The Department of Behavior Analysis at UNT. United States of America. (November 3, 2023 - November 3, 2023).
  • Workshop, COS Teaching Workshop on Course Respone/Clickers, College of Science at UNT. United States of America. (August 15, 2023 - August 15, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, HSC Preclinical Imaging Symposium, University of North Texas Health Science Center. United States of America. (March 17, 2023 - March 17, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BIOL 1720 - Biology for Science Majors II, 3 courses.
  • BIOL 1722 - Honors Biology for Science Majors II, 1 course.
  • BIOL 3800 - Animal Physiology, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.
  • BIOL 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • BIOL 6940 - Individual Research, 3 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Seminar, Texas Woman's University, 60 participants. (November 17, 2023 - November 17, 2023).
  • Seminar, University of North Texas, 50 participants. (April 21, 2023 - April 21, 2023).
  • Seminar, Oklahoma State University, 30 participants. (May 2022 - May 2022).
  • Seminar, Stanford University, 30 participants. (June 2021 - June 2021).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (January 19, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (January 16, 2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (August 29, 2023).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biological Sciences. (January 30, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Biological Sciences. (January 16, 2014).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biological Sciences. (June 20, 2023 - December 20, 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (August 17, 2023 - November 3, 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Manuscript

  • Gu, F. (2023). Neuron Navigator 1 (Nav1) regulates the response to cocaine in mice.
  • Gu, F. (2022). Chronic partial TrkB activation reduces seizures and mortality in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome. PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Gu, F. (Author & Presenter), Department Seminar, Targeting interneurons to control epileptogenesis in post-traumatic epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome, Texas Woman's University, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Gu, F. (Author & Presenter), BioFrontier Department seminar, Control of Epileptogenesis, UNT, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Gu, F. (Principal), "COS/CENG seed grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, PHD student's committee. (January 29, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Graduate study committee. (November 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, The committee on the Status of Faculty of Color. (October 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Search committee. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Master student's committee. (August 2023 - November 2023).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of clinical investigation. (March 2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cells. (February 2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Brain Sciences. (September 2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biomedicine. (July 2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Neuroscience letters. (May 2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Molecular Neurobiology. (March 2019 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Texas Woman's University. (November 2023 - November 2023).