Wei Du, MD,PhD
Assistant Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Morgantown, WV 26506, USA

Education 

• PhD, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Japan
• MD, North China University of Science and Technology School of Medicine, China

Positions

• Assistant Professor (2016-Present): School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University
• Adjunct Assistant Professor (2016-present): College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS)
• Assistant Professor (2015-2016): College of Pharmacy, UAMS
• Honorary Professor (2014-Present): South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Selected Publications

1. Li Y, Amarachintha S, Wilson AF, Li X, Du W^¥. (2017) Persistence response of Fanconi Anemia hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to oxidative stress. Cell Cycle. May 5.  ^¥Corresponding/Senior author.
2. Du W^¥, Amarachintha S, Wilson AF, Pang Q. (2017) The immune receptors Trem1 cooperates with diminished DNA damage response to induce preleukemic stem cell expansion.  Leukemia. 31(2):423-433. ^¥Corresponding author.
3. Du W, Erden O, Wilson A, Sipple J, Schick J, Mehta P, Myers KC, Davies SM, Steinbrecher K, Pang Q.(2014) Deletion of Fanca or Fancd2 dysregulates Treg in mice. Blood. 123(12):1938-1947. 
4. Li X, Erden O, Li L, Ye Q, Wilson A, Du W^¥. (2014) Binding to WGR domain by Salidroside activates PARP1 and protects HSCs from oxidative stress. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 20(12):1853-1865 ^¥Corresponding/Senior author. Cover of the Journal.
5. Li X, Sipple J, Pang Q, Du W^¥. (2012) Salidroside stimulates DNA repair enzyme Parp-1 activity in HSC maintenance. Blood. 119(18): 4162-4173. ^¥ Corresponding/Senior author.