Contact Information

(267) 519-4828

Pu Feng

Research Associate

Education

Ph.D., Immunology; Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College

Research Summary

I have a great interest in studying the pathogenesis and mechanisms of chemosensory impairment related to various human diseases at both cellular and molecular levels. My specific interests include: 1) the role of various inflammatory molecules in olfactory loss in patients with chronic nasal diseases, and 2) the role of inflammation in radiotherapy-induced taste loss in patients of head-neck cancers, with the major goal to identify new approaches to prevent or treat disease-related human chemosensory impairment. Many techniques are used, including tissue culture, cytochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and gene expression.

Keywords

inflammation, immune assay, ELISA, PCR, taste disorder, smell disorder, immunohistochemistry, cell biology

Recent Publications

Feng P, Wang H, Feldman RS, Pribitkin EA, Breslin PA. (2010). The T cells in peripheral taste tissue of healthy human adults: predominant memory T cells and th-1 cells. Chem Senses. Jul;35(6):501-9. Epub 2010 May 9.

Yee KK, Pribitkin EA, Cowart BJ, Vainius AA, Klock CT, Rosen D, Feng P, McLean J, Hahn CG, Rawson NE. (2010). Neuropathology of the olfactory mucosa in chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. Mar;24(2):110-20

Yee KK, Pribitkin EA, Cowart BJ, Rosen D, Feng P, Rawson NE. (2009). Analysis of the olfactory mucosa in chronic rhinosinusitis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. Jul;1170:590-5