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Dr. Zui Pan is a Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, with additional appointments in the Department of Biology, Bioengineering, and Kinesiology. She has been at UTA since 2016, initially as an Associate Professor and promoted to Professor in 2021. Prior to UTA, she held academic positions at The Ohio State University, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and UMDNJ.
Dr. Pan earned her BS and MS in Biophysics from Nankai University in China, followed by a PhD in Biophysics from the Institute of Biophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Pan's research focuses on calcium and zinc signaling in esophageal cancer, muscle, and heart diseases. Her work aims to understand the cellular mechanisms underlying dysregulated calcium signals to provide insights for disease prevention and treatment. She has published over 100 articles in prestigious journals including Nature, Nature Cell Biology, and Nature Communications, with research featured in Newsweek, Reader's Digest, and ScienceDaily.
Analysis of Dr. Pan's recent publications reveals a strong focus on calcium signaling pathways in cancer biology, particularly esophageal cancer. Her work integrates molecular biology, physiology, and mathematical modeling to understand store-operated calcium entry mechanisms and their role in cancer progression. Recent publications also show expanding interests in cardiac physiology, tissue engineering, and translational applications of her basic research findings.
- Dean's Research Mentoring Award, UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation (2024)
- Faculty Scholarship Mentor Award, UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation (2024)
- Interdisciplinary Research Award, UTA (2024)
- R15 Research Award, National Institutes of Health (2023)
- Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors (2020)
- Texas STARS Award (2016)
Dr. Pan has mentored numerous students across multiple disciplines, serving as Dissertation Committee Chair for PhD students in Nursing, Kinesiology, and related programs. Her laboratory has received over $3 million in research funding from NIH (R01, R15, S10 awards), the American Diabetes Association, and other sources. She actively collaborates with researchers across multiple departments and institutions.
Dr. Pan directs a research laboratory focused on calcium signaling mechanisms, with specialized equipment including a Confocal Microscopy and Cell Imaging Core. Her team includes postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers working collaboratively on projects spanning cancer biology, cardiac physiology, and muscle regeneration.
