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- Professor and Associate Department Head
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Tao, Feng Professor
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- Professor, Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry
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Publications
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academic article
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Wang, Z., Ma, H., Nasir, A., Liu, S., Li, Z., Tao, F., & Bai, Q.
(2024).
TET1-mediated epigenetic regulation of tumor necrosis factor- in trigeminal ganglia contributes to chronic temporomandibular joint pain. LIFE SCIENCES.
336, 122283-122283.
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Shu, H., Liu, S., Crawford, J., & Tao, F.
(2023).
A female-specific role for trigeminal dynorphin in orofacial pain comorbidity. Pain.
164(12), 2801-2811.
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Liu, S., Crawford, J., & Tao, F.
(2023).
Assessing Orofacial Pain Behaviors in Animal Models: A Review. Brain Sciences.
13(3), 390-390.
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Li, C., Liu, S., Lu, X., & Tao, F.
(2023).
TNF Enhances Calcium Influx by Interacting with AMPA Receptors in the Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons. Molecular Neurobiology.
60(1), 18-25.
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Li, C., Liu, S., Mei, Y., Wang, Q., Lu, X., Li, H., & Tao, F.
(2022).
Differential Effects of Sevoflurane Exposure on Long-Term Fear Memory in Neonatal and Adult Rats. Molecular Neurobiology.
59(5), 2799-2807.
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Liu, S., & Tao, F.
(2022).
A Potential Application of Glia-to-Neuron Conversion for the Treatment of Neurological Disorders. Current Neuropharmacology.
20(5), 891-892.
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Dong, T., Si, H., Li, Z., Bai, Q., & Tao, F.
(2022).
Transcriptomic Analysis of Trigeminal Ganglion and Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Caudalis in Mice with Inflammatory Temporomandibular Joint Pain. Journal of Pain Research.
15, 1487-1502.
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Crawford, J., Liu, S., & Tao, F.
(2021).
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Simultaneously Monitoring Real-Time Neuronal Activity and Pain Behaviors During Optogenetic Stimulation of Brain Neurons in Freely Moving Mice. Journal of Pain Research.
14, 3503-3509.
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Liu, S., Kramer, P., & Tao, F.
(2021).
Editorial: Mechanisms of Orofacial Pain and Sex Differences. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience.
15, 599580.
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Shu, H., Liu, S., Tang, Y., Schmidt, B. L., Dolan, J. C., Bellinger, L. L., ... Tao, F.
(2020).
A Pre-Existing Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorder Increases Trigeminal Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Enhances Nitroglycerin-Induced Hypersensitivity in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
21(11), 4049-4049.
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Zhang, Z., Jing, Y., Ma, Y., Duan, D., Li, B. o., Hlscher, C., ... Xing, Y.
(2020).
Driving GABAergic neurons optogenetically improves learning, reduces amyloid load and enhances autophagy in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
525(4), 928-935.
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Tang, Y., Liu, S., Shu, H., Yanagisawa, L., & Tao, F.
(2020).
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Enhances Migraine-Like Pain Via TNF Upregulation. Molecular Neurobiology.
57(1), 461-468.
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Liu, S., Shu, H., Crawford, J., Ma, Y., Li, C., & Tao, F.
(2020).
Optogenetic Activation of Dopamine Receptor D1 and D2 Neurons in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Differentially Modulates Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain. Molecular Neurobiology.
57(10), 4060-4068.
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Ma, Y., Liu, S., Shu, H., Crawford, J., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2020).
Resveratrol alleviates temporomandibular joint inflammatory pain by recovering disturbed gut microbiota. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
87, 455-464.
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Ma, Y., Zhang, X., Li, C., Liu, S., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2020).
Spinal N-Cadherin/CREB Signaling Contributes to Chronic Alcohol Consumption-Enhanced Postsurgical Pain. Journal of Pain Research.
13, 2065-2072.
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Bai, Q., Cao, J., Dong, T., & Tao, F.
(2020).
Transcriptome Analysis of Dorsal Root Ganglion in Rats with Knee Joint Inflammation. 13, 2709-2720.
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Li, C., Liu, S., Lu, X., & Tao, F.
(2019).
Role of Descending Dopaminergic Pathways in Pain Modulation. Current Neuropharmacology.
17(12), 1176-1182.
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Bai, Q., Liu, S., Shu, H., Tang, Y., George, S., Dong, T., Schmidt, B. L., & Tao, F.
(2019).
TNF in the Trigeminal Nociceptive System Is Critical for Temporomandibular Joint Pain. Molecular Neurobiology.
56(1), 278-291.
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Liu, S., Tang, Y., Shu, H., Tatum, D., Bai, Q., Crawford, J., ... Tao, F.
(2019).
Dopamine receptor D2, but not D1, mediates descending dopaminergic pathway-produced analgesic effect in a trigeminal neuropathic pain mouse model. Pain.
160(2), 334-344.
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Liu, S., Tang, Y., Xing, Y., Kramer, P., Bellinger, L., & Tao, F.
(2019).
Potential Application of Optogenetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Pain and Migraine Headache: A Perspective from Animal Studies. Brain Sciences.
9(2), 26-26.
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Kou, Z., Mo, J., Wu, K., Qiu, M., Huang, Y., Tao, F., ... Sun, F.
(2019).
Vascular endothelial growth factor increases the function of calcium-impermeable AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit in astrocytes via activation of protein kinase C signaling pathway. Glia.
67(7), 1344-1358.
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Wallach, D., Martre, P., Liu, B., Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Thorburn, P. J., ... Zhang, Z.
(2018).
Multimodel ensembles improve predictions of crop-environment-management interactions. Global Change Biology.
24(11), 5072-5083.
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Liu, S., Zhao, Z., Guo, Y., Shu, H., Li, C., Tang, Y., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2018).
Spinal AMPA Receptor GluA1 Ser831 Phosphorylation Controls Chronic Alcohol Consumption-Produced Prolongation of Postsurgical Pain. Molecular Neurobiology.
55(5), 4090-4097.
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Tang, Y., Liu, S., Shu, H., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2018).
AMPA receptor GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation is critical for nitroglycerin-induced migraine-like pain. Neuropharmacology.
133, 462-469.
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Liu, S., Li, C., Guo, Y., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2018).
PKM Is Not Required for Development of Postsurgical Pain. Molecular Neurobiology.
55(3), 2397-2402.
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Tao, F., Tian, X., & Zhang, Z.
(2018).
The PCAT3/PCAT9-miR-203-SNAI2 axis functions as a key mediator for prostate tumor growth and progression. Oncotarget.
9(15), 12212-12225.
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Tao, F., Tian, X., Lu, M., & Zhang, Z.
(2018).
A novel lncRNA, Lnc-OC1, promotes ovarian cancer cell proliferation and migration by sponging miR-34a and miR-34c. Journal of Genetics and Genomics.
45(3), 137-145.
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Tian, X., Tao, F., Zhang, B., Dong, J., & Zhang, Z.
(2018).
The miR-203/SNAI2 axis regulates prostate tumor growth, migration, angiogenesis and stemness potentially by modulating GSK-3/-CATENIN signal pathway. 70(3), 224-236.
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Li, C., Schaefer, M., Gray, C., Yang, Y. a., Furmanski, O., Liu, S., ... Johns, R. A.
(2017).
Sensitivity to isoflurane anesthesia increases in autism spectrum disorder Shank3+/c mutant mouse model. 60, 69-74.
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Liu, S., Li, C., Xing, Y., Wang, Y., & Tao, F.
(2016).
Role of Neuromodulation and Optogenetic Manipulation in Pain Treatment. Current Neuropharmacology.
14(6), 654-661.
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Tao, F., Peng, Y., Gomes, C. L., Chao, K., & Qin, J.
(2015).
A comparative study for improving prediction of total viable count in beef based on hyperspectral scattering characteristics. Journal of Food Engineering.
162, 38-47.
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Tao, F., Chen, Q., Sato, Y., Skinner, J., Tang, P., & Johns, R. A.
(2015).
Inhalational anesthetics disrupt postsynaptic density protein-95, Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor, and zonula occludens-1 domain protein interactions critical to action of several excitatory receptor channels related to anesthesia. Anesthesiology.
122(4), 776-786.
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Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Martre, P., Roetter, R. P., Lobell, D. B., Cammarano, D., ... Zhu, Y.
(2015).
Rising temperatures reduce global wheat production. Nature Climate Change.
5(2), 143-147.
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Li, C., Yang, Y. a., Liu, S., Fang, H., Zhang, Y., Furmanski, O., ... Tao, F.
(2014).
Stress Induces Pain Transition by Potentiation of AMPA Receptor Phosphorylation. The Journal of Neuroscience.
34(41), 13737-13746.
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Li, C., Liu, S., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2014).
The role of hippocampal tau protein phosphorylation in isoflurane-induced cognitive dysfunction in transgenic APP695 mice. 119(2), 413-419.
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Liu, S., Li, C., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2014).
Effect of microenvironment modulation on stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury pain. NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH.
9(5), 458-459.
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Tao, F., Feng, Y., Zhang, L., & Liao, T. W.
(2014).
CLPS-GA: A case library and Pareto solution-based hybrid genetic algorithm for energy-aware cloud service scheduling. Applied Soft Computing.
19, 264-279.
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Tao, F., Hill, L. E., Peng, Y., & Comes, C. L.
(2014).
Synthesis and characterization of beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of thymol and thyme oil for antimicrobial delivery applications. LWT: Food Science and Technology.
59(1), 247-255.
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Liu, S., Li, C., Xing, Y., & Tao, F.
(2014).
Effect of transplantation of human embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells on adult neurogenesis in aged hippocampus. American Journal of Stem Cells.
3(1), 21-26.
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Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Rosenzweig, C., Jones, J. W., Hatfield, J. L., Ruane, A. C., ... Wolf, J.
(2013).
Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change. Nature Climate Change.
3(9), 827-832.
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Tao, F., Li, Q., Liu, S. u., Wu, H., Skinner, J., Hurtado, A., ... Johns, R. A.
(2013).
Role of neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury-induced chronic neuropathic pain. Stem Cells.
31(1), 83-91.
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Liu, N., Lu, H., Tao, F., Guo, T., Liu, C., Cui, B., & Ning, G.
(2011).
An association of interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms with Graves' disease in two Chinese populations. 40(1), 90-94.
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Chi, X., Amet, T., Byrd, D., Chang, K., Shah, K., Hu, N., ... Yu, Q.
(2011).
Direct effects of HIV-1 Tat on excitability and survival of primary dorsal root ganglion neurons: possible contribution to HIV-1-associated pain. 6(9), e24412-e24412.
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Tao, F., Skinner, J., Yang, Y. a., & Johns, R. A.
(2010).
Effect of PSD-95/SAP90 and/or PSD-93/chapsyn-110 deficiency on the minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration of halothane in mice. 112(6), 1444-1451.
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Tao, F., & Johns, R. A.
(2010).
Tat-Mediated Peptide Intervention in Analgesia and Anesthesia. Drug Development Research.
71(2), 99-105.
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Tao, F., & Johns, R. A.
(2008).
Effect of disrupting N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor-postsynaptic density protein-95 interactions on the threshold for halothane anesthesia in mice. 108(5), 882-887.
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Tao, F., Su, Q., & Johns, R. A.
(2008).
Cell-permeable peptide Tat-PSD-95 PDZ2 inhibits chronic inflammatory pain behaviors in mice. MOLECULAR THERAPY.
16(11), 1776-1782.
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Tao, F., Skinner, J., Su, Q., & Johns, R. A.
(2006).
New role for spinal Stargazin in alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor-mediated pain sensitization after inflammation. Journal of Neuroscience Research.
84(4), 867-873.
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Tao, F., Tao, Y., Zhao, C., Dor, S., Liaw, W., Raja, S. N., & Johns, R. A.
(2004).
Differential roles of neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthases during carrageenan-induced inflammatory hyperalgesia. Neuroscience.
128(2), 421-430.
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Tao, F., Liaw, W., Zhang, B., Yaster, M., Rothstein, J. D., Johns, R. A., & Tao, Y.
(2004).
Evidence of neuronal excitatory amino acid carrier 1 expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their central terminals. Neuroscience.
123(4), 1045-1051.
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Liaw, W., Zhang, B., Tao, F., Yaster, M., Johns, R. A., & Tao, Y.
(2004).
Knockdown of spinal cord postsynaptic density protein-95 prevents the development of morphine tolerance in rats. Neuroscience.
123(1), 11-15.
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Fang, M., Tao, Y., He, F., Zhang, M., Levine, C. F., Mao, P., ... Johns, R. A.
(2003).
Synaptic PDZ domain-mediated protein interactions are disrupted by inhalational anesthetics. Journal of Biological Chemistry.
278(38), 36669-36675.
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Tao, Y., Rumbaugh, G., Wang, G., Petralia, R. S., Zhao, C., Kauer, F. W., ... Johns, R. A.
(2003).
Impaired NMDA receptor-mediated postsynaptic function and blunted NMDA receptor-dependent persistent pain in mice lacking postsynaptic density-93 protein. 23(17), 6703-6712.
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Zhang, B., Tao, F., Liaw, W., Bredt, D. S., Johns, R. A., & Tao, Y.
(2003).
Effect of knock down of spinal cord PSD-93/chapsin-110 on persistent pain induced by complete Freund's adjuvant and peripheral nerve injury. Pain.
106(1-2), 187-196.
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Tao, F., Tao, Y., Mao, P., Zhao, C., Li, D., Liaw, W., Raja, S. N., & Johns, R. A.
(2003).
Intact carrageenan-induced thermal hyperalgesia in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase. Neuroscience.
120(3), 847-854.
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Tao, F., Tao, Y., Mao, P., & Johns, R. A.
(2003).
Role of postsynaptic density protein-95 in the maintenance of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Neuroscience.
117(3), 731-739.
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Tao, F., Tao, Y. X., Gonzalez, J. A., Fang, M., Mao, P., & Johns, R. A.
(2001).
Knockdown of PSD-95/SAP90 delays the development of neuropathic pain in rats. NeuroReport.
12(15), 3251-3255.
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Tao, F., Lu, S. D., Zhang, L. M., Huang, Y. L., & Sun, F. Y.
(2001).
Role of excitatory amino acid transporter 1 in neonatal rat neuronal damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia. Neuroscience.
102(3), 503-513.
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Tao, F., Zhang, L. M., & Sun, F. Y.
(1999).
Hypoxia-ischemia altered expression of glutamate transporter EAAT1 in neonatal rat brain. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.
20(2), 107-111.
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Wang, Z., Ma, H., Nasir, A., Liu, S., Li, Z., Tao, F., & Bai, Q.
(2024).
TET1-mediated epigenetic regulation of tumor necrosis factor- in trigeminal ganglia contributes to chronic temporomandibular joint pain. LIFE SCIENCES.
336, 122283-122283.
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conference paper
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Liu, S., Crawford, J., & Tao, F.
(2022).
A Novel Neural Circuit for the Modulation of Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Pain.
14-14.
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Tao, F.
(2019).
A Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorder Enhances Migraine-Like Pain. Journal of Pain.
S61-S61.
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Tang, Y., Liu, S., Tatum, D., Shu, H., Bai, Q., & Tao, F.
(2017).
Effect of inhibition of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors on nitroglycerin-induced migraine headache. Journal of Pain.
S11-S11.
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Lin, Q., Kokane, S., Naig, C., Anh, N., & Tao, F.
(2017).
Modeling chronic migraine-like headache in mice using a conditioned place aversion paradigm. Cephalalgia: an international journal of headache.
157-158.
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Liu, S., Taturn, D., Tang, Y., Shu, H., Bai, Q., & Tao, F.
(2017).
Role of descending dopaminergic signaling in orofacial neuropathic pain. Journal of Pain.
S6-S6.
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Tang, Y., Liu, S., Shu, H., Bai, Q., Lin, Q., & Tao, F.
(2017).
Role of AMPA receptor phosphorylation in nitroglycerin-induced migraine headache. Cephalalgia: an international journal of headache.
78-78.
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Liu, S., Guo, Y., Shu, H., Yang, X., & Tao, F.
(2016).
Role of AMPA receptor regulation in alcohol withdrawal induced prolongation of incisional pain. Journal of Pain.
S45-S45.
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Zou, X., Zhao, Z., Shu, H., & Tao, F.
(2016).
Chronic alcohol consumption enhances plantar incision-induced activation of microglia in the spinal cord. Journal of Pain.
S43-S43.
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Furmanski, O., Tao, F., Yang, Y., Li, C., Skinner, J., Bangash, A., Worley, P., & Johns, R.
(2013).
Pain processing in a mouse model of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Pain.
S43-S43.
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Chen, Q., Mowrey, D., Tao, F., Johns, R., & Tang, P.
(2011).
NMR Investigation of Volatile Anesthetics Interaction with PDZ Domains of PSD-95. Biophysical Journal.
53-53.
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Mazaheri, M.
(2011).
Multiple Group Invariance analysis Across scales with Different Numerical Anchoring. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research.
464-468.
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Li, Q., Tao, F., Liu, S. u., Johns, R. A., & McDonald, J. W.
(2008).
Transplantation of embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived oligoden-drocytes attenuates the chronic neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury (SCI). JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA.
920-920.
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Liu, S., Crawford, J., & Tao, F.
(2022).
A Novel Neural Circuit for the Modulation of Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Pain.
14-14.
Research
principal investigator on
- A New Animal Model for Stress-induced Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2014 - 2020
- A new animal model for stress-induced transition from acute to chronic pain awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2014 - 2019
investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- OBIO604 Neuroscience Instructor
- OBIO651 Sensory Neurobio Pain Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University - (Shanghai, China) 2000
- M.S. in Neurophysiology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University - (Shanghai, China) 1992
- M.D. in Medicine, Wannan Medical College - (Wuhu, China) 1986
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States) , Postdoctoral Training 2005
Contact
first name
- Feng
has last name
- Tao
mailing address
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Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Biomedical Sciences
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
USA
Other
- ftao81@tamu.edu