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Fan Wang is a Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University and completed postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University. Prior to joining MIT in January 2021, Dr. Wang served as a professor at Duke University from 2003 to 2020. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying general anesthesia, pain perception, and movement control, leading to significant insights such as discovering a new ascending emotional pathway linked to orofacial pain. He has elucidated the precise circuits that generate rhythmic movements essential for active touch sensation and vocalization, with the aim of translating these findings into treatments for chronic pain and movement disorders. Dr. Wang's accomplishments include receiving prestigious awards such as the Alfred Sloan Fellowship, Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience, McKnight Scholarship in Neuroscience, NIH Pioneer Awards, and the Keck Foundation research award. He is also an AAAS Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Leading research in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Conducted research and taught in the Department of Neuroscience.