Dr. Cunming Duan
Cunming Duan was elected as a NASCE fellow in 2024. He is a Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his B.S. degree from Shandong College of Oceanology, Qingdao, China. He obtained his MS degree from Kochi University and PhD degree from University of Tokyo, Japan.
After postdoctoral training at University of Washington and University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Cunming Duan joined the faculty of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor as an assistant professor and rosed through the rank. He served as the Associate Chair in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology twice. In recent years, he has taken on a leadership role in undergraduate education by serving as the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience. As a PI, Cunming Duan has mentored 16 Ph.D. students, 26 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars, and ~100 undergraduate researchers in his research lab. To date, 28 of his former trainees are PI, leading their research programs in US, Europe, and Asia.
Cunming Duan's research focuses on understating the roles of insulin-IGF signaling in regulating development and growth. He is considered as a global top expert in the field. His lab has also made important contributions to our knowledge in hypoxia physiology and nutritional physiology. He has published over 120 articles and several book chapters on these topics. He has given over 120 invited talks and seminars at international/national conferences and institutions.
In the broader scientific community, Cunming Duan currently serves as the Vice President in the International Society for IGF Research and is a council member in the North American Society of Comparative Endocrinology. He is an editor/editorial board member in 10 journals. He has organized a number of conferences, including the 2017 Gordon Research Conference on IGF and Insulin in Physiology and Diseases. Cunming Duan has served on many domestic and international grant review panels including NSF, NIH, Human Frontiers etc. He was a founding council member of NASCE and an active member of comparative endocrinology society. He organized several symposia for NASCE and other comparative endocrinology community.
After postdoctoral training at University of Washington and University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Cunming Duan joined the faculty of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor as an assistant professor and rosed through the rank. He served as the Associate Chair in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology twice. In recent years, he has taken on a leadership role in undergraduate education by serving as the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience. As a PI, Cunming Duan has mentored 16 Ph.D. students, 26 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars, and ~100 undergraduate researchers in his research lab. To date, 28 of his former trainees are PI, leading their research programs in US, Europe, and Asia.
Cunming Duan's research focuses on understating the roles of insulin-IGF signaling in regulating development and growth. He is considered as a global top expert in the field. His lab has also made important contributions to our knowledge in hypoxia physiology and nutritional physiology. He has published over 120 articles and several book chapters on these topics. He has given over 120 invited talks and seminars at international/national conferences and institutions.
In the broader scientific community, Cunming Duan currently serves as the Vice President in the International Society for IGF Research and is a council member in the North American Society of Comparative Endocrinology. He is an editor/editorial board member in 10 journals. He has organized a number of conferences, including the 2017 Gordon Research Conference on IGF and Insulin in Physiology and Diseases. Cunming Duan has served on many domestic and international grant review panels including NSF, NIH, Human Frontiers etc. He was a founding council member of NASCE and an active member of comparative endocrinology society. He organized several symposia for NASCE and other comparative endocrinology community.