Fei Pei, PhD

 

Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 140 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: (323) 442-3191
Fax: (323) 442-2981
fp_191@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
D.M.D., 2012
Stomatology

Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
M.S., 2014
Stomatology

Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Ph.D., 2017
Endodontics, Dental Pulp Biology

  • 2020 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2017 – 2019 – Teaching Faculty and Attending Doctor, – Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University

  1. Jing J, Zhang M, Guo T, Pei F, Yang Y, and Chai Y. (2022) Rodent incisor as a model to study mesenchymal stem cells in tissue homeostasis and repair. Front. Dent. Med, 30 November 2022, Volume 3 – 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2022.1068494

  2. Pei F, Ma L, Jing J, Feng J, Yuan Y, Guo T, Han X, Ho T-V, Lei J, He J, Zhang M, Chen J-F, Chai Y. (2023) Sensory nerve niche regulates mesenchymal stem cell homeostasis via FGF/mTOR/autophagy axis. Nat Commun 14, 344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35977-4.

  3. Jing J, Feng J, Yuan Y, Guo T, Lei J, Pei F, Ho TV, Chai Y. Spatiotemporal single-cell regulatory atlas reveals neural crest lineage diversification and cellular function during tooth morphogenesis. Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 16;13(1):4803. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32490-y. PMID: 35974052; PMCID: PMC9381504. 

  4. Han X, Feng J, Guo T, Loh YE, Yuan Y, Ho TV, Cho CK, Li J, Jing J, Janeckova E, He J, Pei F, Bi J, Song B, Chai Y. (2021) Runx2-Twist1 interaction coordinates cranial neural crest guidance of soft palate myogenesis. Elife. 2021 Jan 22;10:e62387. doi: 10.7554/eLife.62387. PMID: 33482080; PMCID: PMC7826157.

  5. He J, Jing J, Feng J, Han X, Yuan Y, Guo T, Pei F, Ma Y, Cho C, Ho TV, Chai Y. (2021) Lhx6 regulates canonical Wnt signaling to control the fate of mesenchymal progenitor cells during mouse molar root patterning. PLoS Genet. 2021 Feb 17;17(2):e1009320. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009320. PMID: 33596195; PMCID: PMC7920342.

  6. Lin C, Yu S, Jin R, Xiao Y, Pan M, Pei F, Zhu X, Huang H, Zhang Z, Chen S, Liu H, Chen Z. (2019) Circulating miR-338 Cluster activities on osteoblast differentiation: Potential Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. Theranostics. 2019 May 31;9(13):3780-3797. doi: 10.7150/thno.34493. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31281513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6587346.

  7. Tao H, Lin H, Sun Z, Pei F, Zhang J, Chen S, Liu H, Chen Z. (2019) Klf4 Promotes Dentinogenesis and Odontoblastic Differentiation via Modulation of TGF-ß Signaling Pathway and Interaction With Histone Acetylation. J Bone Miner Res. 2019 Aug;34(8):1502-1516. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3716. Epub 2019 May 21. PubMed PMID: 31112333.

  8. Yang F, Li Y, Duan H, Wang H, Pei F, Chen Z, Zhang L. (2019) Activation of mitophagy in inflamed odontoblasts. Oral Dis. 2019 Sep;25(6):1581-1588. doi:10.1111/odi.13110. Epub 2019 May 15. PubMed PMID: 31009146.

  9. Li Y, Wang H, Pei F, Chen Z, Zhang L. (2018) FoxO3a Regulates Inflammation-induced Autophagy in Odontoblasts. J Endod. 2018 May;44(5):786-791. doi:10.1016/j.joen.2017.12.023. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 29551204.

  10. Wang HS, Pei F, Chen Z, Zhang L. (2016) Increased Apoptosis of Inflamed Odontoblasts Is Associated with CD47 Loss. J Dent Res. 2016 Jun;95(6):697-703. doi:10.1177/0022034516633639. Epub 2016 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 26912219.

  11. Pei F, Wang HS, Chen Z, Zhang L. (2016) Autophagy regulates odontoblast differentiation by suppressing NF-?B activation in an inflammatory environment. Cell Death Dis. 2016 Mar 3;7:e2122. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.397. PubMed PMID:26938294; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4823923.

  12. Pei F, Lin H, Liu H, Li L, Zhang L, Chen Z. (2014) Dual role of autophagy in lipopolysaccharide-induced preodontoblastic cells. J Dent Res. 2015 Jan;94(1):175-82. doi: 10.1177/0022034514553815. Epub 2014 Oct 8. PubMed PMID:25297117.