Zhizhong Z. Pan, Ph.D.
Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1993 | Vollum Institute and Department of Physiology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA, PHD, Neuroscience |
| 1985 | Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, CHN, MS, Physiology |
| 1982 | Jiangxi University, Jiangxi, CHN, BS, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 1993-1997 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2012
Faculty Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2012
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Admission Committee, GSBS Neuroscience Program, 2008 - 2014
Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), 2005 - 2008
Honors & Awards
| 1993 | National Research Service Award, NIH |
| 1991 | Oregon N.L. Tartar Research Award, State of Oregon |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bie B, Wang Y, Cai YQ, Zhang Z, Hou YY, Pan ZZ. Upregulation of nerve growth factor in central amygdala increases sensitivity to opioid reward. Neuropsychopharmacology 37(13):2780-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22871918.
- Pan ZZ. A life switch in pain. Pain 153(4):738-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22342072.
- Zhang Z, Pan ZZ. Signaling Cascades for Delta-opioid Receptor-mediated Inhibition of GABA Synaptic Transmission and Behavioral Antinociception. Mol Pharmacol 81(3):375-83, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22144670.
- Pan ZZ. Transcriptional control of Gad2. Transcription 3(2):68-72, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22414751.
- Metzele R, Alt C, Bai X, Yan Y, Zhang Z, Pan Z, Coleman M, Vykoukal J, Song YH, Alt E. Human adipose tissue-derived stem cells exhibit proliferation potential and spontaneous rhythmic contraction after fusion with neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. FASEB J 25(3):830-9, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21059751.
- Zhang Z, Cai YQ, Zou F, Bie B, Pan ZZ. Epigenetic suppression of GAD65 expression mediates persistent pain. Nat Med 17(11):1448-55, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21983856.
- Gopalakrishnan V, Bie B, Sinnappah-Kang ND, Adams H, Fuller GN, Pan ZZ, Majumder S. Myoblast-Derived Neuronal Cells Form Glutamatergic Neurons in the Mouse Cerebellum. Stem Cells 28(10):1839-47, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20799335.
- Zhang Z, Pan ZZ. Synaptic mechanism for functional synergism between delta- and mu-opioid receptors. J Neurosci 30(13):4735-45, 2010. PMID: 20357124.
Abstracts
- Bie B, Zhang Z, Cai YQ, Reyes F, Pan ZZ. Delta-Opioid Receptor Trafficking and Functions. 6th Symposium for Chinese Neuroscientists Worldwide, 2010.
- Zhang Z, Pan ZZ. Signaling cascade for delta-opioid receptor-induced inhibition of GABA synaptic transmission. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 2010.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 20, 2019