B.S., Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University (1992-1996) Ph.D., School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University (1996-2000) Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Polymer and Organics Solids/California Nanosystem Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara (2001-2003)

2004.1-2018.6, Professor and Chief, Division of Physical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

2018.4-present, SJTU K.C. Wong Chair Professor and Dean, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2020-present, Executive Director, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2023-present, New Cornerstone Investigator (NCSI), New Cornerstone Science Institute Professor

DNA nanotechnology and computing; Biosensors and bioimaging; Nanobiology

Dr. Fan is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS academician), a member of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, a fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), American Institute of Medical and biological Engineering (AIMBE) and International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). He is an Associate Editor of JACS-Au, and serves as a Co-Chair on the editorial board of ChemPlusChem and an editorial board member of over 10 journals including Angewadte Chemie, Accounts of Chemical Research and ACS Nano. Dr. Fan has published more than 700 papers in peer-reviewed journals (with ~80, 000 citations and H-index 138), and been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics since 2014. His work has been recognized by many awards including National Natural Science Prize of China (2016), National Award for Young Scientists of China (2011), The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation (2019), Advances in Measurement Science Lectureship Award in American Chemical Society (2019), WuXi AppTech Life Science and Chemistry Award (2020) and JNB Trailblazer (2021).