Xuegeng Wang
Associate professor School of Life Sciences
Field: Epigenetics, Aquaculture, Environmental Health Sciences, Transgenerational inheritance
wangxuegeng@scnu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D.,  Peking University,  2017
B.S.,  Nankai University,  2010
 

Experience

Associate Professor, 12/2022 - Current. School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
Senior Research Fellow, 12/2020 – 11/2022. School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
Postdoctoral Fellow, 05/2017 - 11/2020. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

Teaching

Developmental Biology,
Epigenetics, 
Evo-Devo,
Cell engineering,
Genetic Breeding in Aquaculture

Academics

Google Scholar   
 (# First author，*corresponding author)：
  • Minxing Liang, Zitian Xu, Leyi Long, Peitong Wang, Qingping Chen, Guobin Shi, Fang Liang, Jun Zhao, Kangsen Mai, Yutao Miao*, Xuegeng Wang*, Enhanced muscle growth via DNA methylation editing of mstnb exon in zebrafish, Aquaculture and Fisheries. 2026,
  • Fang Liang, Biyu Wu, Jiayi Liu, Xue Wang, Minxing Liang, Chaoyi Wang, Jingyi Zhang, Junjie Wang, Yutao Miao, Kangsen Mai, Jun Zhao*, Xuegeng Wang. Inheritance of the epigenetic signature and reduced intermuscular bone phenotype acquired via DNA methylation editing of the runx2b promoter in zebrafish. Zoological Research. 2026.
  • Junxian Zhu,Yingqi Ning,Caixia Gao,Chen Chen, Liqin Ji, Xiaoyou Hong, Xiaoli Liu, Chengqing Wei, Xinping Zhu, Xuegeng Wang*, Wei Li*. Role of Col1a2 in Collagen Deposition in the Carapace of the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis): From Molecular Evolution to Expression Profile and Then to Function Validation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2026, 27, 2160.
  • Duan Pi, Xiang Li, Zitian Xu, Peitong Wang, Zhiying Liang, Bingying Li, Yafen Guo, Yongsi Huang, Xiaohong Song, Junjie Wang, Xuegeng Wang, Comparative study on the acute and developmental toxicity of bisphenol S and F in medaka (Oryzias latipes), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2025; vgaf303
  • Biyu Wu, Zirui Cheng, Xiang Li, Minxing Liang, Xue Wang, Duan Pi, Jiayi Liu, Huiling Li, Jun Zhao, Junjie Wang, Fang Liang, Xuegeng Wang. The developmental toxicity of bisphenol F exposure on the zebrafish larvae. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2025; 298:118282
  • Xuegeng Wang*, Ramji Kumar Bhandari, Kangsen Mai. Epigenome editing: A new approach to aquaculture breeding. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2024; 16(4): 1463-1466.
  • Xuegeng Wang, Ramji K Bhandari. Methylome profile of medaka eggs and sperm. Epigenetics. 2024. 19(1): 2417151
  • Bingying Li#, Yongsi Huang#, Duan Pi, Xiang Li, Yafen Guo, Zhiying Liang, Xiaohong Song, Junjie Wang*, Xuegeng Wang*. Effects of Acute and Developmental Exposure to Bisphenol S on Chinese Medaka (Oryzias sinensis). Journal of Xenobiotics. 2024. 14(2):452-466.
  • Fang Liang, Zijiong Dong, Jianmin Ye, Wei Hu, Ramji Kumar Bhandari, Kangsen Mai, Xuegeng Wang*. In vivo DNA methylation editing in zebrafish. Epigenetics. 2023. 18(1): 2192326
  • Zhiying Liang#, Yafen Guo#, Duan Pi, Xiang Li, Bingying Li, Yongsi Huang, Xiaohong Song, Ramji Kumar Bhandari, Xuegeng Wang*. Transcriptome analysis of the developmental effects of bisphenol F exposure in Chinese medaka (Oryzias sinensis). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. 24(13):10898
  • Beh Reh, Xuegeng Wang*, Yashi Feng, Ramji K Bhandari*. Potassium perchlorate effects on primordial germ cells of developing medaka larvae. Aquatic Toxicology. 2022. 251:106283.
  • Xuegeng Wang, Jue Zhao, Zuoyan Zhu. Exogenous expression of pou5f3 facilitates the development of somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos in zebrafish at the early stage. Cellular Reprogramming. 2021. 23(3): 191-197.
  • Albert J. Thayil#, Xuegeng Wang#, Pooja Bhandari, Frederick S. vom Saal, Donald E. Tillitt, Ramji K. Bhandari. Bisphenol A and 17α-ethinylestradiol-induced transgenerational gene expression differences in the brain-pituitary-testis axis of medaka, Oryzias latipes. Biology of Reproduction. 2020. 103(6): 1324-1335.
  • Xiaohong Song#, Xuegeng Wang#, Ramji K. Bhandari. Developmental abnormalities and epigenetic alterations in medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos induced by triclosan exposure. Chemosphere. 2020. 261:127613.
  • Xuegeng Wang, Ramji K. Bhandari. The dynamics of DNA methylation during epigenetic reprogramming of primordial germ cells in medaka (Oryzias Latipes). Epigenetics. 2020. 15 (5): 483-498.
  • Xuegeng Wang, Ramji K. Bhandari. DNA methylation dynamics during epigenetic reprogramming of medaka embryo. Epigenetics. 2019. 14 (6): 611-622.
  • Xuegeng Wang, Diamond Hill, Donald E. Tillitt, Ramji K. Bhandari. Bisphenol A and 17alpha-ethinylestradiol induced transgenerational differences in expression of osmoregulatory genes in the gill of medaka (Oryzias latipes). Aquatic Toxicology. 2019. 211: 227-234.
  • 王学耕#, 吴碧瑜#, 陈前辉, 梁芳, 王俊杰, 李潮, 丁立云, 麦康森, 赵俊. 彭泽鲫种质特性与品种改良研究进展及展望. 水产学报. 2025. 49(3): 039101
  • 王学耕, 余杰, 苗玉涛, 麦康森, 汪蕾. 云斑尖塘鳢研究进展与前景展望. 水产学报. 2023. 47(6):069601
  • 王学耕, 朱作言, 孙永华, 赵珏. 鱼类核移植与重编程. 遗传. 2013. 35(04): 433-440.

Honor

Affiliations

Early Career Researcher Board Member of Science in One Health and Journal of South China Agriculture University
 

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