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Huaxun Fan

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0003-3657-9758Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Bioinformatics· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Kai ZhangiD· 2 shared Catherine A. ChristianiD· 1 shared Collin Michael Barnes· 1 shared Eunjoo Kang· 1 shared Feng LiiD· 1 shared Hairuo Du· 1 shared Hu CangiD· 1 shared Kai ZhangiD· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 1/yr

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10 top collaborators · 19 mutual co-author links

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJan 8, 2026

Dynamic control of Raf-ERK signaling modulates neuronal activity across biological scales

Huaxun Fan, Eunjoo Kang, Yuan Zhou…·Kai Zhang

This study uses opto-miniRaf to show ERK signaling acutely modulates neuronal activity across multiple scales in cultured neurons and intact brains.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.07.698027

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintOct 28, 2024

DistortCorrect Stitcher: Microscopy Image Stitching with Integrated Optical Distortion Correction

Hu Cang, Huaxun Fan, Sha Sun, Kai Zhang

DistortCorrect Stitcher improves microscopy image stitching by integrating optical distortion correction, enhancing alignment accuracy for spatial transcriptomics data.

1 citation

imagingexperimental assay

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedOct 5, 2020

Optical control of ERK and AKT signaling promotes axon regeneration and functional recovery of PNS and CNS in Drosophila

Qin Wang, Huaxun Fan, Feng Li…·Kai Zhang

This study uses optogenetics to activate ERK and AKT signaling in Drosophila, enhancing axon regeneration and functional recovery in both PNS and CNS.

40 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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