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Quanfeng Zhang
Life Sciences / Medical / Biology
Peking University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Neurotransmitter
Secretion
Detection
Plasticity
Regulation
Biophysics
Optical Imaging
Electrophysiology
Electrochemistry
Molecular Cell Biology
Areas of Focus
- Neurotransmitter Secretion Detection Methods
- Plasticity Regulation
Work Experience
- 2019.7-2024.4 - Peking University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2024.5-present - Peking University Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National Biomedical Imaging Center - Assistant Professor, Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2013 Bachelor: Central South University (Biological Engineering)
- 2013-2019 PhD: Peking University (Integrated Life Sciences - Biology, Supervisor: Professor Zhou Zhu)
- Achievement: International leading level in neurotransmitter secretion detection methods and plasticity regulation
Publications
- Liquid-liquid phase separation within dense-core vesicles in sympathetic adrenal chromaffin cells, Zhang QF#,*, Lin ZH#, Du XY#, and Zhou Z*, 2024
- Tuning the size of large dense-core vesicles and quantal neurotransmitter release via secretogranin II liquid-liquid phase separation, Lin ZH#, Li YL#, Hang YQ#, Wang CH, Liu B, Li J, Yin LL, Jiang XH, Du XY, Qiao ZJ, Zhu FP, Zhang Z*, Zhang QF*, Zhou Z*, 2022
- Regulating quantal size of neurotransmitter release through a GPCR voltage sensor, Zhang QF#, Liu B#, Li YL#, Yin LL, Younus M, Jiang XH, Lin ZH, Sun XX, Huang R, Liu Bin, Wu QH, Zhu FP, and Zhou Z*, 2020
- Differential Co-release of Two Neurotransmitters from a Vesicle Fusion Pore in Mammalian Adrenal Chromaffin Cells, Zhang QF#, Liu B#, Wu QH#, Liu B, Li YL, Sun SH, Wang Y, Wu X, Chai ZY, Jiang XH, Liu XY, Hu MQ, Wang Y, Yang Y, Wang L, Kang XJ, Xiong YF, Zhou Y, Chen XK, Zheng LH, Zhang B, Wang CH, Zhu FP, Zhou Z*, 2019
- Dynamin 1 Restrains Vesicular Release to a Subquantal Mode In Mammalian Adrenal Chromaffin Cells, Wu QH#, Zhang QF#, Liu B, Li YL, Wu X, Kuo ST, Zheng LH, Wang CH, Zhu FP, Zhou Z*, 2019
- Cocaine induces locomotor sensitization through a dopamine-dependent VTA-mPFC-FrA cortico-cortical pathway, Wang L, Gao M, Wang QL, Sun LY, Younus M, Ma SX, Liu C, Shi L, Lu Y, Zhou B, Sun SH, Chen GQ, Li J, Zhang QF, Zhu FP, Wang CH, and Zhou Z, 2023
- Muscarinic inhibition of nicotinic transmission in rat sympathetic neurons and adrenal chromaffin cells, He LL, Zhang QF, Wang LC, Dai JX, Wang CH, Zheng LH, Zhou Z, 2015
- Calcium influx activates adenylyl cyclase 8 for sustained insulin secretion in rat pancreatic beta cells, Dou H, Wang C, Wu X, Yao L, Zhang X, Teng S, Xu H, Liu B, Wu Q, Zhang Q, Hu M, Wang Y, Wang L, Wu Y, Shang S, Kang X, Zheng L, Zhang J, Raoux M, Lang J, Li Q, Su J, Yu X, Chen L, Zhou Z, 2015
- Extracellular Ca2+ per se inhibits quantal size of catecholamine release in adrenal slice chromaffin cells, Shang S, Wang C, Liu B, Wu Q, Zhang Q, Liu W, Zheng L, Xu H, Kang X, Zhang X, Wang Y, Zheng H, Wang S, Xiong W, Liu T, Zhou Z, 2014
- Importing, caring, breeding, genotyping, and phenotyping a genetic mouse in a Chinese University, Kuo ST, Wu QH, Liu B, Xie ZL, Wu X, Shang SJ, Zhang XY, Kang XJ, Liu LN, Zhu FP, Wang YS, Hu MQ, Xu HD, Zhou L, Liu B, Chai ZY, Zhang QF, Liu W, Teng SS, Wang CH, Guo N, Dou HQ, Zuo PL, Zheng LH, Zhang CX, Zhu DS, Wang L, Wang SR, Zhou Z, 2014
Awards
- Daniel T. O’Connor Memorial Early Career Researcher Award (Year not mentioned): International Chromaffin Cell Biology Association (ISCCB)
- National 'Bo Xin Plan' Postdoctoral Fellowship (Year not mentioned)
- Peking University 'Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow' (Year not mentioned)
- National Scholarship (Year not mentioned)
