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Yan Li
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Neural Mechanisms
Molecular Mechanisms
Behavioral Regulation
Feeding Choices
Neurobiological Regulation
Neurodevelopment
Neurological Diseases
Brain Function
Neural Circuits
Areas of Focus
- Neural and molecular mechanisms of behavioral regulation
- Neurobiological regulation in feeding choices
- Neurodevelopment and neurological diseases; molecular mechanisms of brain function
Work Experience
- 2010-01~Present - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2007-03~2009-12 - Northwestern University, Department of Neuropathology - Research Assistant Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-03--2007-02 Postdoctoral: University of California, San Francisco
- 1998-09--2003-06 Ph.D.: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1994-09--1998-07 Bachelor's: College of Life Sciences, Peking University
Publications
- A fly inspired solution to looming detection for collision avoidance, Junyu Zhao, Shengkai Xi, Yan Li, Aike Guo, Zhihua Wu, 2023
- Local 5-HT signaling bi-directionally regulates the coincidence time window for associative learning, Zeng, Jianzhi, Li, Xuelin, Zhang, Renzimo, Lv, Mingyue, Wang, Yipan, Tan, Ke, Xia, Xiju, Wan, Jinxia, Jing, Miao, Zhang, Xiuning, Li, Yu, Yang, Yang, Wang, Liang, Chu, Jun, Li, Yan, Li, Yulong, 2023
- Epilepsy Gene prickle Ensures Neuropil Glial Ensheathment through Regulating Cell Adhesion Molecules, Yan Li, 2022
- dFRAME: A video-based method for studying feeding rhythms in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2021
- D2-like receptor inhibition of GABAergic neurons ensures the effectiveness of negative learning in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2019
- Drosophila protein nutrition satiety factor FIT regulates feeding function, Yan Li, 2017
- Drosophila epithelial neuron microRNA-9a regulates dendrite growth through FMI Gq signaling, Yan Li, 2016
- Epithelial-derived wingless regulates DDAE neuron dendrite directional growth through fz-fmi-dsh-rac1 pathway in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2016
- Dopamine system mediates nicotine-induced hyperexcitability in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2016
- Electrical synapses in mushroom bodies participate in visual learning and memory in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2016
- G-protein coupled receptor regulates feeding preference after sugar deprivation in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2015
- Aging accelerates memory impairment and damages memory recovery in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2015
- A cluster of cholinergic mushroom body neurons regulates sleep in Drosophila through GO signaling, Yan Li, 2013
- GABAergic neurons in the ellipsoid body regulate olfactory active memory in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2013
- Dcp2 protein mediates long-term nicotine-induced hyperactivity in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2012
- Drosophila model of TDP-43 proteinopathy, Yan Li, 2010
- Angelman syndrome-related ubiquitin ligase regulates dendrite terminal development in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2009
- Drosophila FMR protein regulates the stable expression level of neuron-specific microRNA-124a, Yan Li, 2008
- MicroR-9a finely regulates the generation of neural precursor cells in Drosophila, Yan Li, 2006
Awards
- Chinese Academy of Sciences '****' (2009): Institute Level
