Areas of Focus
- Pathogenesis and intervention of mental disorders such as drug addiction and depression
- Construction and application of disease models in rodents and non-human primates
Work Experience
- 2019-Present - Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Senior Engineer
- 2017-2019 - Brandeis University - Postdoctoral Fellow
- 2013-2017 - University of Mississippi Medical Center - Postdoctoral Fellow/Lecturer
- 2010-2013 - Harvard Medical School - Postdoctoral Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-09--2010-01 PhD: Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1999-09--2003-06 Bachelor's: College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University
Publications
- Novel Anticancer Strategy by Targeting the Gut Microbial Neurotransmitter Signaling to Overcome Immunotherapy Resistance, 7th Author, 2023
- Vitamin D-binding protein in plasma microglia-derived extracellular vesicles as a potential biomarker for major depressive disorder, Corresponding Author, 2023
- Subtype-Specific Roles of Ellipsoid Body Ring Neurons in Sleep Regulation in Drosophila, Not mentioned, 2023
- Anodal and cathodal transcranial direct current stimulations of prefrontal cortex in a rodent model of Alzheimer's disease, 2nd Author, 2022
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Selective Memory Consolidation of The Binary Compound in Feature Discrimination Tasks in Apis mellifera, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Transcranial direct current stimulation of the frontal-parietal-temporal brain areas reduces cigarette consumption in abstinent heroin users, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Evaluation of the anti-conflict, reinforcing, and sedative effects of YT-III-31, a ligand functionally selective for α3 subunit-containing GABA A receptors, 1st Author, 2021
- A Serotonin-Modulated Circuit Controls Sleep Architecture to Regulate Cognitive Function Independent of Total Sleep in Drosophila, 2nd Author, 2019
- Evidence That Sedative Effects of Benzodiazepines Involve Unexpected GABA A Receptor Subtypes: Quantitative Observation Studies in Rhesus Monkeys, 2nd Author, 2018
- Self-administration of progesterone and synthetic neuroactive steroids by male rhesus monkeys, 1st Author, 2016
- Transcranial direct current stimulation of the frontal-parietaltemporal area attenuates smoking behavior, Corresponding Author, 2014
- Chronic morphine treatment decreases acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition in rats, 1st Author, 2010
- Irregular morphine administration affects the retention but not acquisition of conditioned place preference in rats, 1st Author, 2010
- Somatosensory Cortices Are Required for the Acquisition of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference, Corresponding Author, 2009
- Maze model to study spatial learning and memory in freely moving monkeys, 5th Author, 2008