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Yifeng Zhang
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Retina
Neural Circuits
Information Processing
Neuroscience
Vision
Ganglion Cells
Axon Regeneration
Melanopsin
Gpcr Signaling
Mouse Retina
Areas of Focus
- Retinal Neural Circuits and Retinal Information Processing Mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2011-12 - Present - Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2009-09 - 2011-12 - Harvard University - Research Associate
- 2004-09 - 2009-08 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-2004 PhD: University of California, San Diego
- 1989-1997 Bachelor's and Master's: Peking University
- 1994 Bachelor's in Biochemistry: Peking University
- 1997 Master's in Biochemistry: Peking University
- 2004 PhD in Biomedical Sciences: University of California, San Diego
Publications
- Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS by modulation of the melanopsin/ GPCR signaling, Li S, Yang C, Zhang L, Gao X, Wang X, Liu W, Wang Y, Jiang S, Wong YH, Zhang Y, Liu K., 2016
- The most numerous ganglion cell type of the mouse retina is a selective feature detector, Zhang Y., Kim I.J., Sanes J.R., Meister M., 2012
- Age-related alterations in neurons of the mouse retina, Samuel M.A., Zhang Y., Meister M., Sanes J.R., 2011
- Retinal ganglion cells with distinct directional preferences differ in molecular identity, structure, and central projections, Kay J.N.*, De la Huerta I.*, Kim I.J.*, Zhang Y.*, Yamagata M., Chu M.W., Meister M., Sanes J.R., 2011
Awards
- 2012: Youth Funding
- 2013: Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program Funding
