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Name	Wei Li
Contact Information	liw@tongji.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

Name

Wei Li

Contact Information

liw@tongji.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tongji University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	Ph.D. in Biophysics: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan Awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
Work Experience	2012 - Present - Tongji University, Faculty of the School of Life Sciences and Technology
Awards	American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tongji University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

Ph.D. in Biophysics: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan
Awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Work Experience

2012 - Present - Tongji University, Faculty of the School of Life Sciences and Technology

Awards

American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Areas of Focus	Neuronal signaling in sensory transduction Mechanisms of mechanosensation and pain Pain-related genes and drugs screen in model system C.elegans
Publications	The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in Caenorhabditis elegans, Wei Li, Lijun Kang, Beverly J. Piggott, Zhaoyang Feng, X. Z. Shawn Xu, 2011 Characterization of voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ channels in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, Wei Li, Shangbang Gao, Caixia Lv, Ying Wu, Zhaohua Guo, Jiuping Ding, Tao Xu, 2007 A C. elegans Model of Nicotine-Dependent Behavior: regulation by TRP-Family Channels, Zhaoyang Feng, Wei Li, Alex Ward, Beverly J. Piggott, Erin R. Larkspur, Paul W. Sternberg, X.Z. Shawn Xu, 2006 A C. elegans stretch receptor neuron revealed by a mechanosensitive TRP channel homologue, Wei Li, Zhaoyang Feng, Paul W. Sternberg, X. Z. Shawn Xu, 2006

Areas of Focus

Neuronal signaling in sensory transduction
Mechanisms of mechanosensation and pain
Pain-related genes and drugs screen in model system C.elegans

Publications

The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in Caenorhabditis elegans, Wei Li, Lijun Kang, Beverly J. Piggott, Zhaoyang Feng, X. Z. Shawn Xu, 2011
Characterization of voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ channels in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, Wei Li, Shangbang Gao, Caixia Lv, Ying Wu, Zhaohua Guo, Jiuping Ding, Tao Xu, 2007
A C. elegans Model of Nicotine-Dependent Behavior: regulation by TRP-Family Channels, Zhaoyang Feng, Wei Li, Alex Ward, Beverly J. Piggott, Erin R. Larkspur, Paul W. Sternberg, X.Z. Shawn Xu, 2006
A C. elegans stretch receptor neuron revealed by a mechanosensitive TRP channel homologue, Wei Li, Zhaoyang Feng, Paul W. Sternberg, X. Z. Shawn Xu, 2006

Neuronal Signaling Sensory Transduction Mechanosensation Pain Mechanisms Genetic Screening C.Elegans Molecular Genetics Functional Imaging Electrophysiology Optogenetics

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Xiaohua Cao - East China Normal University

Zhiru Wang - East China Normal University

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