Areas of Focus
- Neuronal signaling in sensory transduction
- Mechanisms of mechanosensation and pain
- Pain-related genes and drugs screen in model system C.elegans
Work Experience
- 2012 - Present - Tongji University, Faculty of the School of Life Sciences and Technology
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
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
Awards
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
