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Qian Zhang
Basic Medical Sciences
Nanjing Medical University
Jiangsu
Language: Chinese, English
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Neural Circuits
Molecular Mechanisms
Depression
Parkinson'S Disease
Cognitive Impairment
Locus Coeruleus
Neurobiology
Neuroscience
Research
Areas of Focus
- Neural circuits and molecular mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders
Work Experience
- 2024-present - Nanjing Medical University - Associate Professor in Pharmacology
- 2020-2024 - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine - Associate Professor in Pharmacology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014-2020 PhD in Neurobiology: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Selected for Jiangsu Province 'Double Innovation Doctor' in 2021
Publications
- Locus coeruleus-dorsolateral septum projections modulate depression-like behaviors via BDNF but not norepinephrine., Zhang Q#, Xue Y#, Wei K#, Wang H, Wei Y, Fan Y, Gao L, Yao H, Ding X, Wu F, Ding J, Fan Y, Lu M, Hu G*., 2023
- Aerobic glycolysis is the predominant means of glucose metabolism in neuronal somata, which protects against oxidative damage., Yao Wei#, QianQian Miao#, Qian Zhang#, Shiyu Mao, Mengke Li, Xing Xu, Xian Xia, Ke Wei, Yu Fan, Xinlei Zheng, Yinquan Fang, Meng Mei, Qingyu Zhang, Jianhua Ding, Yi Fan, Ming Lu, Gang Hu*., 2023
- Locus coeruleus-CA1 projections are involved in chronic depressive stress-induced hippocampal vulnerability to transient global ischaemia., Zhang Q#, Hu DX#, He F, Li CY, Qi GJ, Cai HW, Li TX, Ming J, Zhang P, Chen XQ, Tian B., 2019
- Cdk5 suppression blocks SIRT1 degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in Parkinson's disease models., Zhang Q#, Zhang P#, Qi GJ, Zhang Z, He F, Lv ZX, Peng X, Cai HW, Li TX, Wang XM, Tian B., 2018
Awards
- Selected for Jiangsu Province 'Double Innovation Doctor' in 2021
