institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Graduated from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
1974 - Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Academician of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
Honorary Doctorates from École Normale Supérieure, Lyon University, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ameritec Prize, USA
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China
Qiu Shi Foundation Outstanding Scientist Award
Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gruber Neuroscience Prize
1976-2000 - University of California, Irvine, Yale University School of Medicine, Columbia University, University of California, San Diego - Teaching positions
2000-2012 - University of California, Berkeley - Chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Distinguished Professor of Biology
1984-1986 - Tsinghua University - First Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences and Technology
1989-1991 - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Member of the Preparatory Committee
1999-present - Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience - First Director
2012-present - Full-time work in Shanghai
Ameritec Prize, USA
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China
Qiu Shi Foundation Outstanding Scientist Award
Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Research
Neural Circuit Plasticity Synaptic Mechanisms of Long-term Memory Storage Circuit Basis of Higher Cognitive Functions
International cooperation through big science programs., Poo, M., 2022
Transcriptome, connectome and neuromodulation of the primate brain., Poo, M., 2022
Stability and dynamics of dendritic spines in macaque prefrontal cortex., Chen, M., Qi, J., Poo, M., Yang, Y., 2022
Neural Mechanism Underlying Task-Specific Enhancement of Motor Learning by Concurrent Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Xiao, K., Wang, L., Yu, Q., Xie, Q., Poo, M., Wen, Y., 2022
Distinct neuron populations for simple and compound calls in the primary auditory cortex of awake marmosets., Zeng, H., Huang, J., Li, J., Shen, Z., Gong, N., Wen, Y., Wang, L., Poo, M., 2021
Global enhancement of cortical excitability following coactivation of large neuronal populations., Zhang, D., Yan, X., She, L., Wen, Y., Poo, M., 2020
Emergence of stable striatal D1R and D2R neuronal ensembles with distinct firing sequence during motor learning., Sheng, M., Lu, D., Shen, Z., Poo, M., 2019
Local homogeneity of tonotopic organization in the primary auditory cortex of marmosets., Zeng, H., Huang, J., Chen, M., Wen, Y., Shen, Z., Poo, M., 2019
Functional organization of intrinsic and feedback presynaptic inputs in the primary visual cortex., Zhang, Q., Li, H., Chen, M., Guo, A., Wen, Y., Poo, M., 2018
Spontaneous expression of mirror self-recognition in monkeys after learning precise visual-proprioceptive association for mirror images., Chang, L., Zhang, S., Poo, M., Gong, N., 2017
Selective synaptic remodeling of amygdalocortical connections associated with fear memory., Yang, Y., Liu, D., Huang, W., Deng, J., Sun, Y., Zuo, Y., Poo, M., 2016
Spatial structure of neuronal receptive field in awake monkey secondary visual cortex (V2)., Liu, L., She, L., Chen, M., Liu, T.Y., Lu, H., Dan, Y., Poo, M., 2016
Autocrine action of BDNF on dendrite development of adult-born hippocampal neurons., Wang, L., Chang, X., She, L., Xu, D., Huang, W., Poo, M., 2015
Spatiotemporal dynamics of traction forces show three contraction centers in migratory neurons., Jiang, J., Zhang, Z., Yuan, X., Poo, M., 2015
SIRT1 suppresses self-renewal of adult hippocampal neural stem cells., Ma, C., Yao, M., Zhai, Q., Jiao, J., Yuan, X., Poo, M., 2014
Representation of interval timing by temporally scalable firing patterns in rat prefrontal cortex., Xu, M., Zhang, S., Dan, Y., Poo, M., 2014
Protein kinase LKB1 regulates polarized dendrite formation of adult hippocampal newborn neurons., Huang, W., She, L., Chang, X., Yang, R., Wang, L., Ji, H., Jiao, J., Poo, M., 2014
Axon position within the corpus callosum determines contralateral cortical projection., Zhou, J., Wen, Y.Q., She, L., Sui, Y.N., Liu, L., Richards, L., Poo, M., 2013
Priming with real motion biases visual cortical response to bistable apparent motion., Zhang, Q., Wen, Y., Zhang, D., She, L., Wu, J., Dan, Y., Poo, M., 2012
Forward transport of proteins in the plasma membrane of migrating cerebellar granule cells., Wang, D., She, L., Sui, Y., Yuan, X., Wen, Y., Poo, M., 2012
Activity recall in a visual cortical ensemble., Xu, S., Jiang, W., Poo, M., Dan, Y., 2012
Postinduction requirement of NMDA receptor activation for late-phase long-term potentiation of developing retinotectal synapses in vivo., Gong, L., He, L., Dong, Z., Lu, X., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2011
An arithmetic rule for spatial summation of excitatory and inhibitory inputs in pyramidal neurons., Hao, J., Wang, X., Dan, Y., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2009
Endocannabinoid-dependent homeostatic regulation of inhibitory synapses by miniature excitatory synaptic activities., Zhang, S., Xu, M., Miao, Q., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2009
A selective filter for cytoplasmic transport at the axon initial segment., Song, A., Wang, D., Chen, G., Li, Y., Luo, J., Duan, S., Poo, M., 2009
GABA(B) receptor activation mediates frequency-dependent plasticity of developing GABAergic synapses., Xu, C., Zhao, M., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2008
Excitatory and suppressive receptive field subunits in awake monkey primary visual cortex (V1)., Chen, X., Han, F., Poo, M., Dan, Y., 2007
Spike timing-dependent plasticity of neocortical excitatory synapses on inhibitory interneurons depends on target cell type., Lu, J., Li, C., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2007
Long-Range Ca2+ Signaling from Growth Cone to Soma Mediates Reversal of Neuronal Migration Induced by Slit-2., Guan, C., Xu, H., Jin, M., Yuan, X., Poo, M., 2007
Coincidence detection of synaptic inputs is facilitated at the distal dendrites after long-term potentiation induction., Xu, N., Ye, C., Poo, M., Zhang, X., 2006
