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Name	Min Xu
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Min Xu

Contact Information

mxu@@ion.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1999-2003 Bachelor of Science: East China University of Science and Technology 2003-2010 PhD in Neurobiology: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Doctoral Supervisor: Mu-ming Poo) Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
Work Experience	2010-2016 Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Supervisor: Yang Dan) Since 2016 Researcher and Research Group Leader: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards	National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars: Recipient

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1999-2003 Bachelor of Science: East China University of Science and Technology
2003-2010 PhD in Neurobiology: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Doctoral Supervisor: Mu-ming Poo)
Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

Work Experience

2010-2016 Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Supervisor: Yang Dan)
Since 2016 Researcher and Research Group Leader: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Awards

National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars: Recipient

Areas of Focus	Regulation mechanisms of sleep-wake cycle Function of sleep behavior
Publications	Regulation of sleep homeostasis mediator adenosine by basal forebrain glutamatergic neurons, Peng, W., Wu, Z., Song, K., Zhang, S., Li, Y., Xu, M., 2020 Adenosine-independent regulation of the sleep–wake cycle by astrocyte activity, Peng, W., Liu, X., Ma, G., Wu, Z., Wang, Z., Fei, X., Qin, M., Wang, L., Li, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2023 Divergent Neural Activity in the VLPO During Anesthesia and Sleep, Luo, M., Fei, X., Liu, X., Jin, Z., Wang, Y., Xu, M., 2023 A frontal transcallosal inhibition loop mediates interhemispheric balance in visuospatial processing, Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Ma, G., Wang, L., Liu, Y., Qin, M., Fei, X., Wu, Y., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2023 REM sleep is associated with distinct global cortical dynamics and controlled by occipital cortex, Wang, Z., Fei, X., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Hu, Y., Peng, W., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2022 Hierarchy in sensory processing reflected by innervation balance on cortical interneurons, Ma, G., Liu, Y., Wang, L., Xiao, Z., Song, K., Wang, Y., Peng, W., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Jin, S., Tao, Z., Li, C., Xu, T., Xu, F., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2021 Basal Forebrain Circuit for Sleep-Wake Control, Xu, M., Chung, S., Zhang, S., Zhong, P., Ma, C., Chang, W. C., Weissbourd, B., Sakai, N., Luo, L., Nishino, S., Dan, Y., 2015 A Hypothalamic Switch for REM and Non-REM Sleep, Chen, K. S., Xu, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, W. C., Gaj, T., Schaffer, D. V., Dan, Y., 2018 Organization of long-range inputs and outputs of frontal cortex for top-down control, Zhang, S., Xu, M., Chang, W. C., Ma, C., Hoang Do, J. P., Jeong, D., Lei, T., Fan, J. L., Dan, Y., 2016

Areas of Focus

Regulation mechanisms of sleep-wake cycle
Function of sleep behavior

Publications

Regulation of sleep homeostasis mediator adenosine by basal forebrain glutamatergic neurons, Peng, W., Wu, Z., Song, K., Zhang, S., Li, Y., Xu, M., 2020
Adenosine-independent regulation of the sleep–wake cycle by astrocyte activity, Peng, W., Liu, X., Ma, G., Wu, Z., Wang, Z., Fei, X., Qin, M., Wang, L., Li, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2023
Divergent Neural Activity in the VLPO During Anesthesia and Sleep, Luo, M., Fei, X., Liu, X., Jin, Z., Wang, Y., Xu, M., 2023
A frontal transcallosal inhibition loop mediates interhemispheric balance in visuospatial processing, Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Ma, G., Wang, L., Liu, Y., Qin, M., Fei, X., Wu, Y., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2023
REM sleep is associated with distinct global cortical dynamics and controlled by occipital cortex, Wang, Z., Fei, X., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Hu, Y., Peng, W., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2022
Hierarchy in sensory processing reflected by innervation balance on cortical interneurons, Ma, G., Liu, Y., Wang, L., Xiao, Z., Song, K., Wang, Y., Peng, W., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Jin, S., Tao, Z., Li, C., Xu, T., Xu, F., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2021
Basal Forebrain Circuit for Sleep-Wake Control, Xu, M., Chung, S., Zhang, S., Zhong, P., Ma, C., Chang, W. C., Weissbourd, B., Sakai, N., Luo, L., Nishino, S., Dan, Y., 2015
A Hypothalamic Switch for REM and Non-REM Sleep, Chen, K. S., Xu, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, W. C., Gaj, T., Schaffer, D. V., Dan, Y., 2018
Organization of long-range inputs and outputs of frontal cortex for top-down control, Zhang, S., Xu, M., Chang, W. C., Ma, C., Hoang Do, J. P., Jeong, D., Lei, T., Fan, J. L., Dan, Y., 2016

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