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Shengjin Xu
Neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Nervous System
Physiological Homeostasis
Coordination
Neural Mechanisms
Brain Functions
Advanced Cognition
Technology Development
Neuroscience
Behavioral Analysis
Molecular Neuroscience
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of the nervous system coordinating multiple physiological homeostasis
- Neural basis of basic physiological homeostasis driving advanced brain functions
- Development of new technologies
Work Experience
- 2011-2012 - Assistant Researcher: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2012-2015 - Postdoctoral Research: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
- 2015-2021 - Research Scientist: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
- 2021-Present - Researcher, Research Group Leader: Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003 - Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics and Clinical Medicine: Ningbo University
- 2010 - PhD in Neurobiology: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- EASI-FISH for thick tissue defines lateral hypothalamus spatio-molecular organization, Wang, Y., Eddison, M., Fleishman, G., Weigert, M., Xu, S., Henry, F. E., Wang, T., Lemire, A. L., Schmidt, U., Yang, H., Rokicki, K., Goina, C., Svoboda, K., Myers, E. W., Saalfeld, S., Korff, W., Sternson, S. M., Tillberg, P. W., 2021
- Behavioral state coding by molecularly defined paraventricular hypothalamic cell type ensembles, Xu, S.*, Yang, H., Menon, V., Lemire, A. L., Wang, L., Henry, F. E., Turaga, S. C., Sternson, S. M.*, 2020
- Hindbrain double-negative feedback mediates palatability-guided food and water consumption, Gong, R., Xu, S., Hermundstad, A., Yu, Y. & Sternson, S. M., 2020
- An emerging technology framework for the neurobiology of appetite, Sternson, S. M., Atasoy, D., Betley, J. N., Henry, F. E., Xu, S., 2016
- Homeostasis meets motivation in the battle to control food intake, Ferrario, C. R.*, Labouèbe, G.*, Liu, S.*, Nieh, E. H.*, Routh, V. H.*, Xu, S.*, O'connor, E. C., 2016
- Neurons for hunger and thirst transmit a negative-valence teaching signal, Betley, J. N.*, Xu, S.*, Cao, Z. F. H.*, Gong, R., Magnus, C. J., Yu, Y., Sternson, S. M., 2015
- Activity recall in a visual cortical ensemble, Xu, S.*, Jiang, W.*, Poo, M.-m., Dan, Y., 2012
