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Name	Xiaohong Xu
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Xiaohong Xu

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{'en': 'xiaohong.xu@@ion.ac.cn', 'zh': 'xiaohong.xu@@ion.ac.cn', 'de': 'xiaohong.xu@@ion.ac.cn'}

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Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2000 - Bachelor of Science: Peking University 2006 - PhD: Case Western Reserve University Postdoctoral Research: University of California
Work Experience	2006-2012 - University of California - Postdoctoral Research 2012-present - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2000 - Bachelor of Science: Peking University
2006 - PhD: Case Western Reserve University
Postdoctoral Research: University of California

Work Experience

2006-2012 - University of California - Postdoctoral Research
2012-present - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader

Areas of Focus	Neural basis of instinctive behaviors Role of hypothalamic cell groups in behavior Neural circuit tracking Plasticity of instinctive behaviors Neural mechanisms of behavior regulation
Publications	Sexually dimorphic effects of estrogen receptor 2 deletion in the dorsal raphe nucleus on emotional behaviors, He, J., Yan, J., Zha, X., Ding, X., Zhang, Y., Lu, Z., Xu, X., 2022 A circuit from the ventral subiculum to anterior hypothalamic nucleus GABAergic neurons essential for anxiety-like behavioral avoidance, Yan, J., Ding, He, T., Chen, A., Zhang, W., Yu, Z., Cheng, X., Wei, C., Hu, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., He, M., Xie, Z., Zha, X., Xu, C., Cao, P., Li, H. & Xu, X., 2022 An intein-split transactivator for intersectional neural imaging and optogenetic manipulation, Chen, H., Zhang, X., Yang, R., Wang, G., Zhu, X., Xu, Y., Wang, D., Zhang, N., Qiu, S., Zhan, L., Shen, Z., Xu, X., Long, G., & Xu, C., 2022 Cold-sensitive ventromedial hypothalamic neurons control homeostatic thermogenesis and social interaction-associated hyperthermia, Feng, C., Wang, Y., Zha, X., Cao, H., Huang, S., Cao, D., Zhang, K., Xie, T., Xu, X., Liang, Z., Zhang, Z., 2022 Neural circuit control of innate behaviors, Xiao, W., Jiao, Z., Senol, E., Yao, J., Zhao, M., Zhao, Z., Chen, X., Cao, P., Fu, Y., Gao, Z., Shen, W., Xu, X., 2021 Neural circuit mechanisms that govern inter-male attack in mice, Zha, X., Xu, X., 2021 Anger management: pSI has a say in it, Zha, X., Xu, X., 2021 Gene Editing to the Rescue: Reversal of Social Deficits Associated with MECP2 Duplication, Yu, Z., Wang, D., Xu, X., 2020 Sex differences in electrophysiological properties of mouse medial preoptic area neurons revealed by in vitro whole-cell recordings, Zhang, W., Li, S., Han, Y., Xu, X., 2021 Specific hypothalamic neurons required for sensing conspecific male cues relevant to inter-male aggression, Chen, A., Yan, J., Zhang, W., Wang, L., Yu, Z., Ding, X., Wang, D., Zhang, M., Zhang, Y., Song, N., Jiao, Z., Xu, C., Zhu, S. and Xu, X., 2020 VMHvl-Projecting Vglut1+ Neurons in the Posterior Amygdala Gate Territorial Aggression, Zha, X., Wang, L., Jiao, Z., Yang, R., Xu, C., and Xu, X., 2020 Medial Preoptic Area Modulates Courtship Ultrasonic Vocalization in Adult Male Mice, Gao, S., Wei, Y., Wang, S., Xu, X., 2019 A corticopontine circuit for initiation of urination, Yao, J., Zhang, Q., Liao, X., Li, Q., Liang, S., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Wang, H., Qin, H., Wang, M., Li, J., Zhang, J., He, W., Zhang, W., Li, T., Xu, F., Gong, H., Jia, H., Xu, X., Yan, J. , Chen, X. , 2018 Medial preoptic area in mice is capable of mediating sexually dimorphic behaviors regardless of gender, Wei, Y., Wang, S., Jiao, Z., Zhang, W., Lin, J., Li, X., Li, S., Zhang, X. & Xu, X., 2018 Presence of pups suppresses hunger-induced feeding in virgin adult mice of both sexes, Han, Y., Li, X., Wang, S., Wei, Y., and Xu, X., 2017 Sex differences in brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling: Functions and implications, Wei, Y., Wang, S., and Xu, X., 2017 Dissecting the hypothalamic pathways that underlie innate behaviors, Zha. X., Xu.X., 2015 Modular genetic control of innate behaviors, Xu.X., 2013 Modular genetic control of sexually dimorphic behaviors, Xu.X., Coats, J.K., Yang, C.F., Wang, A., Amhed, O.M., Alvarado, M., Izumi, T., and Shah, N.M., 2012 A custody battle for the mind: evidence for extensive imprinting in the brain, Tollkuhn, J., Xu.X., and Shah, N.M., 2010 Shared long-range regulatory elements coordinate expression of a gene cluster encoding nicotinic receptor heteromeric subtypes, Xu.X., Scott, M., and Deneris, E.S., 2006

Areas of Focus

Neural basis of instinctive behaviors
Role of hypothalamic cell groups in behavior
Neural circuit tracking
Plasticity of instinctive behaviors
Neural mechanisms of behavior regulation

Publications

Sexually dimorphic effects of estrogen receptor 2 deletion in the dorsal raphe nucleus on emotional behaviors, He, J., Yan, J., Zha, X., Ding, X., Zhang, Y., Lu, Z.*, Xu, X.*, 2022
A circuit from the ventral subiculum to anterior hypothalamic nucleus GABAergic neurons essential for anxiety-like behavioral avoidance, Yan, J., Ding, He, T., Chen, A., Zhang, W., Yu, Z., Cheng, X., Wei, C., Hu, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., He, M., Xie, Z., Zha, X., Xu, C., Cao, P., Li, H. & Xu, X.*, 2022
An intein-split transactivator for intersectional neural imaging and optogenetic manipulation, Chen, H., Zhang, X., Yang, R., Wang, G., Zhu, X., Xu, Y., Wang, D., Zhang, N., Qiu, S., Zhan, L., Shen, Z., Xu, X., Long, G.*, & Xu, C.*, 2022
Cold-sensitive ventromedial hypothalamic neurons control homeostatic thermogenesis and social interaction-associated hyperthermia, Feng, C., Wang, Y., Zha, X., Cao, H., Huang, S., Cao, D., Zhang, K., Xie, T., Xu, X.*, Liang, Z.*, Zhang, Z.*, 2022
Neural circuit control of innate behaviors, Xiao, W., Jiao, Z., Senol, E., Yao, J., Zhao, M., Zhao, Z., Chen, X., Cao, P., Fu, Y., Gao, Z., Shen, W., Xu, X.*, 2021
Neural circuit mechanisms that govern inter-male attack in mice, Zha, X., Xu, X.*, 2021
Anger management: pSI has a say in it, Zha, X., Xu, X.*, 2021
Gene Editing to the Rescue: Reversal of Social Deficits Associated with MECP2 Duplication, Yu, Z., Wang, D., Xu, X.*, 2020
Sex differences in electrophysiological properties of mouse medial preoptic area neurons revealed by in vitro whole-cell recordings, Zhang, W., Li, S., Han, Y., Xu, X.*, 2021
Specific hypothalamic neurons required for sensing conspecific male cues relevant to inter-male aggression, Chen, A., Yan, J., Zhang, W., Wang, L., Yu, Z., Ding, X., Wang, D., Zhang, M., Zhang, Y., Song, N., Jiao, Z., Xu, C., Zhu, S. and Xu, X.*, 2020
VMHvl-Projecting Vglut1+ Neurons in the Posterior Amygdala Gate Territorial Aggression, Zha, X., Wang, L., Jiao, Z., Yang, R., Xu, C., and Xu, X.*, 2020
Medial Preoptic Area Modulates Courtship Ultrasonic Vocalization in Adult Male Mice, Gao, S., Wei, Y.*, Wang, S.*, Xu, X.*, 2019
A corticopontine circuit for initiation of urination, Yao, J., Zhang, Q., Liao, X., Li, Q., Liang, S., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Wang, H., Qin, H., Wang, M., Li, J., Zhang, J., He, W., Zhang, W., Li, T., Xu, F., Gong, H., Jia, H., Xu, X.*, Yan, J. *, Chen, X. *, 2018
Medial preoptic area in mice is capable of mediating sexually dimorphic behaviors regardless of gender, Wei, Y., Wang, S., Jiao, Z., Zhang, W., Lin, J., Li, X., Li, S., Zhang, X. & Xu, X.*, 2018
Presence of pups suppresses hunger-induced feeding in virgin adult mice of both sexes, Han, Y., Li, X., Wang, S., Wei, Y., and Xu, X.*, 2017
Sex differences in brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling: Functions and implications, Wei, Y., Wang, S., and Xu, X.*, 2017
Dissecting the hypothalamic pathways that underlie innate behaviors, Zha. X., Xu.X.*, 2015
Modular genetic control of innate behaviors, Xu.X., 2013
Modular genetic control of sexually dimorphic behaviors, Xu.X., Coats, J.K., Yang, C.F., Wang, A., Amhed, O.M., Alvarado, M., Izumi, T., and Shah, N.M.*, 2012
A custody battle for the mind: evidence for extensive imprinting in the brain, Tollkuhn, J., Xu.X., and Shah, N.M.*, 2010
Shared long-range regulatory elements coordinate expression of a gene cluster encoding nicotinic receptor heteromeric subtypes, Xu.X., Scott, M., and Deneris, E.S.*, 2006

Neural Circuits Instinctive Behavior Hypothalamus Genetic Control Behavioral Analysis Neural Plasticity Cellular Mechanisms Animal Behavior Neurogenetics Behavioral Neuroscience

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