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Name	Zhe Zhang
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Beijing

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Name

Zhe Zhang

Contact Information

zhezhang@@ion.ac.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2010 - Bachelor of Science: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences 2015 - PhD: Imperial College London, Life Sciences
Work Experience	2015-2019 - University of California, Berkeley - Postdoctoral Researcher 2019-present - Research Group Leader in Homeostatic Neural Regulation

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

institute of neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2010 - Bachelor of Science: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
2015 - PhD: Imperial College London, Life Sciences

Work Experience

2015-2019 - University of California, Berkeley - Postdoctoral Researcher
2019-present - Research Group Leader in Homeostatic Neural Regulation

Areas of Focus	Neural regulation of homeostatic behaviors Sleep regulation mechanisms
Publications	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 Cortical excitability signatures for the degree of sleepiness in human, Chia. H. # , Tang. X. # , Cao. Y. # , Cao.H., Zhang. W., Wu. J., Zhu. Y., Chen. Y., Lin. Y., Wu. Y., Zhang. Z., Yuan. T., Hu. R., 2021 An Excitatory Circuit in Perioculomotor Midbrain for non-REM Sleep Control, Zhang, Z.#, Zhong, P.#, Hu, F., Barger. Z., Ren,Y., Ding.X., Li,S., Weber, F., Chung, S., Palmiter.R D., Dan, Y. , 2019 Control of Non-REM sleep by midbrain neurotensinergic neurons, Zhong, P.#,Zhang, Z.#, Barger. Z.,Ma C.Y.,Liu D.Q.,Din X.L., Dan, Y. , 2019 Neuronal Ensembles Sufficient for Recovery Sleep and The Sedative Actions of alpha2 Adrenergic Agonists, Zhang, Z.#, Ferretti, V.#, Guntan, I., Moro, A., Steinberg, E.A., Ye, Z., Zecharia, A.Y., Yu, X., Vyssotski, A.L., Brickley, S.G., Yustos, R.,Pillidge, Z.E.,Harding, E.C., Wisden, W. , Franks, N.P., 2015 Prefrontal Corticotectal Neurons Enhance Visual Processing through the Superior Colliculus and Pulvinar Thalamus, Fei, Hu.#, Tsukasa Kamigaki., Zhe, Zhang., Siyu, Zhang., Usan Dan., Dan, Y. , 2019 A Hypothalamic Switch for REM and non-REM Sleep, Chen, K.S., Xu, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, W.C., Gaj, T., Schaffer, D.V., and Dan, Y., 2018 Identification of Preoptic Sleep Neurons Using Retrograde Labelling and Gene Profiling, Chung, S., Weber, F., Zhong, P., Tan, C.L., Nguyen, T.N., Beier, K.T., Hormann, N., Chang, W.C., Zhang, Z., Do, J.P., Ao, S.Y.,Krashes, M.J., Tasic, B., Cetin, A., Zeng, H., Knight, Z.A., Luo, L., Dan, Y., 2017 Wakefulness is Governed by GABA and Histamine Cotransmission, Yu, X., Ye, Z., Houston, C.M., Zecharia, A.Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, Z., Uygun, D.S., Parker, S., Vyssotski, A.L., Yustos, R., Franks, N.P. , Brickley, S.G. ,Wisden, W., 2015 Circadian Factor BMAL1 in Histaminergic Neurons Regulates Sleep Architecture, Yu, X., Zecharia, A., Zhang, Z., Yang, Q., Yustos, R., Jager, P., Vyssotski, A.L., Maywood, E.S., Chesham, J.E., Ma, Y., Brickley, S.G. , Hastings, M.H. , Franks, N.P. ,Wisden, W., 2014 Staying Awake - a Genetic Region That Hinders alpha (2) Adrenergic Receptor Agonist-induced Sleep, Gelegen, C., Gent, T.C., Ferretti, V., Zhang, Z., Yustos, R., Lan, F., Yang, Q.Z., Overington, D.W.U., Vyssotski, A.L., van Lith, H.A., Wisden, W. ,Franks, N.P., 2014 Impact of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on the development of zebrafish embryos, Lei, Y., Xiao, Q., Huang, S., Xu, W.S., Zhang, Z., He, Z.K., Liu, Y., and Deng, F.J., 2011 Znrg, a novel gene expressed mainly in the developing notochord of zebrafish, Zhou, Y.P., Xu, Y., Li, J.Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., and Deng, F.J.*, 2010

Areas of Focus

Neural regulation of homeostatic behaviors
Sleep regulation mechanisms

Publications

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
Cortical excitability signatures for the degree of sleepiness in human, Chia. H. # , Tang. X. # , Cao. Y. # , Cao.H., Zhang. W., Wu. J., Zhu. Y., Chen. Y., Lin. Y., Wu. Y., Zhang. Z.*, Yuan. T.*, Hu. R.*, 2021
An Excitatory Circuit in Perioculomotor Midbrain for non-REM Sleep Control, Zhang, Z.#, Zhong, P.#, Hu, F., Barger. Z., Ren,Y., Ding.X., Li,S., Weber, F., Chung, S., Palmiter.R D., Dan, Y. *, 2019
Control of Non-REM sleep by midbrain neurotensinergic neurons, Zhong, P.#,Zhang, Z.#, Barger. Z.,Ma C.Y.,Liu D.Q.,Din X.L., Dan, Y. *, 2019
Neuronal Ensembles Sufficient for Recovery Sleep and The Sedative Actions of alpha2 Adrenergic Agonists, Zhang, Z.#, Ferretti, V.#, Guntan, I., Moro, A., Steinberg, E.A., Ye, Z., Zecharia, A.Y., Yu, X., Vyssotski, A.L., Brickley, S.G., Yustos, R.,Pillidge, Z.E.,Harding, E.C., Wisden, W. , Franks, N.P.*, 2015
Prefrontal Corticotectal Neurons Enhance Visual Processing through the Superior Colliculus and Pulvinar Thalamus, Fei, Hu.#, Tsukasa Kamigaki., Zhe, Zhang., Siyu, Zhang., Usan Dan., Dan, Y. *, 2019
A Hypothalamic Switch for REM and non-REM Sleep, Chen, K.S., Xu, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, W.C., Gaj, T., Schaffer, D.V., and Dan, Y.*, 2018
Identification of Preoptic Sleep Neurons Using Retrograde Labelling and Gene Profiling, Chung, S., Weber, F., Zhong, P., Tan, C.L., Nguyen, T.N., Beier, K.T., Hormann, N., Chang, W.C., Zhang, Z., Do, J.P., Ao, S.Y.,Krashes, M.J., Tasic, B., Cetin, A., Zeng, H., Knight, Z.A., Luo, L., Dan, Y.*, 2017
Wakefulness is Governed by GABA and Histamine Cotransmission, Yu, X., Ye, Z., Houston, C.M., Zecharia, A.Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, Z., Uygun, D.S., Parker, S., Vyssotski, A.L., Yustos, R., Franks, N.P. , Brickley, S.G. ,Wisden, W.*, 2015
Circadian Factor BMAL1 in Histaminergic Neurons Regulates Sleep Architecture, Yu, X., Zecharia, A., Zhang, Z., Yang, Q., Yustos, R., Jager, P., Vyssotski, A.L., Maywood, E.S., Chesham, J.E., Ma, Y., Brickley, S.G. , Hastings, M.H. , Franks, N.P. ,Wisden, W.*, 2014
Staying Awake - a Genetic Region That Hinders alpha (2) Adrenergic Receptor Agonist-induced Sleep, Gelegen, C., Gent, T.C., Ferretti, V., Zhang, Z., Yustos, R., Lan, F., Yang, Q.Z., Overington, D.W.U., Vyssotski, A.L., van Lith, H.A., Wisden, W. ,Franks, N.P.*, 2014
Impact of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots on the development of zebrafish embryos, Lei, Y., Xiao, Q., Huang, S., Xu, W.S., Zhang, Z., He, Z.K., Liu, Y., and Deng, F.J.*, 2011
Znrg, a novel gene expressed mainly in the developing notochord of zebrafish, Zhou, Y.P., Xu, Y., Li, J.Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., and Deng, F.J.*, 2010

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