Areas of Focus
- Neurogenesis
- Adult Neural Stem Cells
- Immature Neurons Regulation
- Single-cell Omics
- Brain Diseases
Work Experience
- 2018-2023 - University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Research
- 2023-Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader, Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012 - Dual Bachelor of Science: East China Normal University and Colorado State University
- 2018 - PhD in Neurobiology: Johns Hopkins University
Publications
- Genetics of human brain development, Zhou, Y., Song H, Ming GL., 2024
- Special properties of adult neurogenesis in the human hippocampus: implications for its clinical applications, Zhou, Y., Su Y, Ming GL, Song H., 2023
- A single-cell transcriptome atlas of glia diversity in the human hippocampus across the postnatal lifespan, Su Y*, Zhou, Y.*, Bennett ML, Li S, Carceles-Cordon M, Lu L, Huh S, Jimenez-Cyrus D, Kennedy BC, Kessler SK, Viaene AN, Helbig I, Gu X, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM, Weinberger DR, Nauen DW, Song H, Ming GL., 2022
- Molecular landscapes of human hippocampal immature neurons across lifespan, Zhou, Y.*, Su Y*, Li S*, Kennedy BC, Zhang DY, Bond AM, Sun Y, Jacob F, Lu L, Hu P, Viaene AN, Helbig I, Kessler SK, Lucas T, Salinas RD, Gu X, Chen HI, Wu H, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM, Nauen DW, Weinberger DR, Ming GL, Song H., 2022
- Autocrine Mfge8 Signaling Prevents Developmental Exhaustion of the Adult Neural Stem Cell Pool, Zhou, Y., Bond AM, Shade JE, Zhu Y, Davis CHO, Wang X, Su Y, Yoon KJ, Phan AT, Chen WJ, Oh JH, Marsh-Armstrong N, Atabai K, Ming GL, Song H., 2018
- Latent tri-lineage potential of adult hippocampal neural stem cells revealed by Nf1 inactivation, Sun GJ, Zhou, Y., Ito S, Bonaguidi MA, Stein-O'Brien G, Kawasaki NK, Modak N, Zhu Y, Ming GL, Song H., 2015
- Tangential migration of neuronal precursors of glutamatergic neurons in the adult mammalian brain, Sun GJ*, Zhou, Y.*, Stadel RP*, Moss J, Yong JH, Ito S, Kawasaki NK, Phan AT, Oh JH, Modak N, Reed RR, Toni N, Song H, Ming GL., 2015
- Transcellular degradation of axonal mitochondria, Davis CHO, Kim KY, Bushong EA, Mills EA, Boassa D, Shih T, Kinebuchi M, Phan S, Zhou, Y., Bihlmeyer NA, Nguyen JV, Jin Y, Ellisman MH, Marsh-Armstrong N., 2014