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Wei Dong Li
Bio-X Research Institute
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, Japanese, English
Neural Networks
Negative Emotions
Memory
Forgetting
Depression
Ptsd
Transgenic Mice
Optogenetics
Chemogenetics
Brain Circuits
Risk Genes
Mouse Models
Dentist Noise
Suicide
Chinese Research Network
Candidate Genes
Gut Microbiota
Metabolic Markers
Intervention
Marmoset
Epilepsy
Genetics
Physiology
Behavior
Neuroanatomy
Primate Models
Genetic Resources
Experimental Animals
Brain Science
Epigenetics
Learning
Histone Demethylation
Behavioral Studies
Electrophysiology
Molecular Biochemistry
Brain Imaging
Cognitive Function
Eeg
Fmri
Eye Tracking
Perception
Action Systems
Integration
Cognitive Dysfunction
Addiction
Speech Analysis
Areas of Focus
- Neural mechanisms of negative emotion memory and forgetting
- Mechanisms and treatment of depression
- Establishment and mechanisms of non-human primate epilepsy models
- Epigenetics of learning and memory
- Brain mechanisms of psychological patterns
Work Experience
- 2001-2002 - Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan - Part-time Lecturer
- 2002-2007 - University of California, Los Angeles, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2007-2010 - University of California, Los Angeles, USA - Assistant Researcher
- Current - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Professor and Vice Dean of Research Institute
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990-1996 Bachelor: China Medical University
- 1997-2001 Doctorate: Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
- Published over 60 SCI papers in journals like Neuron, PNAS, Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications
- Cited over 2000 times
- Applied for 9 patents, 2 granted
Publications
- mTOR Inhibition Ameliorates Cognitive and Affective Deficits Caused by Disc1 Knockdown in Adult-Born Dentate Granule Neurons, Zhou M, Li W, Huang S, Song J, Kim JY, Tian X, Kang E, Sano Y, Liu C, J. Balaji, Wu S, Zhou Y, Zhou Y, Parivash SN, Ehninger D, He L, Song H, Ming G-L, Silva AJ, 2013
- New ataxic tottering-6j mouse allele containing a Cacna1a gene mutation, Li W, Zhou Y, Tian X, Kim T, Ito N, Watanabe K, Tsuji A, Niimi K, Aoyama Y, Arai T, Takahashi E, 2012
- Effect of SOX10 gene polymorphism on early onset schizophrenia in Chinese Han population, Yuan A, Yi Z, Sun J, Du Y, Yu T, Zhang C, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Liu D, Li H, Xu Y, Cheng Z, Li W, Yu S, 2012
- Reversing neurodevelopmental disorders in adults, Ehninger D, Li W, Fox K, Stryker M.P, Silva A.J, 2008
- Specific developmental disruption of disrupted-in-schizophrenia-1 function results in schizophrenia-related phenotypes in mice, Li W, Zhou Y, Jentsch J. D, Ehninger D, Brown R.A.M, Tian X, Hennah W, Peltonen L, Lönnqvist J, Huttunen M.O, Kaprio J, Trachtenberg J.T, Silva A. J, Cannon T. D., 2007
- The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, lovastatin, reverses the learning and attention deficits in a mouse model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Li W, Y Cui, Kushner S.A, Brown R.A.M, Frankland P. W, Jentsch J. D, Cannon T. D, Silva A. J, 2005
- Characterization of a novel synGAP isoform, synGAP-beta, Li W, Okano A, Tian QB, Nakayama K, Furihata T, Nawa H, Suzuki T, 2001
Awards
- NARSAD Young Investigator Award
- CTF Young Investigator Award
- 2010 Shanghai 'Shuguang Scholar'
- 2011 Shanghai 'Pujiang Talent' Program
