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Wei-Hong Song
Psychiatry
Wenzhou Medical University
Zhejiang
Language: English, Chinese
Alzheimer'S Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms
Drug Development
Early Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Down Syndrome
Cognitive Development
Aging
Areas of Focus
- Research on the etiology, molecular mechanisms, drug development, early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases
- Research on Down syndrome and children's cognitive development and diseases
- Research on aging/brain aging
- Risk prediction and intervention research based on big data and community for groups and individuals
Work Experience
- Academic Vice President at Wenzhou Medical University
- Director of Oujian Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Laboratory)
- Dean of Alberta College
- Dean of the Institute of Aging
- Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Alzheimer's Disease
- Former Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease
- Former Tenured Professor at University of British Columbia
- Former Deputy Director of the Institute of Mental Health
- Former Director of the Townsend Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
- Published over 100 academic papers in renowned journals
Publications
- Inhibition of cystathionine β-synthase promotes apoptosis and reduces cell proliferation in chronic myeloid leukemia, Wang D, Yang H, Zhang Y, Hu R, Hu D, Wang Q, Liu Y, Liu M, Meng Z, Zhou W, Song W, 2021
- A presenilin-1 mutation causes Alzheimer disease without affecting Notch signaling, Zhang S, Cai F, Wu Y, Bozorgmehr T, Wang Z, Zhang S, Huang D, Guo J, Shen L, Rankin C, Tang B, Song W, 2020
- Cleavage of potassium channel Kv2.1 by BACE2 reduces neuronal apoptosis, Liu F, Zhang Y, Liang Z, Sun Q, Liu H, Zhao J, Xu J, Zheng J, Yun Y, Yu X, Song W, Sun X, 2018
- Marginal vitamin A deficiency facilitates Alzheimer’s pathogenesis, Zeng J, Chen L, Wang Z, Chen Q, Fan Z, Jiang H, Wu Y, Ren L, Chen J, Li T, Song W, 2017
- Nuclear receptor NR1H3 in familial multiple sclerosis, Wang Z, Sadovnick AD, Traboulsee AL, Ross JP, Bernales CQ, Encarnacion M, Yee IM, de Lemos M, Greenwood T, Lee JD, Wright G, Ross CJ, Zhang S, Song W, Vilariño-Güell C, 2016
Awards
- Zhejiang Province 'Kunpeng Action' Plan Expert (2021)
