Areas of Focus
- Encoding mechanisms of somatosensory affective components in the brain
- Neural mechanisms of pleasant touch in social behavior
Work Experience
- 2018-2023 - Washington University in St. Louis - Postdoctoral Research
- 2023-Present - Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science - Group Leader, Independent PI
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2017 - PhD: Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science
- Published in Science, Nature Communications, JCI Insight
Publications
- Molecular and neural basis of pleasant touch sensation, Liu BL#, Qiao L#, Liu K#, Liu J, Piccinni-Ash TJ, Chen ZF*, 2022
- Inhibition of TRPV1 by SHP-1 in nociceptive primary sensory neurons is critical in PD-L1 analgesia, Liu BL#, Cao QL#, Zhao X, Liu HZ, Zhang YQ*, 2020
- Exploration of sensory and spinal neurons expressing gastrin-releasing peptide in itch and pain related behaviors, Barry DM, Liu XT, Liu BL, Liu XY, Gao F, Zeng X, Liu J, Yang Q, Wilhelm S, Yin J, Tao A, Chen ZF*, 2020
- A spinal neural circuitry for converting touch to itch sensation, Chen S#, Gao XF#, Zhou Y, Liu BL, Liu XY, Zhang Y, Barry DM, Liu K, Jiao Y, Bardoni R, Yu W*, Chen ZF*, 2020
- Dexmedetomidine inhibits Tetrodotoxin-resistant Na(v)1.8 sodium channel activity through G(i/o)-dependent pathway in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, Gu XY#, Liu BL#, Zang KK, Yang L, Xu H, Pan HL, Zhao ZQ, Zhang YQ*, 2015