Areas of Focus
- Regulation of synaptic plasticity and behavior by monoamine systems
Work Experience
- 2018-2022 - University of Geneva - Postdoctoral Research
- 2022-Current - Fudan University - Group Leader, Independent PI
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2017 - PhD in Science: Zhejiang University
- Published as first author in Science, Nature, Neuron
Publications
- Dual action of ketamine confines addiction liability., Simmler LD, Li Y, Hadjas LC, Hiver A, Van Zessen R, Lüscher C, 2022
- Cell-type specific synaptic plasticity in dorsal striatum is associated with punishment-resistance compulsive-like cocaine self-administration in mice., Pascoli V, Hiver A, Li Y, Harada M, Esmaeili V, Lüscher C, 2022
- Synaptic mechanism underlying serotonin modulation of transition to cocaine addiction., Li Y, Simmler LD, Van Zessen R, Flakowski J, Wan JX, Deng F, Li YL, Nautiyal KM, Pascoli V, Lüscher C, 2021
- Dynamic dichotomy of accumbal population activity underlies cocaine sensitization., Van Zessen R, Li Y, Marion-Poll L, Hulo N, Flakowski J, Lüscher C, 2021
- Rostral and Caudal Ventral Tegmental Area GABAergic Inputs to Different Dorsal Raphe Neurons Participate in Opioid Dependence., Li Y, Li CY, Xi W, Jin S, Wu ZH, Jiang P, Dong P, He XB, Xu FQ, Duan SM, Zhou YD, Li XM, 2019