Areas of Focus
- Development and function of inhibitory interneuron microcircuits
- Molecular mechanisms of subcellular region-selective localization in interneuron microcircuit development
- Pathogenesis of mental disorders related to abnormal interneuron microcircuit development
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Research - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- 2019-09 - Present - Fudan University Brain Science Institute - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004 - Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences: Nanjing Normal University
- 2010 - PhD in Neuroscience: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Axo-axonic innervation of neocortical pyramidal neurons by GABAergic chandelier cells requires ankyring-associated L1CAM, Tai YL, Gallo NB, Wang MH, Yu JR, Van Aelst L, 2019
- TGF-beta/Smad signaling through DOCK4 facilitates lung adenocarcinoma metastasis, Yu JR, Tai YL, Jin Y, Hammell MC, Wilkinson JE, Roe JS, Vakoc CR, Van Aelst L, 2015
- Regulation of chandelier cartridge and bouton development via DOCK7-mediated ErbB4 activation, Tai YL, Janas JA, Wang CL, Van Aelst L, 2014
- The X-linked mental retardation protein OPHN1 interacts with Homer1b/c to control spine endocytic zone positioning and expression of synaptic potentiation, Nakano-Kobayashi A, Tai YL, Kasri NN, Van Aelst L, 2014
- Canonical transient receptor potential 3 channels regulate mitochondrial calcium uptake, Feng SJ, Li HY, Tai YL, Huang JB, Su YJ, Abramowitz J, Zhu MX, Birnbaumer L, Wang YZ, 2013