Areas of Focus
- Directed differentiation of stem cells and stem cell therapy for brain diseases
- Pathogenesis of developmental brain diseases in children
Work Experience
- 2013-2016 - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Postdoctoral Research
- 2015-2020 - Fudan University Affiliated Pediatric Hospital - Associate Researcher/Researcher
- 2022.1 - Present - Brain Science Institute - Group Leader
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013 - Medical Doctorate: Fudan University Affiliated Pediatric Hospital
- Achievement: Published in Cell Stem Cell, Cell Reports, iScience, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Brain
Publications
- Functional reconstruction of the basal ganglia neural circuit by human striatal neurons in hypoxic-ischaemic injured brain., Ji X, Zhou Y, Gao Q, He H, Wu Z, Feng B, Mei Y, Cheng Y, Zhou W, Chen Y, Xiong M, 2022
- Fast generation of forebrain oligodendrocyte spheroids from human embryonic stem cells by transcription factors., Ma L, Mei Y, Xu P, Cheng Y, You Z, Ji X, Zhuang D, Zhou W, Chen Y, Xiong M, 2022
- Transcriptional networks identify synaptotagmin-like 3 as a regulator of cortical neuronal migration during early neurodevelopment., Dong X, Yang L, Liu K, Ji X, Tang C, Li W, Ma L, Mei Y, Peng T, Feng B, Wu Z, Tang Q, Gao Y, Yan K, Zhou W, Xiong M, 2021
- Human Stem Cell-Derived Neurons Repair Circuits and Restore Neural Function., Xiong M, Tao Y, Gao Q, Feng B, Yan W, Zhou Y, Kotsonis TA, Yuan T, You Z, Wu Z, Xi J, Haberman A, Graham J, Block J, Zhou W, Chen Y, Zhang SC, 2021
- Chemical Control of Grafted Human PSC-Derived Neurons in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease., Chen Y, Xiong M, Dong Y, Haberman A, Cao J, Liu H, Zhou W, Zhang SC, 2016
Awards
- Shanghai Science and Technology Rising Star
- Shanghai Medical Outstanding Young Talent Training Program
- Shanghai Young Academic Leader