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Name	Zhixiang Xu
Contact Information	zhixiangxu@fudan.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Zhixiang Xu

Contact Information

zhixiangxu@fudan.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Brain Science Research Institute
Academic Background & Achievements	2008 - Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Pharmacy 2013 - Doctorate: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Published research in journals such as Nature Communications and Cell Metabolism
Work Experience	2013-2020 - Postdoctoral Research: Scripps Research Institute, Department of Neurobiology 2020-present - Group Leader: Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Brain Science Research Institute

Academic Background & Achievements

2008 - Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Pharmacy
2013 - Doctorate: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Published research in journals such as Nature Communications and Cell Metabolism

Work Experience

2013-2020 - Postdoctoral Research: Scripps Research Institute, Department of Neurobiology
2020-present - Group Leader: Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science

Areas of Focus	Function of neuroimmune cells (microglia) in physiological and pathological states Neuroimmunological basis of autism
Publications	HSPB2 facilitates neural regeneration through autophagy for sensorimotor recovery after traumatic brain injury., Huang YC, Meng S, Wu BW, Shi H, Wang YN, Xiang JK, Li JY, Shi ZY, Wu G, Lyu YC, Jia X, Hu J, Xu ZX, Gao YQ, 2023 Dissecting the neurovascular unit in physiology and Alzheimer's disease: Functions, imaging tools and genetic mouse models., Li TT, Li DY, Wei QY, Shi MH, Xiang JK, Gao RW, Chen C, Xu ZX, 2023 Elevated protein synthesis in microglia causes autism-like synaptic and behavioral aberrations., Xu ZX, Kim GH, Tan JW, Riso AE, Sun Y, Xu EY, Liao GY, Xu HF, Lee SH, Do NY, Lee CH, Clipperton-Allen AE, Kwon S, Page DT, Lee KJ, Xu BJ, 2020 Caspase-2 promotes AMPA receptor internalization and cognitive flexibility via mTORC2-AKT-GSK3β signaling., Xu ZX, Tan JW, Xu HF, Hill CJ, Ostrovskaya O, Martemyanow KA, Xu BJ, 2019 Activation of anxiogenic circuits instigates resistance to diet-induced obesity via increased energy expenditure., Xie XY, Yang HL, An JJ, Houtz J, Tan JW, Xu HF, Liao GY, Xu ZX, Xu BJ, 2019

Areas of Focus

Function of neuroimmune cells (microglia) in physiological and pathological states
Neuroimmunological basis of autism

Publications

HSPB2 facilitates neural regeneration through autophagy for sensorimotor recovery after traumatic brain injury., Huang YC, Meng S, Wu BW, Shi H, Wang YN, Xiang JK, Li JY, Shi ZY, Wu G, Lyu YC, Jia X, Hu J, Xu ZX*, Gao YQ*, 2023
Dissecting the neurovascular unit in physiology and Alzheimer's disease: Functions, imaging tools and genetic mouse models., Li TT, Li DY, Wei QY, Shi MH, Xiang JK, Gao RW*, Chen C*, Xu ZX*, 2023
Elevated protein synthesis in microglia causes autism-like synaptic and behavioral aberrations., Xu ZX, Kim GH, Tan JW, Riso AE, Sun Y, Xu EY, Liao GY, Xu HF, Lee SH, Do NY, Lee CH, Clipperton-Allen AE, Kwon S, Page DT, Lee KJ, Xu BJ*, 2020
Caspase-2 promotes AMPA receptor internalization and cognitive flexibility via mTORC2-AKT-GSK3β signaling., Xu ZX, Tan JW, Xu HF, Hill CJ, Ostrovskaya O, Martemyanow KA, Xu BJ*, 2019
Activation of anxiogenic circuits instigates resistance to diet-induced obesity via increased energy expenditure., Xie XY, Yang HL, An JJ, Houtz J, Tan JW, Xu HF, Liao GY, Xu ZX, Xu BJ*, 2019

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