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Yang Zhengang
Brain Science Research Institute
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Neural Development
Neural Stem Cells
Central Nervous System
Neuroepithelial Cells
Radial Glial Cells
Neurogenesis
Neural Differentiation
Stem Cell Therapy
Neurobiology
Regenerative Medicine
Areas of Focus
- Neural Development and Neural Stem Cells
Work Experience
- 2003-2004 - Lecturer: Peking University Health Science Center
- 2004-2007 - Postdoctoral Researcher: Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School
- 2007-present - Research Group Leader, Associate Researcher, Researcher: Fudan University Institute of Brain Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003 - PhD: Shandong University School of Medicine
- Received National Outstanding Youth Fund
- Awarded Zhang Xiangtong Neuroscience Young Scientist
Publications
- Cortical Neural Stem Cell Lineage Progression Is Regulated by Extrinsic Signaling Molecule Sonic Hedgehog, Zhang Y, Liu G, Guo T, Liang XG, Du H, Yang L, Bhaduri A, Li X, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Li Z, He M, Tsyporin J, Kriegstein AR, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z*, Chen B*, 2020
- Dlx1/2 are Central and Essential Components in the Transcriptional Code for Generating Olfactory Bulb Interneurons, Guo T, Liu G, Du H, Wen Y, Wei S, Li Z, Tao G, Shang Z, Song X, Zhang Z, Xu Z, You Y, Chen B, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z*, 2019
- Sp9 Regulates Medial Ganglionic Eminence-Derived Cortical Interneuron Development, Liu Z, Zhang Z, Lindtner S, Li Z, Xu Z, Wei S, Liang Q, Wen Y, Tao G, You Y, Chen B, Wang Y, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z*, 2019
- SP8 and SP9 coordinately promote D2-type medium spiny neuron production by activating Six3 expression, Xu Z, Liang Q, Song X, Zhang Z, Lindtner S, Li Z, Wen Y, Liu G, Guo T, Qi D, Wang M, Wang C, Li H, You Y, Wang X, Chen B, Feng H, Rubenstein JL, Yang Z*, 2018
- Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults, Sorrells SF, Paredes MF, Cebrian-Silla A, Sandoval K, Qi D, Kelley KW, James D, Mayer S, Chang J, Auguste KI, Chang EF, Gutierrez AJ, Kriegstein AR, Mathern GW, Oldham MC, Huang EJ, Garcia-Verdugo JM*, Yang Z*, Alvarez-Buylla A*, 2018
Awards
- National Outstanding Youth Fund
- Zhang Xiangtong Neuroscience Young Scientist
