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Yongchun Yu
Brain Science Research Institute
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Synaptic Circuits
Cerebral Cortex
Development
Pathogenesis
Cortical Disorders
Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Brain Research
Molecular Mechanisms
Neural Circuits
Areas of Focus
- Development of synaptic circuits in the cerebral cortex
- Pathogenesis of cortical developmental disorders
Academic Background & Achievements
- Achievement: Head of the major project 'Brain Science and Brain-like Research' 2030
- Achievement: Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Achievement: Recognized as a leading talent in scientific and technological innovation by the Ministry of Science and Technology
- Achievement: Awarded the Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader
- Achievement: Received the Zhang Xiangtong Neuroscience Young Scientist Award
- Achievement: Received the Meiji Life Science Excellence Award
Publications
- Cell-cycle length of medial ganglionic eminence progenitors contributes to interneuron fate, Zong N, Wang M, Fu YH, Shen D, Yu YC, 2022
- Neonatal CX26 removal impairs neocortical development and leads to elevated anxiety, Su X, Chen JJ, Liu LY, Huang Q, Zhang LZ, Li XY, He XN, Lu WL, Sun Shan, Li HW, Yu YC, 2017
- Fear erasure facilitated by immature inhibitory neuron transplantation, Yang WZ, Liu TT, Cao JW, Chen XF, Liu X, Wang M, Su X, Zhang SQ, Qiu BL, Hu WX, Liu LY, Ma L, Yu YC, 2016
- Electrical coupling regulates layer 1 interneuron microcircuit formation in the neocortex, Yao XH, Wang M, He XN, He F, Zhang SQ, Lu WL, Qiu ZL, Yu YC, 2016
- Preferential electrical coupling regulates neocortical lineage-dependent microcircuit assembly, Yu YC, He SJ, Chen S, Fu YH, Brown KN, Yao XH, Ma J, Gao KP, Sosinsky GE, Huang K, Shi SH, 2012
Awards
- Zhang Xiangtong Neuroscience Young Scientist Award
- Meiji Life Science Excellence Award
