Areas of Focus
- Retinal Physiology and Related Diseases
- Mechanisms of Retinal Ganglion Cell Damage in Glaucoma
Work Experience
- 2007-present - Lecturer, Fudan University Institute of Neurobiology
- 2009-present - Associate Researcher, Fudan University Institute of Brain Science
- 2012-2013 - Visiting Scholar, University of Chicago
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007 - Medical Doctorate: Peking University
- Member of the Shanghai Physiological Society
- Committee Member of the Chinese Research Hospital Association's Neuroregeneration and Repair Committee
Publications
- Modulation of Rac1/PAK1/connexin43-mediated ATP release from astrocytes contributes to retinal ganglion cell survival in experimental glaucoma., Zhao GL, Zhou H, Guo YH, Zhong SM, Zhou H, Li F, Lei B, Wang Z*, Miao Y*, 2023
- Activation of retinal glial cells contributes to the degeneration of ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma., Miao Y#, Zhao GL#, Cheng S, Wang Z*, Yang XL*, 2023
- Rac1 conditional deletion attenuates retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by accelerating autophagic flux in a mouse model of chronic ocular hypertension., Zhang ML#, Zhao GL#, Hou Y, Zhong SM, Xu LJ, Li F, Niu WR, Yuan F, Yang XL, Wang Z*, Miao Y*, 2020
- EphrinB/EphB forward signaling in Muller cells causes apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells by increasing tumor necrosis factor alpha production in rat experimental glaucomatous model., Liu ST, Zhong SM, Li XY, Gao F, Li F, Zhang ML, Zhu K, Sun XH, Wang X, Miao Y*, Yang XL, Wang Z*, 2018
- Dopamine D1 receptor-mediated upregulation of BKCa currents modifies Müller cell gliosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model., Wu HJ#, Li XY#, Qian WJ, Li Q, Wang SY, Ji M, Ma YY, Gao F, Sun XH, Wang X, Miao Y*, Yang XL, Wang Z*, 2018