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Name	Cheng Zhan
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Anhui

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Name

Cheng Zhan

Contact Information

zhancheng@ustc.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Anhui

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Science and Technology of China
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2018 - Received Outstanding Youth Fund support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China Published multiple papers in international journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, Current Biology, PNAS
Work Experience	2021 - Present - University of Science and Technology of China - Specially Appointed Professor
Awards	2018: Outstanding Youth Fund support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Science and Technology of China

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2018 - Received Outstanding Youth Fund support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Published multiple papers in international journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, Current Biology, PNAS

Work Experience

2021 - Present - University of Science and Technology of China - Specially Appointed Professor

Awards

2018: Outstanding Youth Fund support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Areas of Focus	Neuro-immune-metabolic feedback regulation mechanisms Neural regulation mechanisms of immune-related diseases and clinical applications
Publications	Feedforward inhibition of stress by brainstem neuropeptide Y neurons, Yan Zhang, Jiayi Shen, Famin Xie, Zhiwei Liu, Fangfang Yin, Mingxiu Cheng, Liang Wang, Meiting Cai, Herbert Herzog, Ping Wu, Zhi Zhang, Cheng Zhan, Tiemin Liu, 2024 Fasting-activated neurons regulate immune cell homing and suppress autoimmune diseases in mice, Liang Wang, Mingxiu Cheng, Yucheng Wang, Jing Chen, Faming Xie, Li-Hao Huang, Cheng Zhan, 2024 AgRP neurons are not indispensable for body weight maintenance in adult mice, Jing Cai, Jing Chen, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Jessica Huang, Benjamin R Arenkiel, Yuchen Wang, Yan Zhang, Yuyan Shi, Qingchun Tong, Cheng Zhan, 2023 Anatomical analysis of sensory ganglia in mice, Meiqi Wang, Cheng Zhan, 2022 Optimal Timing of a Commonly-Used Rabies Virus for Neural Recording and Manipulation, Jing Chen, Chunli Li, Zhonghua Lu, Cheng Zhan, 2022 A vagal-NTS neural pathway that stimulates feeding, Jing Chen, Minxiu Cheng, Liang Wang, Lei Zhang, Dan Xu, Peng Cao, Fengchao Wang, Herbert Herzog, Sen Song, Cheng Zhan, 2020 Longitudinal in vivo recording of clock gene transcription in the brains of freely-moving mice, L. Mei, Y.Fan, M. Wang, X. Lv, C. Zhan, E. Zhang, 2018 A Central Catecholaminergic Circuit Controls Blood Glucose Levels during Stress, Z. Zhao, L. Wang, W. Gao, F. Hu, J. Zhang, Y. Ren, R. Lin, Q. Feng, M. Cheng, D. Ju, Q. Chi, D. Wang, S. Song, M. Luo, C. Zhan, 2017 Whole-brain mapping of the direct inputs and axonal projections of POMC and AgRP neurons, D. Wang, X. He, Z. Zhao, Q.Feng, R.Lin, Y. Sun, T. Ding, F. Xu, M. Luo, C. Zhan, 2015 Acute and long-term suppression of feeding behavior by POMC neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus, respectively, C. Zhan, J. Zhou, Q. Feng, J. Zhang, S. Lin, J. Bao, P. Wu, M. Luo, 2013 Diverse patterns of odor representation by neurons in the anterior piriform cortex of awake mice, C. Zhan, M. Luo, 2010

Areas of Focus

Neuro-immune-metabolic feedback regulation mechanisms
Neural regulation mechanisms of immune-related diseases and clinical applications

Publications

Feedforward inhibition of stress by brainstem neuropeptide Y neurons, Yan Zhang, Jiayi Shen, Famin Xie, Zhiwei Liu, Fangfang Yin, Mingxiu Cheng, Liang Wang, Meiting Cai, Herbert Herzog, Ping Wu, Zhi Zhang, Cheng Zhan, Tiemin Liu, 2024
Fasting-activated neurons regulate immune cell homing and suppress autoimmune diseases in mice, Liang Wang, Mingxiu Cheng, Yucheng Wang, Jing Chen, Faming Xie, Li-Hao Huang, Cheng Zhan, 2024
AgRP neurons are not indispensable for body weight maintenance in adult mice, Jing Cai, Jing Chen, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Jessica Huang, Benjamin R Arenkiel, Yuchen Wang, Yan Zhang, Yuyan Shi, Qingchun Tong, Cheng Zhan, 2023
Anatomical analysis of sensory ganglia in mice, Meiqi Wang, Cheng Zhan, 2022
Optimal Timing of a Commonly-Used Rabies Virus for Neural Recording and Manipulation, Jing Chen, Chunli Li, Zhonghua Lu, Cheng Zhan, 2022
A vagal-NTS neural pathway that stimulates feeding, Jing Chen, Minxiu Cheng, Liang Wang, Lei Zhang, Dan Xu, Peng Cao, Fengchao Wang, Herbert Herzog, Sen Song, Cheng Zhan, 2020
Longitudinal in vivo recording of clock gene transcription in the brains of freely-moving mice, L. Mei, Y.Fan, M. Wang, X. Lv, C. Zhan, E. Zhang, 2018
A Central Catecholaminergic Circuit Controls Blood Glucose Levels during Stress, Z. Zhao, L. Wang, W. Gao, F. Hu, J. Zhang, Y. Ren, R. Lin, Q. Feng, M. Cheng, D. Ju, Q. Chi, D. Wang, S. Song, M. Luo, C. Zhan, 2017
Whole-brain mapping of the direct inputs and axonal projections of POMC and AgRP neurons, D. Wang, X. He, Z. Zhao, Q.Feng, R.Lin, Y. Sun, T. Ding, F. Xu, M. Luo, C. Zhan, 2015
Acute and long-term suppression of feeding behavior by POMC neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus, respectively, C. Zhan, J. Zhou, Q. Feng, J. Zhang, S. Lin, J. Bao, P. Wu, M. Luo, 2013
Diverse patterns of odor representation by neurons in the anterior piriform cortex of awake mice, C. Zhan, M. Luo, 2010

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