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Name	Zhi Zhang
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Anhui

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Name

Zhi Zhang

Contact Information

zhizhang@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	2001 - Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry: Anhui University 2008 - PhD in Neurobiology: University of Science and Technology of China 2012 - National High-level Overseas Talent 2020 - National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient 2014 - Chief Scientist of National Key Basic Research Development Program (973 Program) 2021 - Chief Scientist of Science and Technology Innovation 2030 (China Brain Project)
Work Experience	2008-2012 - Postdoctoral Research: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 2012-present - Professor: School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Awards	National High-level Overseas Talent (2012) National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient (2020)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Science and Technology of China

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2001 - Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry: Anhui University
2008 - PhD in Neurobiology: University of Science and Technology of China
2012 - National High-level Overseas Talent
2020 - National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient
2014 - Chief Scientist of National Key Basic Research Development Program (973 Program)
2021 - Chief Scientist of Science and Technology Innovation 2030 (China Brain Project)

Work Experience

2008-2012 - Postdoctoral Research: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2012-present - Professor: School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China

Awards

National High-level Overseas Talent (2012)
National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient (2020)

Areas of Focus	Neural mechanisms of pain and emotion interaction Neural mechanisms of brain and peripheral organ interaction Physical stimulation methods for regulating pain and emotional neural circuits
Publications	Sound induces analgesia via corticothalamic circuits, Wenjie Zhou, Chonghuan Ye, Haitao Wang, Yu Mao, Weijia Zhang, An Liu, Chen-Ling Yang, Tianming Li, Lauren Hayashi, Wan Zhao, Lin Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Wenjuan Tao, Zhi Zhang, 2022 Early-life inflammation promotes depressive symptoms in adolescence via microglial engulfment of dendritic spines, Peng Cao, An Liu, Changmao Chen, Qinghong Shan, Xia Zhu, Chunhui Jia, Xiaoqi Peng, Mingjun Zhang, Zahra Farzinpour, Wenjie Zhou, Haitao Wang, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Xiaoyuan Song, Liecheng Wang, Wenjuan Tao, Changjian Zheng, Yan Zhang, Yu-Qiang Ding, Yan Jin, Lin Xu, Zhi Zhang, 2021 Distinct thalamocortical circuits underlie allodynia induced by tissue injury and by depression-like states, Xia Zhu, Hao-Di Tang, Wan-Ying Dong, Fang Kang, An Liu, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Peng Cao, Wenjie Zhou, Haitao Wang, Zahra Farzinpou, Wenjuan Tao, Xiaoyuan Song, Yan Zhang, Tian Xue, Yan Jin, Juan Li, Zhi Zhang, 2021 MeCP2 mediates transgenerational transmission of chronic pain, Wenjuan Tao, Changmao Chen, Yuping Wang, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Yu Mao, Haitao Wang, Likui Wang, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Xiangyao Lie, Zhen-Quan Tang, Chenghua Zhou, Zhizhong Z. Pang, Zhi Zhang, 2020 A somatosensory cortex input to the caudal dorsolateral striatum controls comorbid anxiety in persistent pain, Yan Jin, Qian Meng, Lisheng Mei, Wenjie Zhou, Xia Zhu, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Xiangyao Li, Zhi Zhang, 2020 A central amygdala–ventrolateral periaqueductal gray matter pathway for pain in a mouse model of depression-like behavior, Weiwei Yin, Lisheng Mei, Tingting Sun, Yuping Wang, Jie Li, Changmao Chen, Zahra Farzinpour, Yu Mao, Wenjuan Tao, Juan Li, Wen Xie, Zhi Zhang, 2020 A neural circuit for comorbid depressive symptoms in chronic pain, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Qian Meng, Xia Zhu, Tongjian Bai, Yanghua Tian, Yu Mao, Likui Wang, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Na Zhang, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Ben-Sheng Qiu, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Xiangyao Li, Han Xu, Kai Wang, Xiaochu Zhang, Yong Liu, Gal Richter-Levin, Lin Xu, Zhi Zhang, 2019 Basolateral amygdala input to the medial prefrontal cortex controls obsessive-compulsive disorder-like checking behavior, Tingting Sun, Zihua Song, Yanghua Tian, Wenbo Tian, Chunyan Zhu, Gongjun Ji, Yudan Luo, Shi Chen, Likui Wang, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Kai Wang, Zhi Zhang, 2019 A central amygdala input to the parafascicular nucleus controls comorbid pain in depression, Xia Zhu, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Haodi Tang, Peng Cao, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Wenjuan Tao, Zahra Farzinpour, Likui Wang, Xiangyao Li, Juan Li, Zheng-Quan Tang, Chenghua Zhou, Zhizhong Z. Pan, Zhi Zhang, 2019 Direct auditory cortical input to the lateral periaqueductal gray controls sound-driven defensive behavior, Haitao Wang, Jiahui Chen, Xiaotong Xu, Wen-Jian Sun, Xi Chen, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Chunhua Liu, Yiping Guo, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Tongjian Bai, Yanghua Tian, Yu Mao, Chonghuan Ye, Wenjuan Tao, Jie Li, Zahra Farzinpour, Juan Li, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Kai Wang, Jufang He, Lin Chen, Zhi Zhang, 2019 MeCP2 repression of G9a in regulation of pain and morphine reward, Zhi Zhang, Wenjuan Tao, Yuan-Yuan Hou, Wei Wang, Paul J. Kenny, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2014 Epigenetic suppression of GAD65 expression mediates persistent pain, Zhi Zhang, You-Qing Cai, Fang Zou, Bihua Bie, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2011 Synaptic mechanism for functional synergism between delta- and mu-opioid receptors, Zhi Zhang, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2010 Bell-shaped D-serine actions on hippocampal long-term depression and spatial memory retrieval, Zhi Zhang, Neng Gong, Wei Wang, Lin Xu, Tian-Le Xu, 2008

Areas of Focus

Neural mechanisms of pain and emotion interaction
Neural mechanisms of brain and peripheral organ interaction
Physical stimulation methods for regulating pain and emotional neural circuits

Publications

Sound induces analgesia via corticothalamic circuits, Wenjie Zhou, Chonghuan Ye, Haitao Wang, Yu Mao, Weijia Zhang, An Liu, Chen-Ling Yang, Tianming Li, Lauren Hayashi, Wan Zhao, Lin Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Wenjuan Tao, Zhi Zhang, 2022
Early-life inflammation promotes depressive symptoms in adolescence via microglial engulfment of dendritic spines, Peng Cao, An Liu, Changmao Chen, Qinghong Shan, Xia Zhu, Chunhui Jia, Xiaoqi Peng, Mingjun Zhang, Zahra Farzinpour, Wenjie Zhou, Haitao Wang, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Xiaoyuan Song, Liecheng Wang, Wenjuan Tao, Changjian Zheng, Yan Zhang, Yu-Qiang Ding, Yan Jin, Lin Xu, Zhi Zhang, 2021
Distinct thalamocortical circuits underlie allodynia induced by tissue injury and by depression-like states, Xia Zhu, Hao-Di Tang, Wan-Ying Dong, Fang Kang, An Liu, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Peng Cao, Wenjie Zhou, Haitao Wang, Zahra Farzinpou, Wenjuan Tao, Xiaoyuan Song, Yan Zhang, Tian Xue, Yan Jin, Juan Li, Zhi Zhang, 2021
MeCP2 mediates transgenerational transmission of chronic pain, Wenjuan Tao, Changmao Chen, Yuping Wang, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Yu Mao, Haitao Wang, Likui Wang, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Xiangyao Lie, Zhen-Quan Tang, Chenghua Zhou, Zhizhong Z. Pang, Zhi Zhang, 2020
A somatosensory cortex input to the caudal dorsolateral striatum controls comorbid anxiety in persistent pain, Yan Jin, Qian Meng, Lisheng Mei, Wenjie Zhou, Xia Zhu, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Xiangyao Li, Zhi Zhang, 2020
A central amygdala–ventrolateral periaqueductal gray matter pathway for pain in a mouse model of depression-like behavior, Weiwei Yin, Lisheng Mei, Tingting Sun, Yuping Wang, Jie Li, Changmao Chen, Zahra Farzinpour, Yu Mao, Wenjuan Tao, Juan Li, Wen Xie, Zhi Zhang, 2020
A neural circuit for comorbid depressive symptoms in chronic pain, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Qian Meng, Xia Zhu, Tongjian Bai, Yanghua Tian, Yu Mao, Likui Wang, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Na Zhang, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Ben-Sheng Qiu, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Xiangyao Li, Han Xu, Kai Wang, Xiaochu Zhang, Yong Liu, Gal Richter-Levin, Lin Xu, Zhi Zhang, 2019
Basolateral amygdala input to the medial prefrontal cortex controls obsessive-compulsive disorder-like checking behavior, Tingting Sun, Zihua Song, Yanghua Tian, Wenbo Tian, Chunyan Zhu, Gongjun Ji, Yudan Luo, Shi Chen, Likui Wang, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Wenjuan Tao, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Juan Li, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Kai Wang, Zhi Zhang, 2019
A central amygdala input to the parafascicular nucleus controls comorbid pain in depression, Xia Zhu, Wenjie Zhou, Yan Jin, Haodi Tang, Peng Cao, Yu Mao, Wen Xie, Xulai Zhang, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Haitao Wang, Jie Li, Wenjuan Tao, Zahra Farzinpour, Likui Wang, Xiangyao Li, Juan Li, Zheng-Quan Tang, Chenghua Zhou, Zhizhong Z. Pan, Zhi Zhang, 2019
Direct auditory cortical input to the lateral periaqueductal gray controls sound-driven defensive behavior, Haitao Wang, Jiahui Chen, Xiaotong Xu, Wen-Jian Sun, Xi Chen, Fei Zhao, Min-Hua Luo, Chunhua Liu, Yiping Guo, Wen Xie, Hui Zhong, Tongjian Bai, Yanghua Tian, Yu Mao, Chonghuan Ye, Wenjuan Tao, Jie Li, Zahra Farzinpour, Juan Li, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Kai Wang, Jufang He, Lin Chen, Zhi Zhang, 2019
MeCP2 repression of G9a in regulation of pain and morphine reward, Zhi Zhang, Wenjuan Tao, Yuan-Yuan Hou, Wei Wang, Paul J. Kenny, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2014
Epigenetic suppression of GAD65 expression mediates persistent pain, Zhi Zhang, You-Qing Cai, Fang Zou, Bihua Bie, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2011
Synaptic mechanism for functional synergism between delta- and mu-opioid receptors, Zhi Zhang, Zhizhong Z. Pan, 2010
Bell-shaped D-serine actions on hippocampal long-term depression and spatial memory retrieval, Zhi Zhang, Neng Gong, Wei Wang, Lin Xu, Tian-Le Xu, 2008

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