Professor | Kun Li | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Kun Li
Contact Information	kli@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

Name

Kun Li

Contact Information

kli@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tsinghua University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2003-2008 Bachelor: Jilin University 2008-2014 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	2014-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher: Rockefeller University 2020-present Assistant Professor, Associate Professor: Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences 2020-present Researcher: Tsinghua University, Joint Center for Life Sciences
Awards	Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship (2018-2020) Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2018) Tianqiao&Chrissy Chen Fellowship (2018) The Ray Wu Prize (2014) The Meiji Life Science Award (2013)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tsinghua University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2003-2008 Bachelor: Jilin University
2008-2014 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

2014-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher: Rockefeller University
2020-present Assistant Professor, Associate Professor: Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences
2020-present Researcher: Tsinghua University, Joint Center for Life Sciences

Awards

Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship (2018-2020)
Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2018)
Tianqiao&Chrissy Chen Fellowship (2018)
The Ray Wu Prize (2014)
The Meiji Life Science Award (2013)

Areas of Focus	Gender differences in social cognition and emotional behavior, and incidence of mental illnesses
Publications	The habenular G-protein-coupled receptor 151 regulates synaptic plasticity and nicotine intake, Antolin-Fontes B, Li K, et al., 2020 A Cortical Circuit for Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin-Dependent Anxiety Behaviors, Li K, Nakajima M, et al., 2016 βCaMKII in lateral habenula mediates core symptoms of depression, Li K, Zhou T, et al., 2013 PKCδ regulates cortical radial migration by stabilizing the Cdk5 activator p35, Zhao CT, Li K, et al., 2009

Areas of Focus

Gender differences in social cognition and emotional behavior, and incidence of mental illnesses

Publications

The habenular G-protein-coupled receptor 151 regulates synaptic plasticity and nicotine intake, Antolin-Fontes B, Li K, et al., 2020
A Cortical Circuit for Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin-Dependent Anxiety Behaviors, Li K, Nakajima M, et al., 2016
βCaMKII in lateral habenula mediates core symptoms of depression, Li K, Zhou T, et al., 2013
PKCδ regulates cortical radial migration by stabilizing the Cdk5 activator p35, Zhao CT, Li K, et al., 2009

Gender Differences Social Cognition Emotional Behavior Mental Illness Incidence Neural Mechanisms Transgenic Mice Rna Sequencing Electrophysiology Optogenetics

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