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Name	Yong Zhang
Contact Information	yongzhang@hsc.pku.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Yong Zhang

Contact Information

yongzhang@hsc.pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2003-2008 PhD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 1995-1999 Bachelor of Science: Shandong University, Department of Biochemistry
Work Experience	2016.9 to present - Research Fellow, Peking University Neuroscience Research Institute, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at PKU 2015.8 to 2016.8 - Assistant Researcher (Faculty position), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology 2008.8 to 2015.7 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology 2001.3 to 2003.9 - Visiting Scholar, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Physiology 1999.7 to 2001.3 - Research Assistant, Peking University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Awards	2015: Young Investigators’ Award, Johns Hopkins University 2014: Best Poster Award, Gordon Research Conference 2006: National Scholarship for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2003-2008 PhD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
1995-1999 Bachelor of Science: Shandong University, Department of Biochemistry

Work Experience

2016.9 to present - Research Fellow, Peking University Neuroscience Research Institute, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at PKU
2015.8 to 2016.8 - Assistant Researcher (Faculty position), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology
2008.8 to 2015.7 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology
2001.3 to 2003.9 - Visiting Scholar, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Physiology
1999.7 to 2001.3 - Research Assistant, Peking University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Awards

2015: Young Investigators’ Award, Johns Hopkins University
2014: Best Poster Award, Gordon Research Conference
2006: National Scholarship for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad

Areas of Focus	Neuronal plasticity and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory in health and disease Functional abnormalities of synaptic spines and AMPA receptor regulation in neurodegenerative diseases
Publications	Visualization of NMDA receptor-dependent AMPA receptor synaptic plasticity in vivo, Zhang Y, Cudmore R, Lin DT, Linden DJ, Huganir RL, 2015 High-throughput Genetic Screen for Synaptogenic Factors: Identification of LRP6 as Critical for Excitatory Synapse Development, Sharma K, Choi SY, Zhang Y, Nieland T, Long S, Li M, Huganir RL, 2013 Drosophila target of rapamycin kinase functions as a multimer, Zhang Y, Billington CJ Jr, Pan D, Neufeld TP, 2006 Tuberous sclerosis complex: from Drosophila to human disease, Pan D, Dong J, Zhang Y, Gao X, 2004 Rheb is a direct target of the tuberous sclerosis tumour suppressor proteins, Zhang Y, Gao X, Saucedo L, Ru B, Edgar B, Pan D, 2003 Tsc tumor suppressor proteins antagonize amino-acid-TOR signaling, Gao X, Zhang Y, Arrazola P, Hino O, Kobayashi T, Yeung R, Ru B, Pan D, 2002

Areas of Focus

Neuronal plasticity and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory in health and disease
Functional abnormalities of synaptic spines and AMPA receptor regulation in neurodegenerative diseases

Publications

Visualization of NMDA receptor-dependent AMPA receptor synaptic plasticity in vivo, Zhang Y, Cudmore R, Lin DT, Linden DJ, Huganir RL, 2015
High-throughput Genetic Screen for Synaptogenic Factors: Identification of LRP6 as Critical for Excitatory Synapse Development, Sharma K, Choi SY, Zhang Y, Nieland T, Long S, Li M, Huganir RL, 2013
Drosophila target of rapamycin kinase functions as a multimer, Zhang Y, Billington CJ Jr, Pan D, Neufeld TP, 2006
Tuberous sclerosis complex: from Drosophila to human disease, Pan D, Dong J, Zhang Y, Gao X, 2004
Rheb is a direct target of the tuberous sclerosis tumour suppressor proteins, Zhang Y, Gao X, Saucedo L, Ru B, Edgar B, Pan D, 2003
Tsc tumor suppressor proteins antagonize amino-acid-TOR signaling, Gao X, Zhang Y, Arrazola P, Hino O, Kobayashi T, Yeung R, Ru B, Pan D, 2002

Neuronal Plasticity Molecular Mechanisms Learning Memory Health Disease Two-Photon Live Imaging Ampa Receptor Neuronal Activity Signal Pathways

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