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Zhiru Wang
Life Science
East China Normal University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Neural Plasticity
Learning
Memory
Synaptic Plasticity
Hippocampus
Ca1 Neurons
Associative Learning
Memory Consolidation
Sensory Information
Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Areas of Focus
- Neural circuit plasticity in learning and memory
- Synaptic plasticity in hippocampal CA1 neurons during associative learning
- Mechanisms of early consolidation in hippocampal memory
- Circuit-level studies on sensory information processing and memory in hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex
Work Experience
- 2003-2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
- 2008- Associate Researcher, School of Life Sciences/Institute of Brain Functional Genomics, East China Normal University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-1996 Bachelor of Science: East China Normal University
- 1996-1999 Master of Physiology: East China Normal University
- 1999-2003 PhD in Neurobiology: Shanghai Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Doctoral Supervisor: Professor Mumming Pu
Publications
- Dependence of Generation of Hippocampal CA1 Slow Oscillations on Electrical Synapses, Xu Yuan, Shen Feng-yan, Liu Yu-zhang, Wang Lidan, Wang Yingwei, Wang Zhiru, 2020
- Silent synapse unsilencing in hippocampal CA1 neurons for associative fear memory storage, Wang Yao, Liu Yu-Zhang, Wang Lidan, Tang Wei, Wang Zhiru, 2019
Awards
- Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan
