Areas of Focus
- Neural circuits of emotional memory
- Neural regulatory systems and their relationship with memory
- Neural regulatory systems and their relationship with neuropsychiatric disorders
Work Experience
- 2007-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2011-2016 Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- 2016-present Special Research Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Bio-X Institutes
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995-1999 Bachelor in Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University
- 2000-2003 Master in Physiology, College of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
- 2003-2007 PhD in Physiology, College of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
- 2003-2007 PhD in Neuroscience, University Pierre & Marie Curie-Paris6
Publications
- Arkypallidal cells send a stop signal to striatum, Nicolas Mallet, Robert Schmidt, Daniel K. Leventhal, Fujun Chen, Nada Amer, Thomas Boraud, Joshua D. Berke, 2016
- Silk-Backed Structural Optimization of High-Density Polymer Probes for Chronic Neural Recording, Fan Wu, Lee W. Tien, Fujun Chen, Joshua Berke, David L. Kaplan, Euisik Yoon, 2015
- Canceling actions involves a race between basal ganglia pathways, Robert Schmidt, Daniel K. Leventhal, Nicolas Mallet, Fujun Chen, Joshua D. Berke, 2013
- Neuromuscular synaptic patterning requires the function of skeletal muscle dihydropyridine receptors, Fujun Chen, Yun Liu, Yoshie Sugiura, Paul D. Allen, Ronald G. Gregg, Weichun Lin, 2011
- Ubiquitin carboxylterminal hydrolase L1 is required for maintaining the structure and function of the neuromuscular junction, Fujun Chen, Yoshie Sugiura, Kalisa Galina Myers, Yun Liu, Weichun Lin, 2010
- Locus coeruleus activation by foot shock or electrical stimulation inhibits amygdala neurons, Fujun Chen, Susan J Sara, 2007
- Blocking skeletal muscle DHPRs/Ryr1 prevents neuromuscular synapse loss in mutant mice deficient in type III Neuregulin 1 (CRD-Nrg1), Yun Liu, Yoshie Sugiura, Fujun Chen, Kuo-Fen Lee, Qiaohong Ye, Weichun Lin, 2019
- Electrophysiological characterization of the substantia nigra pars reticulata in anesthetized rats, Xinrui Liu, Qianwen Zhang, Ying Wang, Fujun Chen, 2022
- Electrical activation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus modulates the neuronal activities of the subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata in anesthetized rats, Muxin Lin, Ying Wang, Yi Wang, Fujun Chen, 2022
- Sex differences in learning and performing the Go/NoGo tasks, Qianwen Zhang, Mingxi Li, Zhiru Wang, Fujun Chen, 2023