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Ping Yong
Life Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Sleep
Circadian Rhythms
Neurodegeneration
Alzheimer'S Disease
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Neural Circuits
Behavioral Science
Electrophysiology
Calcium Imaging
Areas of Focus
- Sleep and sleep disorders
- Neurodegenerative diseases
Work Experience
- 2013-present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Associate Professor, Principal Investigator
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-2004 BS: Fudan University
- 2004-2009 Ph.D.: Fudan University
- 2009-2010 Postdoc: Harvard University
- 2010-2012 Postdoc: Colorado State University
Publications
- Upregulation of IP3 receptor mediates APP-induced defects in synaptic downscaling and sleep homeostasis, Shao L, Zhang Y, Hao Y, Ping Y*, 2022
- Sleep, circadian rhythm and gut microbiota: alterations in Alzheimer's disease and their potential links in the pathogenesis, Li Y, Shao L, Mou Y, Zhang Y, Ping Y*, 2021
- Control of sleep onset by Shal/Kv4 channels in Drosophila circadian neurons, Feng G, Song Q, Zhang J, L Shao, Li M, Yang L, Ping Y*, 2018
- NMDA Receptor-mediated Ca2+ Influx in the Absence of Mg2+ Block Disrupts Rest:activity Rhythms in Drosophila, Song Q, Feng G, Zhang J, Xia X, Ji M, Lv L, Ping Y*, 2017
- Aberrant axonal arborization of PDF neurons induced by Aβ42-mediated JNK activation underlies sleep disturbance in an Alzheimer's Model, Song Q, Feng G, Huang Z, Chen X, Chen Z, Ping Y*, 2017
- Linking Aβ42-Induced Hyperexcitability to Neurodegeneration, Learning and Motor Deficits, and a Shorter Lifespan in an Alzheimer's Model, Ping Y, Hahm ET, Waro G, Song Q, Vo-Ba DA, Licursi A, Bao H, Ganoe L, Finch K, Tsunoda S*, 2015
- Inactivity-Induced Increase in nAChRs Up-Regulates Shal K+ Channels to Stabilize Synaptic Potentials, Ping Y, Waro G, Licursi A, Smith S, Vo-Ba DA, Tsunoda S*, 2012
- Shal/K(v)4 channels are required for maintaining excitability during repetitive firing and normal locomotion in Drosophila, Ping Y, Waro G, Licursi A, Smith S, Vo-Ba DA, Tsunoda S*, 2011
Awards
- 2019: Selected as Shanghai Science and Technology Rising Star
- 2019: Included in Shanghai Jiao Tong University SMC-Morning Star Program
