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Zhang Luoying
Life Science
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Sleep
Circadian Rhythms
Emotions
Regulatory Mechanisms
Biological Clock
Neuroscience
Genetics
System Biology
Functional Exploration
Molecular Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Sleep and circadian rhythms: impact on emotions and regulatory mechanisms
Work Experience
- 2010-2014 - University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2015-present - Huazhong University of Science and Technology, College of Life Science and Technology - Professor and Department Head
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2009 PhD in Neuroscience: Northwestern University
- Doctoral supervisors: Ying-Hui Fu and Louis Ptacek
Publications
- The Cryptochrome Photoreceptor Gates PDF Neuropeptidergic Signaling to Set Circadian Network Hierarchy in Drosophila, Zhang Luoying, 2009
- DN1(p) circadian neurons coordinate acute and PDF inputs to produce robust daily behavior in Drosophila, Zhang Luoying, 2010
- The genetics of the human circadian clock, Zhang Luoying, 2011
- PKCγ Participates in Food Entrainment by Regulating BMAL1, Zhang Luoying, 2012
- Diversity of Human Clock Genotypes and Consequences, Zhang Luoying, 2013
- Nuclear envelope protein MAN1 regulates clock through BMAL1, Zhang Luoying, 2014
