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Huadong Xu
Life Science
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Shaanxi
Language: Chinese, English
Neuroendocrinology
Brain Diseases
Electrophysiology
Electrochemistry
Optogenetics
Chemogenetics
In Vivo Imaging
Parkinson'S Disease
Mood Disorders
Neural Circuits
Areas of Focus
- Neuroendocrinology and brain disease mechanisms
- Pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease
- Neural circuit mechanisms of mood disorders
Work Experience
- 2015-2018 Senior Researcher at Peking University Weiming Group
- 2019-2022 Associate Researcher at Southwest Medical University, Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine
- 2022-present Associate Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2015 Ph.D. in Physiology: Peking University, Supervisor: Zhou Zhuan
- 2005-2009 Bachelor in Biological Sciences: Minzu University of China, Supervisor: Qin Xiaoyan
Publications
- An ACC-VTA-ACC positive-feedback loop mediates the persistence of neuropathic pain and emotional consequences, Huadong Xu et al., 2024
- Induced dopaminergic neurons for Parkinson’s disease therapy: targeting striatum or midbrain/substantia nigra par compacta?, Huadong Xu et al., 2022
- A method for recording the two phases of dopamine release in mammalian brain striatum slices, Huadong Xu et al., 2020
- Impaired D2 receptor-dependent dopaminergic transmission in prefrontal cortex of awake mouse model of Parkinson's disease, Huadong Xu et al., 2019
- Striatal dopamine release in a schizophrenia mouse model measured by electrochemical amperometry in vivo, Huadong Xu et al., 2015
- Dopamine release from transplanted neural stem cells in Parkinsonian rat striatum in vivo, Huadong Xu et al., 2014
- Synaptotagmin-11 is a critical mediator of parkin linked neurotoxicity and Parkinson’s Disease-like pathology, Huadong Xu et al., 2018
- Temporal components of synapse-synapse transmission in dorsal striatum brain slices of mice, Huadong Xu et al., 2014
