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Name	Kun Li
Contact Information	kli@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Kun Li

Contact Information

kli@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tsinghua University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2003-2008 Bachelor: Jilin University 2008-2014 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2014-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher: Rockefeller University
Work Experience	2020-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor 2020-present - Tsinghua University, Joint Center for Life Sciences - Researcher
Awards	Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship (2018-2020) Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2018) Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Fellowship (2018) The Ray Wu Prize (2014) The Meiji Life Science Award (2013)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tsinghua University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2003-2008 Bachelor: Jilin University
2008-2014 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher: Rockefeller University

Work Experience

2020-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
2020-present - Tsinghua University, Joint Center for Life Sciences - Researcher

Awards

Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship (2018-2020)
Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2018)
Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Fellowship (2018)
The Ray Wu Prize (2014)
The Meiji Life Science Award (2013)

Areas of Focus	Gender differences in social cognition and emotional behavior Neural mechanisms behind gender dimorphism in various mental disorders
Publications	The habenular G-protein-coupled receptor 151 regulates synaptic plasticity and nicotine intake, Antolin-Fontes B, Li K, et al., 2020 A Cortical Circuit for Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin-Dependent Anxiety Behaviors, Li K, Nakajima M, et al., 2016 βCaMKII in lateral habenula mediates core symptoms of depression, Li K, Zhou T, et al., 2013 PKCδ regulates cortical radial migration by stabilizing the Cdk5 activator p35, Zhao CT, Li K, et al., 2009

Areas of Focus

Gender differences in social cognition and emotional behavior
Neural mechanisms behind gender dimorphism in various mental disorders

Publications

The habenular G-protein-coupled receptor 151 regulates synaptic plasticity and nicotine intake, Antolin-Fontes B, Li K, et al., 2020
A Cortical Circuit for Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin-Dependent Anxiety Behaviors, Li K, Nakajima M, et al., 2016
βCaMKII in lateral habenula mediates core symptoms of depression, Li K, Zhou T, et al., 2013
PKCδ regulates cortical radial migration by stabilizing the Cdk5 activator p35, Zhao CT, Li K, et al., 2009

Gender Differences Social Cognition Emotional Behavior Mental Disorders Neural Mechanisms Gender Dimorphism Transgenic Mice Rna Sequencing Electrophysiology Optogenetics

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