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Name	Wei Zhang
Contact Information	weizhang0505@126.com
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Beijing

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Name

Wei Zhang

Contact Information

weizhang0505@126.com

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tsinghua University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2000-2004 Bachelor: Shandong University, School of Life Sciences 2004-2010 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2010-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher: University of California, San Francisco / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Work Experience	2017-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor 2017-present - Tsinghua University, Tsinghua-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Science - Researcher

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tsinghua University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2000-2004 Bachelor: Shandong University, School of Life Sciences
2004-2010 PhD: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2010-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher: University of California, San Francisco / Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Work Experience

2017-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor
2017-present - Tsinghua University, Tsinghua-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Science - Researcher

Areas of Focus	Bidirectional communication between the brain and internal organs controlled by complex neural and hormonal systems
Publications	Molecular basis of somatosensation in insects, Chenxi Liu, Wei Zhang, 2022 Selfee, self-supervised features extraction of animal behaviors, Yinjun Jia, Shuaishuai Li, Xuan Guo, Bo Lei, Junqiang Hu, Xiao-Hong Xu, Wei Zhang, 2022 Nutrients and pheromones promote insulin release to inhibit courtship drive, Liwei Zhang, Xuan Guo, Wei Zhang, 2022 A neural circuit integrates pharyngeal sensation to control feeding, Tingting Yang, Zixuan Yuan, Chenxi Liu, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2021 Molecular basis and homeostatic regulation of Zinc taste, Rui Luo, Yuxiang Zhang, Yinjun Jia, Yan Zhang, Zongyang Li, Jieqing Zhao, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2021 Drosophila Mechanosensory Transduction, Philip Hehlert, Wei Zhang, Martin C Göpfert, 2021 Visceral Mechano-sensing Neurons Control Drosophila Feeding by Using Piezo as a Sensor, Pingping Wang, Yinjun Jia, Ting Liu, Yuh-Nung Jan, Wei Zhang, 2020 A neural circuit encoding mating states tunes defensive behavior in Drosophila, Chenxi Liu, Bei Zhang, Liwei Zhang, Tingting Yang, Zhewei Zhang, Zihua Gao, Wei Zhang, 2020 Parallel mechanosensory pathways direct oviposition decision of Drosophila, Liwei Zhang, Jie Yu, Xuan Guo, Jianhua Wei, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2020 Structural Insights into a Plant Mechanosensitive Ion Channel MSL1, Yawen Li, Yufei Hu, Jiawei Wang, Xin Liu, Wei Zhang, Linfeng Sun, 2020 Piezo-like Gene Regulates Locomotion in Drosophila Larvae, Yufei Hu, Zhilin Wang, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2019 Ankyrin Repeats Act as a Tether for Conveying Force to Gate the NOMPC Mechanotransduction Channel, Zhang, W., Cheng, L.E., Kittelmann, M., Li, J., Petkovic, M., Cheng, T., Jin, P., Guo, Z., Göpfert, M., Jan, L.Y., Jan, Y.N., 2015 Identification of motor neurons and a mechanosensitive sensory neuron in the defecation circuitry of Drosophila larvae, Zhang, W., Yan, Z., Li, B., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N. Sound response mediated by the TRP channels NOMPC, NANCHUNG, and INACTIVE in chordotonal organs of Drosophila larvae, Zhang, W., Yan, Z., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N., 2013 Drosophila NompC is a mechanotransduction channel subunit for gentle-touch sensation, Yan, Z., Zhang, W., He, Y., Gorczyca, D., Xiang, Y., Cheng, L., Meltzer, S., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N., 2013

Areas of Focus

Bidirectional communication between the brain and internal organs controlled by complex neural and hormonal systems

Publications

Molecular basis of somatosensation in insects, Chenxi Liu, Wei Zhang, 2022
Selfee, self-supervised features extraction of animal behaviors, Yinjun Jia, Shuaishuai Li, Xuan Guo, Bo Lei, Junqiang Hu, Xiao-Hong Xu, Wei Zhang, 2022
Nutrients and pheromones promote insulin release to inhibit courtship drive, Liwei Zhang, Xuan Guo, Wei Zhang, 2022
A neural circuit integrates pharyngeal sensation to control feeding, Tingting Yang, Zixuan Yuan, Chenxi Liu, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2021
Molecular basis and homeostatic regulation of Zinc taste, Rui Luo, Yuxiang Zhang, Yinjun Jia, Yan Zhang, Zongyang Li, Jieqing Zhao, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2021
Drosophila Mechanosensory Transduction, Philip Hehlert, Wei Zhang, Martin C Göpfert, 2021
Visceral Mechano-sensing Neurons Control Drosophila Feeding by Using Piezo as a Sensor, Pingping Wang, Yinjun Jia, Ting Liu, Yuh-Nung Jan, Wei Zhang, 2020
A neural circuit encoding mating states tunes defensive behavior in Drosophila, Chenxi Liu, Bei Zhang, Liwei Zhang, Tingting Yang, Zhewei Zhang, Zihua Gao, Wei Zhang, 2020
Parallel mechanosensory pathways direct oviposition decision of Drosophila, Liwei Zhang, Jie Yu, Xuan Guo, Jianhua Wei, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2020
Structural Insights into a Plant Mechanosensitive Ion Channel MSL1, Yawen Li, Yufei Hu, Jiawei Wang, Xin Liu, Wei Zhang, Linfeng Sun, 2020
Piezo-like Gene Regulates Locomotion in Drosophila Larvae, Yufei Hu, Zhilin Wang, Ting Liu, Wei Zhang, 2019
Ankyrin Repeats Act as a Tether for Conveying Force to Gate the NOMPC Mechanotransduction Channel, Zhang, W., Cheng, L.E., Kittelmann, M., Li, J., Petkovic, M., Cheng, T., Jin, P., Guo, Z., Göpfert, M., Jan, L.Y., Jan, Y.N., 2015
Identification of motor neurons and a mechanosensitive sensory neuron in the defecation circuitry of Drosophila larvae, Zhang, W., Yan, Z., Li, B., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N.
Sound response mediated by the TRP channels NOMPC, NANCHUNG, and INACTIVE in chordotonal organs of Drosophila larvae, Zhang, W., Yan, Z., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N., 2013
Drosophila NompC is a mechanotransduction channel subunit for gentle-touch sensation, Yan, Z., Zhang, W., He, Y., Gorczyca, D., Xiang, Y., Cheng, L., Meltzer, S., Jan, Y.L., Jan, Y.N., 2013

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