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Wei Zhang
Life Science
Tsinghua University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Brain
Internal Organs
Neural Systems
Hormonal Systems
Bidirectional Communication
Physiological Stability
Psychological Stability
Instinct Behavior
Cognitive Behavior
Self-Awareness
Areas of Focus
- Bidirectional communication between the brain and internal organs controlled by complex neural and hormonal systems
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
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
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
