2000-2006 PhD, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University
1996-2000 Bachelor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2020-present Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2012-present Researcher, School of Life Sciences, Joint Center for Life Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University
2019-2020 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2012-2019 Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2006-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University
Top Ten Advances in Chinese Life Sciences, 2023
Bayer China Research Cooperation Award - Bayer Researcher Award, 2023
New Cornerstone Researcher, 2023
Ministry of Education's Top Student Training Program 'Outstanding Mentor Award', 2020
Science Exploration Award Life Science Prize, 2019
National Outstanding Young Scientist Fund, 2019
12th Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award, 2019
Zhang Xiangtong Young Neuroscientist Award, 2019
20th Wu Jieping-Paul Janssen Medical and Pharmaceutical Award (Wu Yang Award), 2019
Top Ten Medical Science and Technology News in China, 2018
Top Ten Advances in Chinese Life Sciences, 2018
Zhongyuan Union Life Medicine Award for Innovation Breakthrough, 2018
Green Leaf Biopharmaceuticals Outstanding Young Scholar Award, 2015
Research
Neuronal communication and synaptic structures Development of imaging probes for neural system analysis Regulation mechanisms of synaptic transmission
Improved green and red GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo, Zhuo, Y., Luo, B., Yi, X., Dong, H., Miao, X., Wan, J., Williams, J. T., Campbell, M. G., Cai, R., Qian, T., Li, F., Weber, S. J., Wang, L., Li, B., Wei, Y., Li, G., Wang, H., Zheng, Y., Zhao, Y., Wolf, M. E., Zhu, Y., Watabe-Uchida, M., & Li, Y.*, 2023
A tool kit of highly selective and sensitive genetically encoded neuropeptide sensors, Wang, H., Qian, T., Zhao, Y., Zhuo, Y., Wu, C., Osakada, T., Chen, P., Chen, Z., Ren, H., Yan, Y., Geng, L., Fu, S., Mei, L., Li, G., Wu, L., Jiang, Y., Qian, W., Zhang, L., Peng, W., Xu, M., Hu, J., Jiang, M., Chen, L., Tang, C., Zhu, Y., Lin, D., Zhou, J.-N., & Li, Y.*, 2023
Neuronal activity-induced, equilibrative nucleoside transporter-dependent, somatodendritic adenosine release revealed by a GRAB sensor, Wu, Z., Cui, Y., Wang, H., Wu, H., Wan, Y., Li, B., Wang, L., Pan, S., Peng, W., Dong, A., Yuan, Z., Jing, M., Xu, M., Luo, M.*, & Li, Y.*, 2023
Genetically encoded sensors for measuring histamine release both in vitro and in vivo, Dong, H., Li, M., Yan, Y., Qian, T., Lin, Y., Ma, X., Vischer, H. F., Liu, C., Li, G., Wang, H., Leurs, R., & Li, Y.*, 2023
Local 5-HT signaling bi-directionally regulates the coincidence time window for associative learning, Zeng, J., Li, X., Zhang, R., Lv, M., Wang, Y., Tan, K., Xia, X., Wan, J., Jing, M., Zhang, X., Li, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, L., Chu, J., Li, Y., & Li, Y.*, 2023
A genetically encoded sensor measures temporal oxytocin release from different neuronal compartments, Qian, T., Wang, H., Wang, P., Geng, L., Mei, L., Osakada, T., Wang, L., Tang, Y., Kania, A., Grinevich, V., Stoop, R., Lin, D., Luo, M., & Li, Y.*, 2023
A sensitive GRAB sensor for detecting extracellular ATP in vitro and in vivo, Wu, Z., He, K., Chen, Y., Li, H., Pan, S., Li, B., Liu, T., Wang, H., Du, J., Jing, M., & Li, Y.*, 2021
A fluorescent sensor for spatiotemporally resolved imaging of endocannabinoid dynamics in vivo, Dong, A., He, K., Dudok, B., Farrell, J. S., Guan, W., Liput, D. J., Puhl, H. L., Cai, R., Wang, H., Duan, J., Albarran, E., Ding, J., Lovinger, D. M., Li, B., Soltesz, I., & Li, Y.*, 2021
A genetically encoded sensor for measuring serotonin dynamics, Wan, J., Peng, W., Li, X., Qian, T., Song, K., Zeng, J., Deng, F., Hao, S., Feng, J., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Zou, J., Pan, S., Shin, M., Venton, B. J., Zhu, J. J., Jing, M., Xu, M., Li, Y.*, 2021
Localization, proteomics, and metabolite profiling reveal a putative vesicular transporter for UDP-glucose, Qian, C., Wu, Z., Sun, R., Yu, H., Zeng, J., Rao, Y., & Li, Y. *, 2021
An optimized acetylcholine sensor for monitoring in vivo cholinergic activity, Jing, M., Li, Y., Zeng, J., Huang, P., Skirzewski, M., Peng, W., Qian, T., Tan, K., Wu, R., Zhang, S., Pan, S., Xu, M., Li, H., Saksida, L. M., Prado, V. F., Bussey, T., Prado, M. A. M., Chen, L., Cheng, H., Li, Y.*, 2020
MRGPRX4 is a bile acid receptor for human cholestatic itch, Yu, H., Zhao, T., Liu, S., Wu, Q., Johnson, O., Wu, Z., Zhuang, Z., Shi, Y., He, R., Yang, Y., Sun, J., Wang, X., Xu, H., Zeng, Z., Lei, X., Luo, W.* & Li, Y.*, 2019
A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor for Rapid and Specific In Vivo Detection of Norepinephrine, Feng, J., Zhang, C., Lischinsky, J. E., Jing, M., Zhou, J., Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Dong, A., Wu, Z., Wu, H., Chen, W., Zhang, P., Zou, J., Hires, S. A., Zhu, J. J., Cui, G., Lin, D., Du, J. & Li, Y.*, 2019
G protein-assisted optimization of GPCR-activation based (GRAB) sensors, Wu, Z., Feng, J., Jing, M., & Li, Y.*, 2019
PARIS, an optogenetic method for functionally mapping gap junctions, Wu, L., Dong, A., Dong, L., Wang, S. Q., & Li, Y*., 2019
A genetically-encoded fluorescent sensor enables rapid and specific detection of dopamine in flies, fish, and mice, Sun, F., Zeng, J., Jing, M., Zhou, J., Feng, J., Owen, S., Luo, Y., Li, F., Wang, H., Yamaguchi, T., Yong, Z., Gao, Y., Peng, W., Wang, L., Zhang, S., Du, J., Lin, D., Xu, M., Kreitzer, A. C., Cui, G. & Li, Y.*, 2018
A genetically-encoded fluorescent acetylcholine indicator for in vitro and in vivo studies, Jing, M., Zhang, P., Wang, G., Feng, J., Mesik, L., Zeng, J., Jiang, H., Wang, S., Looby, J. C., Guagliardo, N. A., Langma, L. W., Lu, J., Z
