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Name	Xitong Liang
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Language ability	English, Chinese, German
Province	Beijing

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Name

Xitong Liang

Contact Information

xitong.liang (AT) pku.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese, German

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2009-2013 Bachelor of Biological Sciences, Peking University 2013-2018 PhD in Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis Published multiple papers in prestigious journals including Nature, Science, Neuron, and PNAS
Work Experience	2022-12 to present - Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University 2022-12 to present - Researcher, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Peking University 2022-12 to present - Researcher, Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences 2019-03 to 2022-11 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany
Awards	Most Popular Teacher Award, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, 2023 Yifang Scholar, 2022 Olin Medical Scientist Award, Washington University, 2017 O'Leary Outstanding Research Award, Washington University, 2017 Thach Award, Washington University, 2016 Ron Konopka Outstanding Research Award, International Society for Biological Rhythms, 2016

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2009-2013 Bachelor of Biological Sciences, Peking University
2013-2018 PhD in Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
Published multiple papers in prestigious journals including Nature, Science, Neuron, and PNAS

Work Experience

2022-12 to present - Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
2022-12 to present - Researcher, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Peking University
2022-12 to present - Researcher, Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences
2019-03 to 2022-11 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany

Awards

Most Popular Teacher Award, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, 2023
Yifang Scholar, 2022
Olin Medical Scientist Award, Washington University, 2017
O'Leary Outstanding Research Award, Washington University, 2017
Thach Award, Washington University, 2016
Ron Konopka Outstanding Research Award, International Society for Biological Rhythms, 2016

Areas of Focus	Neural and evolutionary mechanisms of animal behavior diversity Development of large-scale neural activity imaging technologies
Publications	Synchronous Drosophila circadian pacemakers display nonsynchronous Ca2+ rhythms in vivo, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2016 Importin-7 mediates memory consolidation through regulation of nuclear translocation of training-activated MAPK in Drosophila, Li, Q., Zhang, X., Hu, W., Liang, X., Zhang, F., Wang, L., Liu, Z.J., & Zhong, Y., 2016 A series of suppressive signals within the Drosophila circadian neural circuit generates sequential daily outputs, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2017 Morning and evening circadian pacemakers independently drive premotor centers via a specific dopamine relay, Liang, X., Ho, M. C., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Wu, M. N., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2019 Circadian pacemaker neurons display co-phasic rhythms in basal calcium level and in fast calcium fluctuations, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2022 Polyphasic circadian neural circuits drive differential activities in multiple downstream rhythmic centers, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2023 The Dynamics of Pattern Matching in Camouflaging Cuttlefish, Woo, T., Liang, X., Evans, D., Fernandez, O., Kretschmer, F., Reiter, S., & Laurent, G., 2023

Areas of Focus

Neural and evolutionary mechanisms of animal behavior diversity
Development of large-scale neural activity imaging technologies

Publications

Synchronous Drosophila circadian pacemakers display nonsynchronous Ca2+ rhythms in vivo, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2016
Importin-7 mediates memory consolidation through regulation of nuclear translocation of training-activated MAPK in Drosophila, Li, Q.*, Zhang, X.*, Hu, W.*, Liang, X.*, Zhang, F., Wang, L., Liu, Z.J., & Zhong, Y., 2016
A series of suppressive signals within the Drosophila circadian neural circuit generates sequential daily outputs, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2017
Morning and evening circadian pacemakers independently drive premotor centers via a specific dopamine relay, Liang, X., Ho, M. C., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Wu, M. N., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2019
Circadian pacemaker neurons display co-phasic rhythms in basal calcium level and in fast calcium fluctuations, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2022
Polyphasic circadian neural circuits drive differential activities in multiple downstream rhythmic centers, Liang, X., Holy, T. E., & Taghert, P. H., 2023
The Dynamics of Pattern Matching in Camouflaging Cuttlefish, Woo, T.*, Liang, X.*, Evans, D., Fernandez, O., Kretschmer, F., Reiter, S., & Laurent, G., 2023

Neural Mechanisms Evolutionary Mechanisms Animal Behavior Behavior Diversity Imaging Technologies Neural Activity Large-Scale Imaging Neuroscience Evolution Technology

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