Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of neural development
- Chemical connectomics
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of social behavior and cognition
Work Experience
- 2004-2009: Deputy Director, Beijing Institute of Life Sciences
- 2002-2005: Co-Director, Shanghai Interdisciplinary Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-2006: Associate Editor, Journal of Neuroscience
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1978-1985: Medical and graduate education in Jiangxi and Shanghai
- 1991: PhD from University of California, San Francisco
- Thesis on molecular and genetic analysis of intercellular communication in Drosophila neural development
Publications
- Serotonin signaling in the brain of adult female mice is required for sexual preference, Zhang SS, Liu Y, Rao Y, 2013
- Social regulation of aggression mediated by pheromonal activation of Or65a olfactory receptor neurons in Drosophila, Liu WW, Liang XH, Li YN, Gong JX, Yang Z, Zhang YH, Zhang JX, Rao Y, 2011