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Huang Zhili
Basic Medical Sciences
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, Japanese, English
Sleep
Wakefulness
Neural Circuits
Molecular Mechanisms
Insomnia
Pathogenesis
Intervention
Neuropsychopharmacology
Pharmacology
Brain Research
Areas of Focus
- Neural circuits and molecular mechanisms regulating sleep-wake cycles
- Pathogenesis and intervention strategies for insomnia
- Neuropsychopharmacology
Work Experience
- 2005-present - Fudan University - Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology
- 2001-2005 - Osaka Bioscience Institute - Researcher, Deputy Director of Molecular Behavioral Biology Department
- 1999-2001 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - JSPS Special Researcher (Postdoctoral)
- 1988-1997 - Wannan Medical College - Assistant, Lecturer, Associate Professor in Pharmacology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-1999 Ph.D. in Pharmacology: Ehime University, Japan
- 1985-1988 Master's in Pharmacology: Wannan Medical College
- 1980-1985 Bachelor's in Clinical Medicine: Wannan Medical College
Publications
- Striatal neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptor promote wakefulness in mice, Dong H, Chen ZK, Guo H, Yuan XS, Liu CW, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2022
- Neural circuitry underlying REM sleep: A review of the literature and current concepts, Wang YQ, Liu WY, Li L, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2021
- Ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons control wakefulness associated with motivation through the ventral tegmental pathway, Li YD, Luo YJ, Xu W, Ge J, Cherasse Y, Wang YQ, Lazarus M, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2021
- Nucleus accumbens neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptors modulate states of consciousness in sevoflurane anesthesia, Bao WW, Xu W, Pan GJ, Wang TX, Han Y, Qu WM, Li WX & Huang ZL, 2021
- Propagated alpha-synucleinopathy recapitulates REM sleep behaviour disorder followed by parkinsonian phenotypes in mice, Shen Y, Yu WB, Shen B, Dong H, Zhao J, Tang YL, Fan Y, Yang YF, Sun YM, Luo SS, Chen C, Liu FT, Wu JJ, Xiao BG, Yu H, Koprich JB, Huang ZL & Wang J, 2020
- Superior Colliculus GABAergic Neurons Are Essential for Acute Dark Induction of Wakefulness in Mice, Zhang Z, Liu WY, Diao YP, Xu W, Zhong YH, Zhang JY, Lazarus M, Liu YY, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2019
- Ultradian calcium rhythms in the paraventricular nucleus and subparaventricular zone in the hypothalamus, Wu YE, Enoki R, Oda Y, Huang ZL, Honma KI & Honma S, 2018
- Nucleus accumbens controls wakefulness by a subpopulation of neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptors, Luo YJ, Li YD, Wang L, Yang SR, Yuan XS, Wang J, Cherasse Y, Lazarus M, Chen JF, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2018
- Red light at intensities above 10 lx alters sleep-wake behavior in mice, Zhang Z, Wang HJ, Wang DR, Qu WM & Huang ZL, 2017
- Slow-wave sleep is controlled by a subset of nucleus accumbens core neurons in mice, Oishi Y, Xu Q, Wang L, Zhang BJ, Takahashi K, Takata Y, Luo YJ, Cherasse Y, Schiffmann SN, de Kerchove d'Exaerde A, Urade Y, Qu WM, Huang ZL & Lazarus M, 2017
Awards
- 2020: State Council Special Government Allowance Expert
- 2018: Baosteel National Excellent Teacher Award
- 2016: Ministry of Education Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Science and Technology) Natural Science Award Second Prize
- 2012: Chinese Medical Association Outstanding Contribution Award in Sleep Research
- 2005: Japanese Sleep Society Excellent Sleep Research Award
