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Name	Qin Song
Contact Information	sqin@fudan.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Qin Song

Contact Information

sqin@fudan.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Fudan University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2003-2006 Ph.D. in Neurobiology: University of Science and Technology of China 1995-1999 Bachelor's in Biochemistry: Anhui University Discovered the role of transcription factor KLF4 in regulating neural stem cell self-renewal and radial migration of cortical neurons Elucidated the molecular mechanism of KLF4's inhibitory effect on axon regeneration after optic nerve injury Identified the role of transcription factor SOX2 in reactive astrocyte proliferation and glial scar formation after cortical injury
Work Experience	2016-present - Fudan University - Researcher 2010-2015 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Research Scientist 2008-2010 - Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Fellow 2006-2008 - University of Kansas - Postdoctoral Fellow 1999-2001 - Anhui Medical University - Intern Researcher
Awards	2005: Excellent Young Paper Award at the 6th Chinese Neuroscience Conference 2005: IBRO/SfN Travel Grants, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (Washington DC)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Fudan University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2003-2006 Ph.D. in Neurobiology: University of Science and Technology of China
1995-1999 Bachelor's in Biochemistry: Anhui University
Discovered the role of transcription factor KLF4 in regulating neural stem cell self-renewal and radial migration of cortical neurons
Elucidated the molecular mechanism of KLF4's inhibitory effect on axon regeneration after optic nerve injury
Identified the role of transcription factor SOX2 in reactive astrocyte proliferation and glial scar formation after cortical injury

Work Experience

2016-present - Fudan University - Researcher
2010-2015 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Research Scientist
2008-2010 - Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Fellow
2006-2008 - University of Kansas - Postdoctoral Fellow
1999-2001 - Anhui Medical University - Intern Researcher

Awards

2005: Excellent Young Paper Award at the 6th Chinese Neuroscience Conference
2005: IBRO/SfN Travel Grants, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (Washington DC)

Areas of Focus	Neural Stem Cells and Brain Development Neural Injury and Regeneration
Publications	Temporal-spatial Generation of Astrocytes in the Developing Diencephalon, Hong W, Gong P, Pan X, Ren Z, Liu Y, Qi G, Li J, Sun W, Ge WP, Zhang CL, Duan S, Qin S, 2024 Krüppel-like factor 7 deficiency disrupts corpus callosum development and neuronal migration in the developing mouse cerebral cortex, Hong W, Gong P, Pan X, Liu Y, Qi G, Qi C, Qin S, 2023 Specific knockout of Sox2 in astrocytes reduces reactive astrocyte formation and promotes recovery after early postnatal traumatic brain injury in mouse cortex, Liu Y, Hong W, Gong P, Qi G, Wang X, Kang S, Tang H, Qin S, 2023 Conditional knockout of leptin receptor in neural stem cells leads to obesity in mice and affects neuronal differentiation in the hypothalamus early after birth, Ren Z, Liu Y, Hong W, Pan X, Gong P, Liu Q, Zhou G, Qin S, 2020 Morphological and molecular alterations of reactive astrocytes without proliferation in cerebral cortex of an APP/PS1 transgenic mouse model and Alzheimer's patients, Li KY, Gong PF, Li JT, Xu NJ, Qin S, 2020 Reactive Astrocytes in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Li K, Li J, Zheng J, Qin S, 2019 Astrocyte-specific deletion of Sox2 promotes functional recovery after traumatic brain injury, Chen C, Zhong X, Smith DK, Tai W, Yang J, Zou Y, Wang LL, Sun J, Qin S, Zhang CL, 2019 Cross-talk between KLF4 and STAT3 regulates axon regeneration, Qin S, Zou YH, Zhang CL, 2013 A role of KLF4 in neurogenesis and radial neuronal migration in the developing cerebral cortex, Qin S, Zhang CL, 2012 Dysregulation of Kruppel-like factor 4 during brain development leads to hydrocephalus in mice, Qin S, Liu M, Niu W, Zhang CL, 2011

Areas of Focus

Neural Stem Cells and Brain Development
Neural Injury and Regeneration

Publications

Temporal-spatial Generation of Astrocytes in the Developing Diencephalon, Hong W, Gong P, Pan X, Ren Z, Liu Y, Qi G, Li J, Sun W, Ge WP, Zhang CL, Duan S, Qin S, 2024
Krüppel-like factor 7 deficiency disrupts corpus callosum development and neuronal migration in the developing mouse cerebral cortex, Hong W, Gong P, Pan X, Liu Y, Qi G, Qi C, Qin S, 2023
Specific knockout of Sox2 in astrocytes reduces reactive astrocyte formation and promotes recovery after early postnatal traumatic brain injury in mouse cortex, Liu Y, Hong W, Gong P, Qi G, Wang X, Kang S, Tang H, Qin S, 2023
Conditional knockout of leptin receptor in neural stem cells leads to obesity in mice and affects neuronal differentiation in the hypothalamus early after birth, Ren Z, Liu Y, Hong W, Pan X, Gong P, Liu Q, Zhou G, Qin S, 2020
Morphological and molecular alterations of reactive astrocytes without proliferation in cerebral cortex of an APP/PS1 transgenic mouse model and Alzheimer's patients, Li KY, Gong PF, Li JT, Xu NJ, Qin S, 2020
Reactive Astrocytes in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Li K, Li J, Zheng J, Qin S, 2019
Astrocyte-specific deletion of Sox2 promotes functional recovery after traumatic brain injury, Chen C, Zhong X, Smith DK, Tai W, Yang J, Zou Y, Wang LL, Sun J, Qin S, Zhang CL, 2019
Cross-talk between KLF4 and STAT3 regulates axon regeneration, Qin S, Zou YH, Zhang CL, 2013
A role of KLF4 in neurogenesis and radial neuronal migration in the developing cerebral cortex, Qin S, Zhang CL, 2012
Dysregulation of Kruppel-like factor 4 during brain development leads to hydrocephalus in mice, Qin S, Liu M, Niu W, Zhang CL, 2011

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