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Doctor of Medicine and Master's Supervisor. Graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with a major in Molecular Medicine. Published 30 SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author. Served as principal investigator for one Young Scientists Fund project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and six provincial/ministerial-level projects. In the field of teaching reform research, published 18 articles, and currently serves as the principal investigator for the National First-Class Course (Regional Anatomy).   

Main research directions :

Synaptic plasticity and neural circuit mechanisms of cognitive and developmental disorders, utilizing molecular biology, molecular imaging, and electrophysiology.

Representative academic achievements

[1] Brain regulation of pulmonary dysfunction induced by stroke. Brain. 2025, 148(2):4562-4577. (Co-corresponding author, A1, Q1 Top, IF: 11.7)

[2] Distinct thalamo-subcortical circuits underlie painful behavior and depression-like behavior following nerve injury. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024, 11(34):e2401855. (Co-corresponding author, A1, Q1 Top, IF: 14.3)

[3] Mediodorsal thalamus projection to medial prefrontal cortical mediates social defeat stress-induced depression-like behaviors. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024, 49(8):1318-1329. (Co-corresponding author, A1, Q1 Top, IF: 6.63)

[4] Enriched environment rescues bisphenol A induced anxiety-like behavior and cognitive impairment by modulating synaptic plasticity. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024, 289:117427. (Corresponding author, A1, Q2 Top, IF: 6.2)

[5] Social defeat drives hyperexcitation of the piriform cortex to induce learning and memory impairment but not mood-related disorders in mice. Transl Psychiatry. 2022,12(1):380. (Co-corresponding author, Q1 Top, IF: 7.989)

[6] Phosphorylation of CRMP2 by Cdk5 negatively regulates the surface delivery and synaptic function of AMPA receptors. Mol Neurobiol. 2022, 59(2): 762-777. (Corresponding author, IF: 5.682)

Main academic positions:

[1] Member of the 8th Committee of the Neurologivcal Injury and Repair Branch of Chinese Neuroscience Society

[2] Member of the 14th Council of the Guangdong Provincial Anatomical Society

E-mail:  tzjf_jennifer@jnu.edu.cn