WANG Feng

WANG Feng

M.D, Ph.D, Principal investigator
Office Phone: 
86-755-86531448

Introduction

A major challenge in neuroscience lies in understanding how sex differences in the brain, from molecules to circuits, synergistically contribute to sex differences in behavioral displays. All animals have evolved a repertoire of innate behaviors, whilst most of these behaviors display robust sexual dimorphism. Furthermore, many neuro-psychiatric disorders exhibit sex differences in incidence or disease outcomes. Earlier evidence indicate endocannabinoid (eCB) system in brain is organized differently in male and female, and this system is involved in the regulations of innate behaviors, such as feeding and sleep, and that of common neuro-psychiatric illnesses. Therefore, our current interests will focus on using state-of-the-art genetic and optogenetic tools to reveal (1) how eCB system-modulated sex differences in the brain underlies the sexual dimorphisms in innate behavior such as innate fear, arousal and sleep; (2) the role of eCB system in the neural circuitry contributing to the sexually dimorphic neuro-psychiatric disorders.

王枫,博士,研究员。主要研究方向:综合运用基于机器学习的精细行为分析、神经环路示踪与调控技术来揭示:①本能行为的性别差异性特征及其神经环路机制;②不同脑状态下本能行为变异及其神经机制。主持1项科技创新2030—“脑科学与类脑研究”青年科学家项目(2022~2027)、1项国家自然科学基金面上项目(2024~2027)、1项深圳市基础研究重点项目(2023~2025);发表SCI收录论文36篇,其中通讯作者(含共同)论文14篇。

Positions available in Wang Lab at SIAT

The lab is interested in recruiting highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellows to study the underlying neural circuitry mechanisms in innate behaviors and brain disorders. Candidates shall send their CV to feng.wang@siat.ac.cn

实验室已建立完善的跨学科研究平台,现常年提供博士后研究岗位,并招收研究生(含联合培养),欢迎对神经科学感兴趣的生物学、医学、计算机专业等相关专业背景的候选人联系(feng.wang@siat.ac.cn)。