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Jian Zhong, Ph.D.

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Jian Zhong, Ph.D.

Lab Director

Molecular Regeneration and NeuroImaging Laboratory

Burke Neurological Institute

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Brain and Mind Research Institute

Weill Cornell Medicine

Co-Director

Center for Pain & Sensory Recovery

Burke Neurological Institute

Biography

Dr. Zhong received his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat) from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, in 1997. He conducted postdoctoral research in the laboratories of Dr. Paul Patterson (Caltech, Pasadena, CA) and Dr. Bill Snider (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC).

Dr. Zhong is an ad hoc reviewer for Nature Neuroscience Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience, EMBO Reports and European Journal of Neuroscience as well as for the NIH "Neural Differentiation, Plasticity, Regeneration, and Rhythmicity (NDPR)" and "Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia (CMBG)" study sections.

Membership

Member of the MAGNEURON steering committee, European Research Council 2018

Ad-Hoc Reviewer for Grant Review Panels

NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group "Neuroscience AREA Grant Applications" (ZRG1 MDCN-R). 2018
NIH Study Section "The Clinical Neuroplasticity and Neurotransmitters" (CNNT). 2018
Program Project Grant P01 ZNS1 SRB-A(23). 2019

Education

Degree:

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Institution:

Caltech, Pasadena, CA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Degree:

Ph.D.

Institution:

Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Year Completed:

1997

Recent Publications

PUBLICATION:

Journal Article

Garg A, Hannan A, Wang Q, Makrides N, Zhong J, Li H, Yoon S, Mao Y, Zhang X.

Etv transcription factors functionally diverge from their upstream FGF signaling in lens development.

Elife. 2020 Feb 11;9:e51915. doi: 10.7554/eLife.51915.

Full-Text on Pubmed

PUBLICATION:

Journal Article

Garg A, Hannan A, Wang Q, Collins T, Teng S, Bansal M, Zhong J, Xu K, Zhang X.

FGF-induced Pea3 transcription factors program the genetic landscape for cell fate determination.

PLoS Genet. 2018 Sep 6;14(9):e1007660. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007660. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Full-Text on Pubmed

PUBLICATION:

Journal Article

Garg A, Bansal M, Gotoh N, Feng GS, Zhong J, Wang F, Kariminejad A, Brooks S, Zhang X.

Alx4 relays sequential FGF signaling to induce lacrimal gland morphogenesis.

PLoS Genet. 2017 Oct 13;13(10):e1007047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007047. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Abstract on PubMed

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Associated

Research Labs:

Cho Lab Ratan Lab

Research Centers & Clinics:

Center for Pain & Sensory Recovery Center for Vision Repair

Causes

Spinal Cord Injury, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Pain & Sensory Recovery, Motor Recovery

Research Methods

Cellular Transplantation, Gene Expression, High-Resolution Imaging, In Vivo Imaging, Molecular Studies, Motor Cortex Stimulation (MCS), Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Sensory Signal Processing