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Jian Zhong, Ph.D.
FORMER FACULTY

Jian Zhong, Ph.D.

Former Lab Director
Molecular Regeneration and NeuroImaging Laboratory
Burke Neurological Institute
Former Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Weill Cornell Medicine
Former Co-Director
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
Francesco Boato, Xiaofei Guan, Yanjie Zhu, Youngjae Ryu, Mariel Voutounou, Christopher Rynne, Chase R Freschlin, Paul Zumbo, Doron Betel, Katie Matho, Sergey N Makarov, Zhuhao Wu, Young-Jin Son, Aapo Nummenmaa, Josh Z Huang, Dylan J Edwards, Jian Zhong
Activation of MAP2K signaling by genetic engineering or HF-rTMS promotes corticospinal axon sprouting and functional regeneration
Sci Transl Med . 2023 Jan 4;15(677):eabq6885. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq6885. Epub 2023 Jan 4.
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PUBLICATION: 
Journal
Nabila Brihmat , Didier Allexandre, Mehmed Bayram, Soha Saleh, Xiaofei Guan, Guang H Yue, Jian Zhong, Gail F Forrest
Safety and effects of a therapeutic 15 Hz rTMS protocol administered at different suprathreshold intensities in able-bodied individuals
J Neurophysiol . 2022 Dec 7. doi: 10.1152/jn.00268.2022. Online ahead of print.
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PUBLICATION: 
Manuscript
Francesco Boato, Xiaofei Guan, Yanjie Zhu, Youngjae Ryu, Mariel Voutounou, Christopher Rynne, Chase R. Freschlin, Paul Zumbo, Doron Betel, Katie Matho, Sergey N. Makarov, Zhuhao Wu, Young-Jin Son, Aapo Nummenmaa, Josh Z. Huang, Dylan J. Edwards, Jian Zhong
Genetic or transcranial magnetic stimulation of B-RAF–MEK signaling promotes CST axon sprouting and functional regeneration
BioRxiv. 2022 June 3. doi:10.1101/2022.06.01.494346
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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