Associate Professor
Primary Department
Pharmacology & Physiology
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests
Research focuses on using in vivo Ca2+ imaging techniques, mouse genetics and optogenetics to characterize malfunction of the neural circuit in mouse models of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to explore the possibility of intervention and rescue.
Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Optogenetics, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2, Brain
Research Level
T0 / T1: Basic Science Discovery and Initial Translation to Humans
Research Method(s)
- In vivo Ca2+ imaging techniques
- Mouse genetics
- Optogenetics
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