Peng Cao
Institute of Biophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
1996-2000   Peking UniversityB.Sc 2000-2005   Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Ph.D. 2005-2008   Baylor College of MedicinePostdoctoral Associate 2008-2012   Stanford University/HHMIResearch Associate 2012-current  Institute of Biophysics, CASPrinciple Investigator 1996-2000   Peking UniversityB.Sc 2000-2005   Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Ph.D. 2005-2008   Baylor College of MedicinePostdoctoral Associate 2008-2012   Stanford University/HHMIResearch Associate 2012-current  Institute of Biophysics, CASPrinciple Investigator
Research Interest
we are studying two major classes of brain disease: neurodegenerative disorders and neuropsychiatric disorders, using methods including molecular genetics, electrophysiology, live-cell imaging, behavioral analysis, neural stem cell biology, deep sequencing and drug virtual screening.
Publications
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Congping Shang, Zhihui Liu, Zijun Chen, Yingchao Shi, Qian Wang, Su Liu, Dapeng Li, and Peng Cao*, A parvalbumin-positive visual pathway to trigger fear responses in mice. Science 348(6242):1472-77(2015) (* Correspondence)