Peng Cao
Professor
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 Investigat
Research Interest
In this laboratory, 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. We are warmly inviting talented students and scholars with different background to join us!
Publications
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Peng Cao, Anton Maximov, and Thomas Südhof*, Activity-dependent IGF1 exocytosis is controlled by the Ca2+-sensor synaptotagmin 10. Cell 145(2) 300–11 (2011).
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Peng Cao*, Xiaofei Yang, and Thomas Südhof*, Complexin Activates Exocytosis of Distinct Secretory Vesicles Controlled by Different Synaptotagmins. The Journal of Neuroscience 33(4): 1714-27(2013) (* Correspondence)
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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)
