Xin Yu
Main Focus
One research direction is to study the underlying mechanism of neurovascular coupling by identifying the signaling molecules propagating from neuron to glia, and to vessel. The other is to identify the core switch underlying the brain arousal and coma states by combining genetic tools with optical imaging and high field fMRI. The goal is to identify candidate molecules from critical brain nuclei, which can contribute to switch brain states. We are expected to translate the knowledge acquired from animal models to novel therapeutic treatment of coma patients.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2007 Ph.D. of Biophysics, Neuroscience, and Physiology, School of Medicine, New York University, USA
2002 Master of Science, Department of Biology, Seton Hall University, USA
2000 Bachelor of Science, Wuhan University, China
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014-present Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany
2008-2013 Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Bethesda, USA
2007-2008 Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, NINDS, Bethesda, USA
2002-2007 Research Assistant, Skirball Institute, New York University, New York, USA
2000-2002 Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA
1998-2000 Research Assistant, Chitin Research Center, Wuhan University, China
GRANT-FELLOWSHIP
2010-2012 NINDS Competitive Fellowship (equivalent to extramural NRSA): Using MRI to analyze lesion-induced neuroplasticity in rats
INVITED TALKS
2013 Symposium on High-Field NMR Animal Imaging, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany
2012 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
2012 Symposium on Brainnetome Meets Genome, University of Queensland, Queensland Brain Institute/Center for Advanced Imaging, Brisbane, Australia,
2011 Peking University, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, China
2011 New York University, School of Medicine, Center for Biomedical Imaging, New York, USA
2011 Biomedical Imaging Research Seminar, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA
2010 Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China 2010
2009 Educational Courses of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM): MRI/MRS of mice. Honolulu, USA
2008 Gordon Research Conference (Auditory system). New London, USA
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013 Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (ISMRM), Salt Lake City, USA
2012 Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (ISMRM), Melbourne, Australia
2012 Invited Moderator of the Sunshine Educational Course of ISMRM, Melbourne, Australia
2011 Junior Fellow of the ISMRM
2007 Second Place Poster Award of ISMRM, Berlin, Germany
2007 Banner Bearer of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of NYU, USA
2007 Presidents Service Award (NYU), USA
2005 Philipson Speaker Award (Skirball Institute Annual Retreat), USA