Qiancheng Zhao, PhD

The crosstalk between the nervous and immune systems is essential for maintaining our homeostatic functions. Yet how diverse immune cues are represented in the nervous system remains elusive. This project will use state-... Read More

Sensory neuropathy is a degenerative disease that affects primary afferent neurons emanating from dorsal root ganglia and is associated with pain and the eventual loss of sensation. This project will build mouse and indu... Read More

Neural control of cardiac function is essential for survival, yet the physiological roles of heart neural circuits remain poorly understood.  My proposed research program takes a multidisciplinary approach combining sys... Read More

The majority of the world’s population remains at risk of deadly mosquito-borne diseases that kill over half a million people annually. To understand how mosquitoes locate hosts and identify new intervention points ... Read More

Malignancies arising from the neural crest or central nervous system are often aggressive and immunologically “cold”, leading to high mortality rates. Enhanced MYCN activity is known to contribute to these tumors and... Read More

“Environmental illumination synchronizes the circadian clock with the day/night cycle, setting normal patterns of gene expression and physiology throughout the body. Dysregulation of the clock is linked to disorders t... Read More