Research
Research Projects
1. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
o Project Title: Presynaptic Specialization and Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter/Neuromodulator Release
o Grant No.: 2021ZD0202501
o Funding: ¥10.24 million
o Duration: Dec. 2021 – Dec. 2026 (Ongoing)
o Role: Participant
o Program: "Brain Science and Brain-Like Intelligence" Major Project, STI 2030
2. Shenzhen Medical Research Foundation
o Project Title: Neural Activity Signatures of Epileptogenic Zones in Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) and Their 3D Pathological Structural Basis
o Grant No.: B24020241007007
o Funding: ¥2.9 million
o Duration: Jan. 2025 – Dec. 2027 (Ongoing)
o Role: PI (Principal Investigator)
o Program: Frontier Exploration Program
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
o Project Title: Shared Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying the Pathogenesis of Major Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Therapeutic Interventions
o Grant No.: U20A6005
o Funding: ¥15.795 million
o Duration: Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2024 (Completed)
o Role: Participant
o Program: Regional Innovation & Development Joint Fund (Integrated Project)
4. Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission
o Project Title: Large-scale Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy Imaging System for Biological Specimens
o Grant No.: 202100105
o Funding: ¥24 million
o Duration: Oct. 2019 – Mar. 2023 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: Key Technology and Equipment R&D for Major Scientific Infrastructure
5. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
o Project Title: Development of an Intelligent High-Precision In Vivo Synaptic Quantal Signal Detector
o Funding: ¥3 million
o Duration: Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2020 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project
6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
o Project Title: Dynamics of Synaptic Vesicle Recycling at the Calyx of Held Synapse
o Grant No.: 3187103
o Funding: ¥590,000
o Duration: Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2022 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: General Program
7. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
o Project Title: Development of a High-Precision In Vivo Synaptic Vesicle Signal Synchronization Detector
o Grant No.: 31527802
o Funding: ¥6.036 million
o Duration: Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2020 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: Major Research Instrumentation Development Program
8. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
o Project Title: Development and Application of Optogenetics and Related Technologies
o Grant No.: SS2015AA020512
o Funding: ¥675,200
o Duration: Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2017 (Completed)
o Role: Participant
o Program: 863 Program (National High-tech R&D)
9. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
o Project Title: Functional Mechanisms of Forgetting
o Grant No.: 2013CB835100
o Funding: ¥3.0667 million
o Duration: Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2016 (Completed)
o Role: Participant
o Program: 973 Program (National Basic Research Program)
10. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
o Project Title: Mechanisms Underlying the Role of Active Zone Proteins in Calcium Channel-Synaptic Vesicle Coupling
o Grant No.: 30825012
o Funding: ¥2 million
o Duration: Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2012 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
11. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
o Project Title: Kinetic Mechanisms of Asynchronous Vesicle Release at the Calyx Synapse
o Grant No.: 30970943
o Funding: ¥280,000
o Duration: Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2012 (Completed)
o Role: PI
o Program: General Program