Education

1995-1999 B.S., Wuhan University, China

1999-2007 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbanba-Champaign, USA

Academic Experience

2007-2011 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Rochester, USA

2011-2018 Postdoctoral associate, Piali Sengupta Lab, Brandeis University, USA

2018- Assistant Professor, Medical Research Institute, Wuhan University, China

Awards & Honors

Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas) (2018)

Social Service

Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Physiology (2020-)

Teaching: Genomics, Genetic Engineering

Representative Publications

1. Xue W, Chen Y, Lei Z, Wang Y, Liu J, Wen X, Xu F, Chen P, Wu Z, Jin YN, Yu YV* (2024). Calcium level in a sensory neuron determines behavioral valence by engaging distinct neuronal circuits. Nature Communications (in press).

2. Deng Z, Luo J, Ma J, Jin YN*, Yu YV*. (2024) Glutathione metabolism-related gene signature predicts prognosis and treatment response in low-grade glioma. Aging. 30;16

3. Yu YV, Xue W, Chen Y (2022). Multisensory Integration in Caenorhabditis elegans in Comparison to Mammals. Brain Sci 12(10):1368.

4. Takeishi1 A^#, Yu YV^#, Hapiak VM, Bell HW, O’Leary T, Sengupta P* (2016). Receptor-type guanylyl cyclases are thermosensory proteins in C. elegans. Neuron 90:235

5. Yu YV, Bell HW, Glauser DA, Van Hooser SD, Goodman MB, Sengupta P* (2014). CaMKI-dependent regulation of sensory gene expression mediates experience-dependent plasticity in the operating range of a thermosensory neuron. Neuron 84: 919.

6. Wang TA^#, Yu YV^#, Govindaiah G, Ye X, Artinian L, Coleman TP, Sweedler JV, Cox CL, Gillette MU* (2012). Circadian rhythm of redox state regulates excitability in suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons. Science 337:839.