Bing Zhang , PhD

Research

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Areas of expertise

• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
• Cognitive Neuroscience

Research Summary

Dr. Zhang uses the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) as a genetic organism to study the basic as well as the clinical aspects of the brain. At basic levels, he studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which synapses form, develop, and function. The general strategy that he employs is to derive the in vivo role of a gene based on phenotypic analysis of mutant flies. Besides molecular genetics, they also use cell biology, electrophysiology and biochemistry to examine the function of the gene product and its signaling pathways.