Department:Department of human Anatomy
Research direction:The neural circuit mechanism and treatment of cognitive dysfunction; The neural mechanism of the interaction between perception and emotion
Academic Work Experience
January 2025 - Present, Lecturer, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
July 2021 - July 2024, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
July 2017 - June 2021, Ph.D. Student, Sun Yat-sen University
Courses Taught
Systematic Anatomy
Academic Achievements
Fang S, Luo Z, Wei Z, Qin Y, Zheng J, Zhang H, Jin J, Li J, Miao C, Yang S, Li Y, Liang Z, Yu XD, Zhang XM, Xiong W, Zhu H, Gan WB, Huang L*, Li B*. Sexually dimorphic control of affective state processing and empathic behaviors. Neuron. 2024
Zheng J, Zhang XM, Tang W, Li Y, Wang P, Jin J, Luo Z, Fang S, Yang S, Wei Z, Song K, Huang Z, Wang Z, Zhu Z, Shi N, Yuan L, Shen H, Huang L*, Li B*. An insular cortical circuit required for itch sensation and aversion. Current Biology. 2024
Fang S, Qin Y, Yang S, Zhang H, Zheng J, Wen S, Li W, Liang Z, Zhang X, Li B*, Huang L*. Differences in the neural basis and transcriptomic patterns in acute and persistent pain-related anxiety-like behaviors. Front Mol Neurosci. 2023
Yang S#, Zhang S#, Tang W, Fang S, Zhang H, Zheng J, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Huang L*, Li B*. Enriched Environment Prevents Surgery-Induced Persistent Neural Inhibition and Cognitive Dysfunction. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021
Zhan Z, Wu Y, Liu Z, Quan Y, Li D, Huang Y, Yang S, Wu K, Huang L, Yu M*. Reduced Dendritic Spines in the Visual Cortex Contralateral to the Optic Nerve Crush Eye in Adult Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020
Yang S#, Huang J, Liu P, Li J, Zhao S*. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) nuclear translocation mediated caspase-independent mechanism involves in X-ray-induced MCF-7 cell death. Int J Radiat Biol. 2017
Sun H, Yang S, Li J, Zhang Y, Gao D, Zhao S*. Caspase-independent cell death mediated by apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) nuclear translocation is involved in ionizing radiation induced HepG2 cell death. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016
Scientific Research Projects
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, 2022A1515110277, December 2022 - September 2025, Presiding over
Textbooks and Monographs
Experimental Design and Techniques in Modern Neuroscience - From Molecules to Behaviors, Editorial Board Member
Academic Appointments
Council Member of the Medical Humanities Branch of the Bethune Spirit Research Association
Member of the Society for Neuroscience (USA)
Member of the Chinese Neuroscience Society