CV
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology, California Institute of Technology, Expected in 2026
- Master of Philosophy in Psychology and Education, University of Cambridge, 2019
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
- Bachelor of Engineering in Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2018
Research experiences
- Mice in Manhattan: Efficient Exploration and Automated Theory Testing in a Rapidly Reconfigurable Maze
- Dec. 2021 - Present
- Supervisor: Markus Meister, Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences, Caltech
- Mesolimbic Dopamine Signaling and Cognitive Flexibility
- Sep. 2019 - Feb. 2020
- Supervisor: Trevor Robbins, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
- High Fat Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease-related Pathology
- Oct. 2016 - May 2018
- Supervisor: Chris Schaffer, Associate Professor of Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
- Ex vivo Imaging of Drosophila Olfactory System Development
- May - Aug. 2017
- Supervisor: Liqun Luo, Professor of Biology, Investigator of Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University
- Functions of CXCL12 during Recovery from Ischemic Strokes in Mice
- Jan. - Oct. 2015
- Supervisor: Yongting Wang, Professor of Med-X Neuroscience and Engineering Centre, SJTU
Publications
Jiang, L., Li, W., Mamtilahun, M., Song, Y., Ma, Y., Qu, M., Lu, Y., He, X., **Zheng, J.** . . . Wang, Y. (2017). Optogenetic Inhibition of Striatal GABAergic Neuronal Activity Improves Outcomes After Ischemic Brain Injury. Stroke, 48(12), 3375-3383.
Bracko, O., Cruz, J., K. Vinarcsik, L., Ali, M., Swallow, M., **Zheng, J.**, … Schaffer, C. (2018). High Fat Diet Exacerbates Capillary Stalling in Alzheimer's Disease-related Pathology in the APP/PS1 Mice Model. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 14, P749–P750.
Bracko, O., Cruz, J., N. Njiru, B., Swallow, M., **Zheng, J.**, Ali, M., … Schaffer, C. (2018). Stalled Blood Flow in Brain Capillaries Is Responsible for Reduced Cortical Perfusion and Impacts Cognitive Function in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 14, P651–P652.
**Zheng, J.**, Turan, Z., Pollak, D., and Meister, M. (In Prep). Life without Cortex
**Zheng, J.** and Meister, M. (2024). The Unbearable Slowness of Being
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