Xiao-Juan Zhu
Northeast Normal University, China
Biography
Xiao-Juan Zhu has completed her PhD in Cell Biology from Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China and; Post-doctorate degree from Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA. Her research interest includes “Understanding genetic, molecular and cellular basis of brain development”. She is also interested in how the dendritic spines stabilize mature, and how changes in their activities may lead to rapid remodeling of dendritic spines, as well as the defective regulation in dendritic spines that associated with human neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum. She is using primary culture neuron and genetic modified mice models to study these questions.