09/2000-09/2004:B.S. in Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

09/2004-12/2005:Graduate student with Dr. Minmin Luo, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

12/2005-06/2009:Ph.D. in Neurobiology with Dr. Minmin Luo, National Institute of Biology Sciences, Beijing & Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

06/2009-Present:Postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Yuh Nung Jan, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Physiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

 报告内容简介：

     Touch sensation is essential for behaviors ranging from environmental exploration to social interaction, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Here we found that class III dendritic arborization (da) neurons of Drosophila larvae are touch sensitive and contribute to gentle touch sensation. We further identify NOMPC (no mechanoreceptor potential C), as a pore-forming subunit of a mechanotransduction channel for gentle touch.