Zhen Yan, Ph.D.

Biographical Information:

Education:

1986 - 1990:               Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
                        B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering

1990 - 1993:               Southeast University, Nanjing, China
                        M.E. Computer Engineering 

1994 - 1997:               University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
                        Ph.D. Neurobiology 

Academic Appointments:

2008 - present:             Professor

                                    State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics

2004 - 2008:                Associate Professor (tenured)

                                    State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics

2000 - 2004:               Assistant Professor 

                                   State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics

1997 - 2000:               Postdoctoral Associate 

                                   The Rockefeller University, Research Supervisor: Dr. Paul Greengard (2000 Nobel Laureate) 

Grants:

Active:

2004 - 2013:              National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, R01-MH084233,

                                   “Functions of Dopamine D₄ Receptors in Prefrontal Cortex”

2010-2012:                 National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, NIH, R21-NS069929,

                                    “Aberrant GABA_AR Trafficking and Synaptic Inhibition in Huntington's Disease”

2010-2014:                 National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, R01-MH085774,

                                    “Synaptic Changes by Stress in Prefrontal Cortex”

Completed:

2003 - 2008:               National Institute of Aging, NIH, R01-AG021923,

                                    “The Role of Cholinergic Functions in Alzheimer’s Disease”

2005 - 2008:               American Heart Association

                                    “A New Protective Mechanism for Stoke: Calpain Regulation of Glutamate Receptor Functions”

2001 - 2006:               National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, R01- MH063128,

                                    “Neuromodulator Actions in Prefrontal Cortical Neurons”

2001 - 2005:               National Science Foundation, IBN-0117026,

                                    “Modulation of Ion Channels by Kinase/Phosphatase Signaling Complexes in CNS Neurons”

2001 - 2004:               Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

                                    “Testing of Compounds for Identification of Novel Antidepressants”

Awards and Services:

2010-                    Editorial Board Member, J. Biol. Chem.

2009-                    Regular Member, NTRC (Neurotransporters, Receptors, and Calcium Signaling) Study Section, National Institutes of Health

2006:                    The George W. Thorn Young Investigator Award

2004 - 2006:          National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Independent Investigator Award

2002:                    Young Investigator Achievement Award (SUNY-Buffalo Exceptional Scholar Program)

2002 - present:      Top 100 Federal Grantee (SUNY-Buffalo)

1999 - 2001:          NARSAD Young Investigator Award 

1998:                     National Parkinson Foundation Menek Goldstein Research Scholar Award