1995.9-1999.7 山东大学生物化学专业本科生 

2003.9-2008.7 Ph.D.，Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

2008.8-2015.7 Postdoctoral fellow，Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2015 The W. Barry Wood Jr. Research Award, Johns Hopkins Young Investigators’ Award 

2006 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

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2. Zhou R, Li J, Chen Z, Wang R, Shen Y, Zhang R, Zhou F*, Zhang Y*. (2023). Pathological hemodynamic changes and leukocyte transmigration disrupt the blood–spinal cord barrier after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1):118. (Research article)

3. Ma H, Li JF, Qiao X, Zhang Y, Hou XJ, Chang HX, Chen HL, Zhang Y*, Li YF*. (2024). Sigma-1 receptor activation mediates the sustained antidepressant effect of ketamine in mice via increasing BDNF levels. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 45(4):704-713. (Research article)

4. Ma H, Li CY, Wang JP, Zhang XC, Li MY, Zhang R, Huang Z, Zhang Y*. (2021). Amygdala-hippocampal innervation modulates stress-induced depressive-like behaviors through AMPA receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A. 118(6): e2019409118. (Research article)

5. Chen J#, Zhang XC#, Li LP#, Ma XQ, Yang CX, Liu ZD, Li CY, Fernandez-Cabezudo M, al-Ramadi BK, Wu C, Huang WS, Zhang Y*, Zhang YH*, Liu WL*. (2021). Farnesyl pyrophosphate is a new danger signal inducing acute cell death. PLOS Biology. 19(4): e3001134. (Research article)

6. Liu Z#, Ma H#, Long S, Zhang Y*. (2022). Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5: a Potential Molecular Switch and Beyond. Biological Psychiatry. 92:98-99. (Invited Commentary)