Title: Exploring Neural Regulation Mechanisms via Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology
Time: June 27, 2025 (Friday), 9:00-10:00 AM
Venue: Smart Classroom 404, Zhizhen Building, Ningbo University Health Science Center
Speaker Profile: Jie Wang
Jie Wang is currently a Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor at Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. He holds a joint Ph.D. from Lanzhou University and Yale University, completed postdoctoral research at Yale University, and serves as a Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). He is a Minjiang Scholar, Honorary Research Fellow at the Hong Kekit Pain Research Institute (Chinese University of Hong Kong), and a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
His academic roles include: Youth Editorial Board Member of Neuroscience Bulletin (IF: 5.2);Deputy Director of the Youth Committee, Anesthesia and Brain Function Branch, Chinese Society for Neuroscience;Deputy Director, Neuroscience and Technology Branch, Chinese Society for Neuroscience;Standing Committee Member, Medical Imaging and Equipment Professional Committee, China Graphics Society;Committee Member, Addiction and Brain Science Branch, Chinese Association on Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
He has secured over 10 research grants, including 5 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the National Key R&D Program of the National Health Commission. His research focuses on integrating small-animal MRI with viral tracing techniques to develop novel genetically encoded biological MRI technologies for studies in anesthesia and sleep. Over the past five years, he has published 23 papers as corresponding author in journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigations, Molecular Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, British Journal of Anaesthesia, and Theranostics (2 papers), with over 100 high-level publications in total. He has also applied for 16 national invention patents (8 authorized) and 9 software copyrights.
