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Personal Profile
Zijing Chen， Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University
Biography
Dr. Zijing Chen is currently an assistant professor in College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University. He received his B.S. degree in biological sciences from Peking University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2010. He subsequently went abroad to do postdoc with Dr. Craig Montell, first at Johns Hopkins University and then University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was promoted to associate specialist at UCSB in 2015, and joined Zhejiang Normal University as an assistant professor in January of 2024.
Research
Dr. Zijing Chen and his team are interested in understanding how animals process sensory information. We are exploring the underlying molecular and cellular machineries for sensory processing, as well as the mechanisms for sensory stimuli to modulate animal behaviors. In particular, we aim at uncovering novel functions and regulation of ion channels and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR), two important classes of proteins in sensory signaling and being promising drug targets. To achieve our aims, we use both fruit fly and mouse as our model animals and combine a variety of research techniques, such as molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, and electrophysiology.
Publications
Jieyan Chen, Junjie Luo, Adishthi S. Gurav, Zijing Chen, Yijin Wang, and Craig Montell (2021) A DREaMR system to simplify combining mutations with rescue transgenes in Aedes aegypti. Genetics 219 (3), iyab146.
Zijing Chen, Maggie Kerwin, Orlaith Keenan, and Craig Montell (2021) Conserved modules required for Drosophila TRP function in vivo. The Journal of Neuroscience 41 (27), 5822-5832.
Weidi Chen, Zeyu Shen, Sabrina Asteriti, Zijing Chen, Fei Ye, Ziling Sun, Jun Wan, Craig Montell, Roger C. Hardie, Wei Liu, and Mingjie Zhang (2021) Calmodulin binds to Drosophila TRP with an unexpected mode. Structure 29, 1-15
Zijing Chen and Craig Montell (2020) A family of auxiliary subunits of the TRP cation channel encoded by the complex INAF locus. Genetics 215 (3), 713-728.
Che-Hsiung Liu, Zijing Chen, Megan K Oliva, Junjie Luo, Simon Collier, Craig Montell, and Roger C Hardie (2020) Rapid release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum mediated by Na+/Ca2+ exchange. The Journal of Neuroscience 40 (16), 3152-3164.
Zijing Chen, Hsiang-Chin Chen, and Craig Montell (2015) TRP and Rhodopsin Transport depends on Dual XPORT ER Chaperones Encoded by an Operon. Cell Reports 13 (3), 573-584. (Cover article)
Zijing Chen and Zuoren Wang (2012) Functional study of hyperpolarization activated channel (Ih) in Drosophila behavior. Science China Life Sciences 55 (1), 2-7.
Zijing Chen, Qingxiu Wang, and Zuoren Wang (2010) The Amiloride-sensitive Epithelial Na+ Channel PPK28 is Essential for Drosophila Gustatory Water Reception. The Journal of Neuroscience 30 (18), 6247-6252.
Education
2004-2010 Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ph. D. in Neuroscience (Advisor: Dr. Zuo-ren Wang)
1999-2003 College of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
Research Experience
Jan.2024- Zhejiang Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Assistant Professor
Mar. 2015-Nov.2023 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Associate Specialist (Advisor: Dr. Craig Montell)
May 2013-Feb. 2015 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Dr. Craig Montell)
Oct. 2010-Apr. 2013 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Dr. Craig Montell)
2004-2010 Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Graduate Student (Advisor: Dr. Zuo-ren Wang)
2001-2004 State Key Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering,
College of Life Sciences Peking University, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Advisor: Professor Zhong-ping Lin);
Topic: Molecular cloning and sequence analyses of BcWrky1 and BcWrky2.