Introduction

Dr. Zongqin Xiang obtained his PhD degree at Jinan University. He focused on in vivo reprogramming astrocytes into functional neurons in the mouse cortex. He performed two photon live imaging to investigate the process of astrocyte to neuron conversion and the neuronal circuit integration. He has published first-authored papers including Neuropharmacology and Neural Regeneration Research. His studies were supported by National Natural Science Founding of China.

Selected recent publications

（1）     Zongqin Xiang, Liang Xu, Minhui Liu, Qingsong Wang, Wen Li, Wenliang Lei, Gong Chen, Lineage tracing of direct astrocyte-to-neuron conversion in the mouse cortex, Neural Regeneration Research, 2021 April, 16(4).

（2）     Zongqin Xiang, Yiqin Bao, Jia Zhang, Chao Liu, Di Xu, Feng Liu, Hui Chen, Liumin He, Seeram Ramakrishna, Zaijun Zhang, Noga Vardi, Ying Xu*, Inhibition of non-NMDA ionotropic glutamate receptors delays the retinal degeneration in rd10 mouse, Neuropharmacology, 2018,139:137-149.

（3）     Luo X, Yu Y, Xiang Z, Wu H, Xu Y*. Tetramethylpyrazine nitrone protects retinal ganglion cells against N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced excitotoxicity. Journal of Neurochemistry. 2017 May,141(3):373-386.

（4）     Feng Liu, Jia Zhang, Zongqin Xiang, Di Xu, Kwok-Fai So, Noga Vardi, Ying Xu*. Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides Protect Retina in rd1 Mice During Photoreceptor Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 Jan 1, 59(1): 597-611.