UCSF Neuroscience PhD student
Thalamus
Parkinson's Disease
Traumatic Brain Injury
Hello! I'm Isaac, a second-year Neuroscience PhD student at the University of California, San Francisco.
I grew up in Hong Kong and received my Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). During my undergraduate studies, I worked under Professor Savio Chan at Northwestern University and characterized different GPe neuron subtypes and survey their electrophysiological properties, projection patterns and behavior roles. I am now in the laboratory of Professor Jeanne Paz at the Gladstone Institute and I study how circuit dysfunctions in the thalamus contribute to motor deficits in a variety of disease contexts such as traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's Disease.
Cui, Q.*, Cherian, S.*, Pamukcu, A.*,Chang, I. Y. M.*, Berceau, B., Xenias, H., . . . Chan, C. S. (2021). Dissociable Roles of Pallidal Neuron Subtypes in Regulating Motor Patterns. Journal of Neuroscience 17 March 2021, JN-RM-2210-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2210-20.2021
Cui, Q., Du, X., Chang, I. Y. M., Pamukcu, A., Lilascharoen, V., Berceau, B. L., . . . Chan, C. S. (2020). Striatal Direct Pathway Targets Npas1+ Pallidal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 17 March 2021, JN-RM-2306-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2306-20.2021
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