研究方向：

长期从事神经退行性疾病，特别是阿尔茨海默氏症中神经元凋亡及淀粉样沉积的代谢途径的研究工作。

1.神经退行性疾病中的细胞死亡机制研究

2.老年性痴呆症中的淀粉样蛋白毒性和代谢，神经元极性和生物标记物研究

3.老年痴呆症中轴突退行性病变的机制

代表性科研论文：

1. Sun Z, Wang B, Chen C, Li C, Zhang Y*. 5-HT6R mull mutation induces synaptic and cognitive defects. 2021, Aging Cell. 20: e13369.

2. Hu L, Wang B, Zhang Y*. Serotonin 5-HT6 receptors affect cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by regulating cilia function. 2017, Alzheimer’s Res Thera. 9: 76.

3. Finci L, Zhang J, Sun X, Smock RG, Meijers R, Xiao J, Zhang Y*, Wang J-H*. Structure of unliganded membrane-proximal domains FN4-FN5-FN6 of DCC. 2017, Protein Cell. 8: 701-705.

4. Liu Y, Bhowmick T, Liu Y, Gao X, Mertens HDT, Svergun DI, Xiao J*, Zhang Y*, Wang J-H*, Meijers R*. Structural basis for Draxin-modulated axon guidance and fasciculation by Netrin-1 through DCC. 2018, Neuron. 97: 1-7.