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Email

wei.zhang@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Neuroscience
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Houston, Texas US

Education

Postdoctoral Training at Peking University

12/2022 - Beijing, China

Chemical Biology

Postdoctoral Training at ÔÚÏߺÚÁÏÃÅ

07/2025 - Houston, United States

Neuroscience

PhD from Autonomous University of Madrid; Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council

11/2019 - Madrid, Spain

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Molecular Bioscience

Professional Statement

I am interested in elucidating the regulatory mechanisms of the axon initial segment under both physiological and pathological conditions by integrating approaches from cellular and molecular neuroscience with chemical biology methodologies.
I am a research assistant professor in Matthew Neil Rasband' laboratory, and perform all of my research in collaboration with Dr. Rasband.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Zhang, W#., Palfini, V. L#., Wu, Y., Ding, X., Melton, A. J., Gao, Y., Ogawa, Y., & Rasband, M. N. "." Sci Adv. 2025; Pubmed PMID:
• Zhang, W., Ciorraga, M., Mendez, P., Retana, D., Boumedine-Guignon, N., Achón, B., Russier, M., Debanne, D., & Garrido, J. J. "." Mol Neurobiol. 2021; Pubmed PMID:
• Zhang, W., Fu, Y., Peng, L., Ogawa, Y., Ding, X., Rasband, A., Zhou, X., Shelly, M., Rasband, M. N*., & Zou, P* "." Nat Commun. 2023; Pubmed PMID:
• Zhang, W., Bonadiman, A., Ciorraga, M., Benitez, M. J., & Garrido, J. J. "." Front Cell Neurosci. 2019; Pubmed PMID: