| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Song |
First name: | Weihong |
| Address: | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia
2255 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V6T 1Z3 |
Fax: | (604) 822-7756 |
| BC academic affiliation: | University of British Columbia |
| Department: | Psychiatry |
| E-mail address: |
weihong@exchange.ubc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus |
| Web Page: |
http://www.neuroscience.ubc.ca/song.htm
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MSFHR Research Unit(s): |
Centre for Complex Disorders
FIND: Fundamental Innovation in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
01/03/2010
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Postdoctorate |
Neurology |
1999 |
Harvard Medical School |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
Medical Neurobiology |
1996 |
Indiana University |
| Master's |
Psychobiology/Neuroscience |
1993 |
Purdue University |
| Chief Psychiatrist |
Psychiatry |
1988 |
West China University of Medical Sciences |
| Chief Resident Doctor in Psychiatry |
Psychiatry |
1986 |
West China University of Medical Sciences |
| Master's |
Psychiatry |
1986 |
West China University of Medical Sciences |
| Doctor (Medical) |
Medicine |
1983 |
Chongqing Medical University |
| Last update: |
13/09/2007
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Health sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Molecular Biology
Neurosciences |
| Research disciplines: |
Molecular Biology
Neurosciences |
| Research topics: |
Alzheimer's Disease (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Dementia (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Learning and Memory (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Neurological Diseases (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction) |
| Fields of application: |
Biomedical Aspects of Human Health
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases |
| Last update: |
01/03/2010
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
| Technological applications: |
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| Last update: |
01/03/2010
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
Alzheimer's Disease, Molecular Biology, APP, BACE, Presenilins, Notch Signaling, Aging, Transcription Regulation, Schizophrenia, Neuropsychiatric Disorder |
| Research interests: |
My lab focuses on Alzheimer's disease and psychiatric disorders. We apply multidisciplinary approach to study the underlying molecular and cellular mechanism of the disease pathogenesis and idendify novel targets for drug development. |
| Last update: |
01/03/2010
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
| Year |
Volume |
Number |
Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Wang, et al |
| "Upregulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene expression in stroke" |
| 2009 |
40 |
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pp. 973-976 |
Stroke |
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| Qing, et al |
| "Valproic acid inhibits Abeta production, neuritic plaque formation and behavioral deficits in Alzheimer's Disease mouse models" |
| 2008 |
205 |
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pp. 2781-2789 |
Journal of Experimental Medicine |
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| Sun, et al |
| "Hypoxia facilitates Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis by upregulating BACE1 gene expression" |
| 2006 |
103 |
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pp. 18727-18732 |
PNAS |
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| Last update: |
25/06/2009
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
Chinese/Mandarin, English |
| Read: |
Chinese/Mandarin, English |
| Write: |
Chinese/Mandarin, English |
| Speak: |
Chinese/Mandarin, English |
| Last update: |
01/03/2010
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