CV Science

Dongdong Li PhD in Biomedical Engineering

Course and current status

2010 -               Researcher@Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research/L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France), Paris

2005 - 2010      Post-doc, Neurophysiology and new microscopies laboratory, INSERM, Université Paris Descartes, Paris

2000 - 2005      PhD Biomedical engineering, Huazhong univ sci&tech, Wuhan

1993 - 1997      B.E. Electrical automation, Inst. tech, Tianjin

Scientific summary

Neuron/glia signaling in health and disease

The mammalian brain consists of comparable number of neurons and glial cells. My study is to understand how neurons and glial cells co-operate to regulate the function and health of the brain. I study the signaling mechanism in neuron and glial cells, ranging from second messenger dynamics (e.g., Ca2+, cAMP), transmitter release, to vesicle/receptor trafficking. Not only will it provide integrative knowledge on neurophysiology, but also help to identify dysregulations in neuron/glia actions in neurological diseases. A multidisciplinary approach is employed, including optical imaging, genetic engineering, pharmaco-/optogenetics, and electrophysiology.

Publication list can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-4771