Email: yjfudan@fudan.edu.cn
Research Direction: Gene Therapy Development for CNS disorder
Education: 
PhD, Neurobiology, Fudan University (2013).
Bachelor, Biology Science, ECNU (2008)
Work Experience: 
2025-07 Joined Fudan Shangsi Neuroscience Center of Fudan University.
2024-2025, Senior Scientist & Product Director, GenAns Biotech, Beijing.
2021-2023, Senior R&D Director , UgeneX, Shanghai.
2014-2021, Senior Research Associate, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh.
Representative Papers:
- Yu J, Sesack SR, Huang Y, Schlüter OM, Grace AA, Dong Y. (2022) Contingent Amygdala Inputs Trigger Heterosynaptic LTP at Hippocampus-to-Accumbens Synapses. J Neurosci. 2022 Jul 15:JN-RM-0838-22. - https://www.jneurosci.org/content/42/34/6581.long  
- Wei-Yi Chen, Xu Han, Ling-Jie Cui, Chen-Xi Yu, Wen-Long Sheng, Jun Yu, Fei Yuan, Yong-Mei Zhong, Xiong-Li Yang, Shi-Jun Weng (2021) Cell-Subtype-Specific Remodeling of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice. Diabetes. 2021 Feb 11;db200775. - https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/article/70/5/1157/137622/  
- Xia S#, Yu J #, Huang X, Sesack SR, Huang YH, Schlüter OM, Cao JL, Dong Y. (2020) Cortical and Thalamic Interaction with Amygdala-to-Accumbens Synapses.J Neurosci. 2020 Sep 9;40(37):7119-7132 - https://www.jneurosci.org/content/40/37/7119.long  
- Yu J, Ishikawa M, Wang J, Schlüter OM, Sesack SR, Dong Y (2019) Ventral Tegmental Area Projection Regulates Glutamatergic Transmission in Nucleus Accumbens. Sci Rep,2019 Dec 5;9(1):18451 - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55007-y  
- Jun Yu ,Yijin Yan , King-Lun Li , Yao Wang , Yanhua Huang , Nathaniel N Urban , Eric J Nestler , Oliver M schlüter , Yan Dong (2017) Nucleus accumbens feedforward inhibition circuit promotes cocaine self-administration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(41):E8750-E8759 - https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1707822114  
- Yu J, Wang L, Weng SJ, Yang XL, Zhang DQ, Zhong YM (2013) Hyperactivity of ON-type retinal ganglion cells in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PloS One 8:e76049. - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0076049  
- Wang L, Deng QQ, Wu XH, Yu J, Yang XL, Zhong YM (2013) Upregulation of glutamate-aspartate transporter by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor ameliorates cell apoptosis in neural retina in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. CNS NeurosciTher 19:945-953. - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cns.12150