Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsLei Song, MD, PhD
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Differential outcomes of high‐fat diet on age‐related rescaling of cochlear frequency place coding
Zhang Y, Lin G, Xue N, Wang Y, Du T, Liu H, Xiong W, Shang W, Wu H, Song L. Differential outcomes of high‐fat diet on age‐related rescaling of cochlear frequency place coding. The FASEB Journal 2023, 37: e23167. PMID: 37651093, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300457rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrestin derived OHC surface area reduction underlies age‐related rescaling of frequency place coding
Zhang Y, Lin G, Wang Y, Xue N, Lin X, Du T, Xiong W, Song L. Prestin derived OHC surface area reduction underlies age‐related rescaling of frequency place coding. Hearing Research 2021, 423: 108406. PMID: 34933788, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2026
Human PSC-derived sinoatrial node-cardiac plexus assembloids model innervation-associated maturation of pacemaker systems
Zhang T, Fan L, Yao F, Li G, Lin G, Yang Y, Qian F, Liu C, Tang Q, Wang W, Xu C, Xu X, Chang Y, Yang W, Gong J, Wang Y, Huang S, Guan R, Lin L, Jing Q, Yang Z, Pan T, Cheng X, Song L, Du M, Luo Z, Zeng A. Human PSC-derived sinoatrial node-cardiac plexus assembloids model innervation-associated maturation of pacemaker systems. Cell Stem Cell 2026, 33: 945-963.e11. PMID: 42143017, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2026.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCochlear nucleus spatial transcriptomes of normal and hearing loss mice reveal a critical role of Spp1 in bushy cells
Liu H, Liao S, Li X, Song L, Poo M, Zhao J, Zhou W, Cai R, Wang M, Ma X, Lin S, Zhao X, Zhu N, Zhang Y, Mei J, Song L, Zhao L, Liu S, Chen Y, Wu H. Cochlear nucleus spatial transcriptomes of normal and hearing loss mice reveal a critical role of Spp1 in bushy cells. Cell Research 2026, 36: 531-550. PMID: 41936701, PMCID: PMC13287771, DOI: 10.1038/s41422-026-01246-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
A multi-channel integrated auditory function test system
Xiao S, Zheng Y, Lin G, Liu J, Xiong W, Song L, Chen F. A multi-channel integrated auditory function test system. Neuroscience 2025, 585: 381-393. PMID: 40912356, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSHANK2 establishes auditory hair bundle architecture essential for mammalian hearing
Choi H, Park H, Min H, Kim K, Kim S, Li J, Liu C, Ko H, Lee M, Song L, Zhao B, Bok J. SHANK2 establishes auditory hair bundle architecture essential for mammalian hearing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2426646122. PMID: 40627398, PMCID: PMC12280949, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2426646122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCasz1 is required for both inner hair cell fate stabilization and outer hair cell survival
Sun Y, Ren M, Zhang Y, Li S, Luo Z, Sun S, He S, Wang G, Zhang D, Mansour S, Song L, Liu Z. Casz1 is required for both inner hair cell fate stabilization and outer hair cell survival. Science 2025, 388: eado4930. PMID: 39883789, DOI: 10.1126/science.ado4930.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
The p. S178L mutation in Tbc1d24 disrupts endosome‐mediated synaptic vesicle trafficking of cochlear hair cells and leads to hearing impairment in mice
Chen P, Hou S, Li G, Lin Y, Lu J, Song L, Li G, Pang X, Wu H, Yang T. The p. S178L mutation in Tbc1d24 disrupts endosome‐mediated synaptic vesicle trafficking of cochlear hair cells and leads to hearing impairment in mice. Clinical Genetics 2024, 107: 67-77. PMID: 39400345, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDMXL2 Is Required for Endocytosis and Recycling of Synaptic Vesicles in Auditory Hair Cells
Peng H, Wang L, Gao Y, Liu H, Lin G, Kong Y, Xu P, Liu H, Yuan Q, Liu H, Song L, Yang T, Wu H. DMXL2 Is Required for Endocytosis and Recycling of Synaptic Vesicles in Auditory Hair Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1405232024. PMID: 39147590, PMCID: PMC11411588, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1405-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-throughput characterization of functional variants highlights heterogeneity and polygenicity underlying lung cancer susceptibility
Long E, Patel H, Golden A, Antony M, Yin J, Funderburk K, Feng J, Song L, Hoskins J, Amundadottir L, Hung R, Amos C, Shi J, Rothman N, Lan Q, Consortium I, Choi J. High-throughput characterization of functional variants highlights heterogeneity and polygenicity underlying lung cancer susceptibility. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 111: 1405-1419. PMID: 38906146, PMCID: PMC11267514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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