Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
696 Biomedical Research Tower
460 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-293-2672
wenjing.sun@osumc.edu
Research Focus
My research interest is focused on dissecting the cellular and molecular mechanism underlying myelin formation and neural plasticity in health and disease.
Approaches
Main techniques in the lab include genetics, experimental models of CNS trauma and demyelination, tract tracing, in vivo and ex vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, calcium imaging, glutamate uncaging and behavioral tests.
Education
PhD: Basic Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Purdue University, IN (USA)
Postdoc: Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA (USA)
Postdoc: University of Bonn Medical School, Bonn (Germany)