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Tao Peng

Peking University

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Neuroscience· 2 Bioinformatics· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Di DengiD· 2 shared Yi Rong· 2 shared Adam Ma· 1 shared Alexander Glenn Shaw· 1 shared Alexis Klock· 1 shared Anna WaldiD· 1 shared Anton M. Sholukh· 1 shared Bin Zhou· 1 shared

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Astrocytic μ-δ opioid receptor heterodimers mediate the antidepressant effects of ketamine's metabolite

Shuo Yang, Ling Jun Wang, Y Sun, X Y Ma, Yi Rong, Tsz Hei Fong, Tianxiang Li, Di Deng, Xiao-Xue Li, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Yan-Xia Liang, Xianzhang Bu, Tao Peng, HJ Xu, C Wang, , Q Zhou

This paper identifies HNK as a compound that targets astrocytic μ-δ opioid receptor heterodimers to mediate antidepressant effects through Gs signaling and CREB activation.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

BiomniBench: Process-level Evaluation of LLM Agents for Real-world Biomedical Research

Yuanhao Qu, Yingzhou Lu, Xinming Tu, Serena Zhang, Tianwei She, Alexander Glenn Shaw, Jou‐Ho Shih, Bingqing Zhao, Minjie Shen, Haochen Yang, Jielin Yan, Rongchuan Zhang, Xinze Wu, Tingting Li, Bin Zhou, , Kexin Huang

BiomniBench evaluates LLM agents' research processes in biomedical tasks using expert rubrics, revealing performance gaps in method selection and reasoning.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Extrasynaptic NMDA receptors bidirectionally modulate intrinsic excitability of inhibitory neurons

Lulu Yao, Yi Rong, Xiaoyan Ma, Haifu Li, Di Deng, YongJun Chen, Sungchil Yang, Tao Peng, Tao Ye, Feixue Liang, Nenggui Xu, Qiang Zhou

This study shows that NMDA receptors bidirectionally modulate intrinsic excitability in inhibitory neurons, with extrasynaptic receptors playing a significant role.

Journal of Neuroscience · Feb 23, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

B cells and HSV-specific antibodies respond to HSV-2 reactivation in skin

Emily S. Ford, Anton M. Sholukh, RuthMabel Boytz, Savanna S. Carmack, Alexis Klock, Khamsone Phasouk, Jason Shao, Raabya Rossenkhan, Paul T. Edlefsen, Tao Peng, Christine Johnston, Anna Wald, Jia Zhu, Lawrence Corey

The paper shows B cells and HSV-2-specific antibodies are present in skin during HSV-2 reactivation, with dynamic levels in tissue compared to serum.

bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2020 · PreprintImmunology