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Tianjin Shen

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Neuroscience· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Chun‐Li ZhangiD· 2 shared Bo CheniD· 1 shared Carolina SerranoiD· 1 shared Fen Ji· 1 shared Hong Li· 1 shared Huimin Qiao· 1 shared Jianwei Jiao· 1 shared Junkui ShangiD· 1 shared

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in vivo Reprogramming of NG2 Glia Improves Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Wenjiao Tai, Junkui Shang, Peiqi Zhao, Wei Li, Tianjin Shen, Xiaoling Zhong, Yuhua Zou, Bo Chen, Chun‐Li Zhang

This study shows that reprogramming NG2 glia with SOX2 improves bladder function in a mouse model of spinal cord injury by promoting neurogenesis and reducing glial scarring.

iScience · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Simple and Highly Specific Targeting of Resident Microglia with Adeno-Associated Virus

Carolina Serrano, Sergio Giuseppe Cananzi, Tianjin Shen, Leilei Wang, Chun‐Li Zhang

This paper identifies a short human IBA1 promoter that enables specific targeting of microglia using AAV vectors, achieving up to 95% microglia transduction.

iScience · Aug 12, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

DISC1 regulates astrogenesis in the embryonic brain via modulation of RAS/MEK/ERK signaling through RASSF7

Shukun Wang, Qingli Liang, Huimin Qiao, Hong Li, Tianjin Shen, Fen Ji, Jianwei Jiao

This study shows DISC1 regulates astrogenesis in the embryonic brain by modulating RAS/MEK/ERK signaling through RASSF7, linking DISC1 dysfunction to neuropsychiatric diseases.

bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2015Developmental Biology