Chun Xu

The paper creates a single-cell atlas of amniote brains to study cell type diversification and identifies species-specific gene expression patterns and novel cell subtypes.

The paper identifies a hypothalamic circuit involving Calb1+ neurons and Pomc+ neurons that coordinates β-endorphin release with ejaculation in male mice.

This paper introduces IBIST, an intein-split transactivator that enables intersectional control of gene expression in specific cell types, validated for use with multiple effectors in vivo.

The paper identifies a specific hippocampal circuit involving dCA2/3 to vCA1d projections that plays a key role in contextual fear conditioning.

The paper shows VIP interneurons in the amygdala use adaptive disinhibitory gating to enable associative learning by distinguishing important from irrelevant information.