Qian Zhou

The paper identifies a parabrachial-hypothalamic parallel circuit in mice that governs cold defense by activating thermogenesis and other responses.

The paper shows that BDNF neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus integrate thermal signals to regulate energy expenditure and thermogenesis during cold defense.

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze female germ cell development in mice, identifying seven clusters and uncovering Dpy30's role in meiosis initiation.