Qiangjun Zhou
Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Training Faculty, Vanderbilt Brain Institute
- : qiangjun.zhou@vanderbilt.edu
- : 615-323-0877
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7158 MRB III
465 21st Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee - 37240 - : Lab Website
Dr. Zhou’s goal is to address fundamental questions in biology by bridging structural biology with cellular and molecular physiology. Using structural biology techniques including cellular cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) combined with optical imaging and electrophysiological methods, Dr. Zhou will focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms of vesicle-mediated cell-to-cell communication in the central nervous system. In the long term, he will apply knowledge gained from above mechanistic studies to investigate how dysfunction in certain aspects of neurotransmitter release and neuronal development contributes to brain disorders.