Xiaoting Wu, PhD

About Me

Dr. Xiaoting Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research focuses on the neural basis of social cognition and the pathogenesis of its deficits in neuropsychiatric disorders. She obtained her PhD at the University of Cambridge and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University, where she investigated the molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying social memory.

Wu Lab website: https://labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/wu-lab/
ORCID: 0000-0003-0036-6902

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neuroscience

Research Topics

Autism, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, Hippocampus, Memory, Neurobiology, Neuromodulation, Neuropeptides, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Synapses, Synaptic Plasticity, Systems Neuroscience

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Neuroscience [NEU]

Education

PhD, University of Cambridge

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University

Awards

2021

Trainee Professional Development Award

Society for Neuroscience

2020

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

NIMH

2017

DFG Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

German Research Foundation

2012

FES Pre-doctoral Fellowship

Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung

2009

Erasmus Exchange Scholarship

Erasmus Foundation

Research

The Wu laboratory is focused on understanding the neurobiology of social cognition. We live in a social environment and the ability to distinguish various individuals, form memories of social encounters and make appropriate decisions is pivotal to our lives. How do neural circuitries and synaptic plasticity mediate social cognitive processes? Our lab uses multi-disciplinary approaches across molecular, synaptic, and behavioral scales to investigate this question. We employ techniques such as optogenetics, fiber photometry, electrophysiology, and single cell transcriptomics to uncover the mechanisms underlying social cognition.

Industry Relationships

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