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Ben Huang serves as an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College with dual appointments in the Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. from UCLA (2011) and a B.A. from Columbia University (2000).
Dr. Huang's research program investigates neural circuit mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders through advanced methodologies including in vivo calcium imaging, transgenic mouse models, and RNA sequencing. Key focus areas encompass astrocyte-mediated neuronal dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders, cortical circuit dynamics in depression, and GABAergic signaling in stroke recovery. His work bridges molecular neuroscience with clinical psychiatry to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals progressive specialization from molecular mechanisms (e.g., Gabrb3 receptor functions) to systems-level circuit analysis (e.g., cortex-wide antidepressant effects), with consistent emphasis on translational applications for schizophrenia and mood disorders. Recent work demonstrates increasing integration of multi-omics approaches with functional imaging.
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