Kuan Hong Wang

Dr. Kuan Hong Wang is a Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology & Physiology at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester. He holds the Dean's Professorship in Neuroscience and leads the Wang Lab, focusing on neural circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive control of sensorimotor functions. His research integrates molecular genetics, in vivo imaging, and behavioral analyses to study brain circuit development in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and addiction. Dr. Wang earned his B.A. from Harvard College (1994) and Ph.D. from UCSF (1999).

Research interests include experience-dependent cortical information processing, molecular and cellular changes in sensory/association cortices, and real-time monitoring of brain dysfunction in psychiatric models. Key affiliations include the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience.

Labs/Teams: Wang Lab (focusing on systems neuroscience and translational research). Current lab members include postdoctoral scholars and graduate students studying topics like dopaminergic plasticity, neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s, and motor skill learning.

Grants and funding: Not explicitly detailed in provided texts, but implied through research focus on NIH-relevant topics like neurodevelopment and aging. Collaborations include multi-institutional projects on emotional well-being and brain aging.