Mingrui Zhao

Mingrui Zhao is an Associate Professor of Research in Neuroscience at the Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, with a focus on neurovascular coupling, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases. Their work integrates advanced imaging techniques and genetic models to study seizure mechanisms and tau pathology.

• Education: M.S. from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (1996), Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (1999), B.M. from Hebei Medical University (1993)

Research Interests include neurovascular coupling dynamics during seizures, optogenetic tools for epilepsy network analysis, and molecular pathways in tauopathy. Their studies use animal models and human iPSC-based systems to uncover therapeutic targets.

Recent Articles highlight work on APOE3 mutations in tau resilience, laser-based seizure control, and neurovascular uncoupling mechanisms. Publications span journals like Immunity, Cell, and Nature Neuroscience.

Primary Email: miz2003@med.cornell.edu