Yingxi Lin

Yingxi Lin, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Neuroscience at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as Chief of the Psychiatry Neuroscience Research Division and an Investigator in the O’Donnell Brain Institute. Her career includes roles as Assistant Professor (2009-2015) and Associate Professor (2015-2018) at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research, followed by Full Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program at SUNY Upstate Medical University before joining UT Southwestern in 2023.

Dr. Lin holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Harvard University. Her postdoctoral training was conducted under Dr. Michael Greenberg at Harvard Medical School.

Her research focuses on molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying neurodevelopment, memory formation, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Utilizing multi-disciplinary approaches, her lab integrates genomic, molecular, synaptic, circuit, and behavioral analyses to explore these phenomena. Current lab members include postdocs, graduate students, and research assistants working on diverse projects within these domains.

No scientific awards or specific grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. The Lin Lab emphasizes translational research bridging basic neuroscience with clinical implications, contributing to understanding neurological and psychiatric conditions.