Hong Cao

Associate Professor

Dr. Hong Cao received her Ph.D. degree in neurobiology from Fudan University in 2008. Upon completion of her first postdoctoral fellowship (2008-2010) at Shanghai Medical College, she joined the faculty of Institute of Neurobiology/ Institutes of Brain Science in 2010. She worked as a visiting professor at University of Washington (2014) and Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center (2015). Her research focuses on the neuronal mechanisms underlying pain-related negative emotion.

Contact Information

Address: Room B5026, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 131 Dongan Road, Shanghai, China, 200032

Email:hongcao@@fudan.edu.cn

Research Direction

  • neuronal mechanisms underlying pain-related negative emotion

Enrollment Major

  • Neurobiology

Selected Publications

  • Yang XY, Ma ZL, Storm DR, Cao H*, Zhang YQ (2021). Selective ablation of type 3 adenylyl cyclase in somatostatin positive interneurons produces anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in mice. World J of Psychiatry. 11(2): 35-49

  • Hu ML, Zhang WW, Cao H*, Zhang YQ (2019). Expression pattern of type 3 adenylyl cyclase in rodent dorsal root ganglion and its primary afferent terminals. Neurosci Lett. 692:16-22

  • Guo QH, Tong QH, Lu N, Cao H*, Yang L, Zhang YQ*(2018). Proteomic Analysis of the Hippocampus in Mouse Models of Trigeminal Neuralgia and Inescapable Shock-Induced Depression. Neurosci Bull. 34(1):74-84

  • Cao H, Gao YJ, Ren WH, Li TT, Duan KZ, Cui YH, Cao XH, Zhao ZQ, Ji RR*, Zhang YQ*(2009). Activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in the anterior cingulate cortex contributes to the induction and expression of affective pain. J Neurosci. 29(10):3307-3321

  • Cao H, Zhang YQ*(2008). Spinal glial activation contributes to pathological pain states. Neurosci & Biobehav Rev. 32(5): 972-983