Zhuang-Zhi Zhang

Associate Professor

Zhuangzhi Zhang is currently a Young associated professor at the Institutes of Brain Science (IOBS), Fudan University. Zhuangzhi Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Neurobiology from Fudan University in 2018. From 2018 to 2022, he worked as a postdoc in the Institutes of Brain Science (IOBS) at Fudan University. In July of 2022, Dr. Zhang joined the institute of brain science at Fudan University. His work has been published on Nature Communications, Advanced Science, eLife and other peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Contact Information

Address: Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 131 Dong An Road, Shanghai China 200032

Email:zz_zhang@@fudan.edu.cn

Research Direction

  • Neural development and neural stem cells

Selected Publications

  • Zhang ZZ#, Xu ZJ#, Fu TY#, Li JL#, Yang FH, Yang CN, Zheng WH, Sha ZZ, Gao YJ, Sun MG, Li ZMY, Ding J, Li XS, Yang ZG*(2026). Integrated ERK-PKA-YAP/TAZ-SHH Signaling Orchestrates Cortical Radial GliaIdentity and Lineage Diversification. Adv Sci. 13 (5): e13571

  • Tian Y#, Wang ZW#, Yang FH, Zhang W, Li JL, Yang L, Fu TY, Zheng WH, Xu ZJ, Ma T, You Y, Li XS, Song JG, Xie YL, Yang ZG, Zhang ZZ*(2025). Olig1/2 Orchestrates Progenitor Cell Fates during Mammalian Cortical Gliogenesis and Gliomagenesis. Nat Commun. 16(1): 9779

  • Wang ZW#, Tian Y#, Fu TY, Yang FH, Li JL, Yang L, Zhang W, Zheng WH, Jiang X, Xu ZJ, You Y, Li XS, Liu GP, Xie YL, Yang ZA, Qi DS*, Zhang ZZ*(2025). Coordinated regulation of cortical astrocyte maturation by OLIG1 and OLIG2 through BMP7 signaling modulation. J Genet Genomics. 52(10): 1224

  • Li JL#, Yang FH#, Tian Y#, Wang ZW, Qi DS, Yang ZG, Song JG, Ding J, Wang X*, Zhang ZZ*(2024). Lateral/caudal ganglionic eminence makes limited contribution to cortical oligodendrocytes. eLife. 13: RP94317

  • Su ZH#, Wang ZW#, Lindtner S, Yang L, Shang ZC, Tian Y, Guo RL, You Y, Zhou WH, Rubenstein JL, Yang ZG, Zhang ZZ*(2022). Dlx1/2-dependent expression of Meis2 promotes neuronal fate determination in the mammalian striatum. Development. 149(4): dev200035