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Research
Latest papers
Fight Alzheimer's disease with cancer.
Cell insight · 2026 · senior author
GALM Alleviates Aβ Pathology and Cognitive Deficit Through Increasing ADAM10 Maturation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Neuroscience bulletin · 2025
Activation of AMPK by GLP-1R agonists mitigates Alzheimer-related phenotypes in transgenic mice.
Nature aging · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $994,500
The effect of a novel presenilin 1 mutation on Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
- $1,400,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
- $915,000
The role of RCAN1 in Alzheimer pathogenesis
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
111 publications.
Fight Alzheimer's disease with cancer.
Zhang T, Song W
GALM Alleviates Aβ Pathology and Cognitive Deficit Through Increasing ADAM10 Maturation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Tian N, Li J, Shi X, Xu M, Xiao Q, Tian Q, Chen M, Song W, Du Y, Dong Z
Activation of AMPK by GLP-1R agonists mitigates Alzheimer-related phenotypes in transgenic mice.
Zhang Y, Chen H, Feng Y, Liu M, Lu Z, Hu B, Chen L, Zhang Y, Liu J, Cai F, Zhao Y, Pan W, Liao X, Pan S, Bestard-Lorigados I, Wu Y, Song W
ELK1 inhibition alleviates amyloid pathology and memory decline by promoting the SYVN1-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of PS1 in Alzheimer's disease.
Yi L, Li J, He Y, Wang J, Wang M, Guo S, Luo M, Wu B, Xu M, Tian Q, Fan Y, Chen M, Xu B, Xia L, Song W, He G, Du Y, Dong Z
KIF9 Ameliorates Neuropathology and Cognitive Dysfunction by Promoting Macroautophagy in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Wang M, Guo S, Yi L, Li Z, Shi X, Fan Y, Luo M, He Y, Song W, Du Y, Dong Z
Identification of circulating risk biomarkers for cognitive decline in a large community-based population in Chongqing China.
Kang Y, Feng Z, Zhang Q, Liu M, Li Y, Yang H, Zheng L, Cheng C, Zhou W, Lou D, Li X, Chen L, Feng Y, Duan X, Duan J, Yu M, Yang S, Liu Y, Wang X, Deng B, Liu C, Yao X, Zhu C, Liang C, Zeng X, Ren S, Li Q, Zhong Y, Yan Y, Meng H, Zhong Z, Zhang Y, Kang J, Luan X, Pan S, Wu Y, Li T, Song W, Zhang Y
APP lysine 612 lactylation ameliorates amyloid pathology and memory decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Tian Q, Li J, Wu B, Pang Y, He W, Xiao Q, Wang J, Yi L, Tian N, Shi X, Xia L, Tian X, Chen M, Fan Y, Xu B, Tao Y, Song W, Du Y, Dong Z
XBP1 splicing contributes to endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced human islet amyloid polypeptide up-regulation.
Zhang Y, Lin S, Yao J, Cai W, Chen H, Aierken A, Wang Z, Song W
PCSK6 exacerbates Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis by promoting MT5-MMP maturation.
Xu M, Li J, Xia L, Du Y, Wu B, Shi X, Tian N, Pang Y, Yi L, Chen M, Song W, Dong Z
Contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CNTNAP2) mutations impair the essential α-secretase cleavages, leading to autism-like phenotypes.
Zhang Q, Xing M, Bao Z, Xu L, Bai Y, Chen W, Pan W, Cai F, Wang Q, Guo S, Zhang J, Wang Z, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Li JD, Song W
The effect of a novel presenilin 1 mutation on Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; App Processing; Mutation; Neuronal Death; Notch; Presenilin-1; Synaptic Plasticity; Transgenic Mice
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Crc
The role of RCAN1 in Alzheimer pathogenesis
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Amyloid Beta Protein; Diabetes; Drug Dedevelopment; High Glucose; Neuronal Apoptosis; Racn1; Transgeneic Mice
Epigenetic effect of traumatic brain injury contributes to Alzheimer's Disease
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong; Pavlidis, Paul
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Epigenetic Modification; Gene Expression; Neurodegeneration; Transgenic Model Mice; Traumatic Brian Injury
Function of TMP21 and its role in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong; Xia, Kun
Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Genetics; Snp; Tmp21; Transgenenic And Knockout
CRC Tier 1
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Crc
From Down Syndrome to Alzheimer's Disease: the molecular mechanism underlying the dementia pathogenesis and the therapeutic potentials
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong; Li, Ting-Yu
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Amyloid; Bace1; Down Syndrome; Ltp And Ltd; Molecular Genetics; Transgenic And Knockout; Two-Photon Imaging
Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) and neuronal apoptosis
Principal investigators: Ko, Rebecca W
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Rcan1 Gene
BACEs for Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis and Therapy
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Beta-Secretase
Regultion of UCHL1 in neurodegeneation
Principal investigators: Song, Weihong
Keywords: Molecular Mechanism; Neurodegeneration; Uch-L1
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Catharine Rankin and Weihong Song: 1 shared paper
- Weihong Song and Adele Diamond: 1 shared paper
- Weihong Song and Kristina Gicas: 1 shared paper
- Weihong Song and Veronica Hirsch Reinshagen: 1 shared paper
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
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