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Ying Zhang
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Research
Latest papers
Widespread innervation of motoneurons by spinal V3 neurons globally amplifies locomotor output in mice.
Cell reports · 2025 · senior author
Embryonic temporal-spatial delineation of excitatory spinal V3 interneuron diversity.
Cell reports · 2024 · senior author
Distinct roles of spinal commissural interneurons in transmission of contralateral sensory information.
Current biology : CB · 2023
Latest funding
- $1,227,826
Spinal interneuron subpopulations in balance and stability control during locomotion before and after spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $88,000
The segmental diversity of interneurons in the mouse spinal cord
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $902,700
Humanization of skeletal muscle innervation to study ALS
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
21 publications.
Widespread innervation of motoneurons by spinal V3 neurons globally amplifies locomotor output in mice.
Zhang H, Deska-Gauthier D, MacKay CS, Hari K, Lucas-Osma AM, Borowska-Fielding J, Letawsky RL, Rancic V, Akay T, Fenrich KK, Bennett DJ, Zhang Y
Embryonic temporal-spatial delineation of excitatory spinal V3 interneuron diversity.
Deska-Gauthier D, Borowska-Fielding J, Jones C, Zhang H, MacKay CS, Michail R, Bennett LA, Bikoff JB, Zhang Y
Distinct roles of spinal commissural interneurons in transmission of contralateral sensory information.
Laflamme OD, Markin SN, Deska-Gauthier D, Banks R, Zhang Y, Danner SM, Akay T
Distinct roles of spinal commissural interneurons in transmission of contralateral sensory information.
Laflamme OD, Markin SN, Banks R, Zhang Y, Danner SM, Akay T
The role of V3 neurons in speed-dependent interlimb coordination during locomotion in mice.
Zhang H, Shevtsova NA, Deska-Gauthier D, Mackay C, Dougherty KJ, Danner SM, Zhang Y, Rybak IA
Intrinsic brainstem circuits comprised of Chx10-expressing neurons contribute to reticulospinal output in mice.
Chopek JW, Zhang Y, Brownstone RM
The Temporal Mechanisms Guiding Interneuron Differentiation in the Spinal Cord.
Deska-Gauthier D, Zhang Y
Organized cannabinoid receptor distribution in neurons revealed by super-resolution fluorescence imaging.
Li H, Yang J, Tian C, Diao M, Wang Q, Zhao S, Li S, Tan F, Hua T, Qin Y, Lin CP, Deska-Gauthier D, Thompson GJ, Zhang Y, Shui W, Liu ZJ, Wang T, Zhong G
A dynamic role for dopamine receptors in the control of mammalian spinal networks.
Sharples SA, Burma NE, Borowska-Fielding J, Kwok CHT, Eaton SEA, Baker GB, Jean-Xavier C, Zhang Y, Trang T, Whelan PJ
Spinal V3 Interneurons and Left-Right Coordination in Mammalian Locomotion.
Danner SM, Zhang H, Shevtsova NA, Borowska-Fielding J, Deska-Gauthier D, Rybak IA, Zhang Y
Spinal interneuron subpopulations in balance and stability control during locomotion before and after spinal cord injury
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying; Fenrich, Keith K
Keywords: Locomotor Control; Postural Control; Sensory Inputs; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury; Stability; Subpopulations; V3 Interneurons; Vestibulospinal Pathways
The segmental diversity of interneurons in the mouse spinal cord
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Keywords: spinal segment; spinal cord; circuits; spinal interneurons; diversity; development; electrophysiological properties; axon projection; neuronal connectivity; neuronal subpopulations
Humanization of skeletal muscle innervation to study ALS
Principal investigators: Rafuse, Victor F
Keywords: Als; Disease Modeling; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Motor Neurons; Movement; Neuromuscular Function; Neuromuscular Junction
Spinal interneuron subpopulations and modular circuits in normal locomotor control and after spinal cord injury
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Gaits; Interneuron Subpopulations; Locomotion; Modular Circuits; Molecular Markers; Muscle Force; Sensory Modules; Spinal Cord Injury; Task-Dependent Recruitment
Define Interneuron Subpopulations in the Mouse Spinal Cord during Development
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Functional analyses of subpopulations of genetically-defined spinal interneurons in regulating different motor activities
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Electrophysiological Recordings; Excitatory Commissural Interneurons; Locomotor Circuits; Molecularly Defined Interneurons; Neural Subpopulations; Neuronal Connectivity; Spinal Cord Injury; Transgenic Mouse; V3 Interneuron
Functional analyses of molecularly-defined spinal interneurons in regulating motor activity
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Excitatory Commissural Interneurons; Locomotion; Locomotor Circuits; Molecularly Defined Interneurons; Neuronal Connectivity; Patch-Clamp Recordings; Spinal Cord Injury; Transgenic Mouse; V3 Interneuron
Functional sub-classification of genetically identified interneurons in the spinal cord
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Functional analyses of molecularly-defined spinal interneurons in regulating motor activity
Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying
Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Excitatory Commissural Interneurons; Locomotion; Locomotor Circuits; Molecularly Defined Interneurons; Neuronal Connectivity; Patch-Clamp Recordings; Spinal Cord Injury; Transgenic Mouse; V3 Interneuron
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
- Ying Zhang and Turgay Akay: 3 shared papers
- Tuan Trang and Ying Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Ying Zhang and Simon Gosgnach: 1 shared paper
- Ying Zhang and Karim Fouad: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medical Neuroscience
- Physical Therapy
- Physiology
- Other
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