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Lu-Yang Wang

ResearcherNeurosciences and Mental HealthUniversity of Toronto

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Lu-Yang Wang

Researcher

Neurosciences and Mental Health

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
25 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (10 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Fmrp Crc Protein-Protein Interaction Synaptic Transmission And Plasticity Allosteric Modulator Autism Spectrum Disorder Cerebellum Excitability

Latest papers

HOPX regulates the development and lineage progression of human stem cell-derived outer radial glia-like cells.
Stem cell reports · 2026
Triggered Calcium Lightning Programs Cochlear Development.
Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2026
Neuropeptide Y co-opts neuronal ensembles for memory lability and stability.
Nature neuroscience · 2026

All 64 publications

Latest funding

Synapse specificity and function in the cerebellum by Usher Syndrome-linked cadherins.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,055,700
Investigating the molecular pathogenesis of PTEN-related neurodevelopmental disorders and developing therapeutic strategies using human neural models
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,028,926
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000

All 15 grants and awards

64 publications.

HOPX regulates the development and lineage progression of human stem cell-derived outer radial glia-like cells.

Dong XX, Choi WWY, Ahmed M, Nishimura H, Tian A, Millar D, Bhattacharya A, Aggarwal A, Vu L, Weng OY, Nguyen R, Chakraborty P, Wang LY, Wilson MD, Shu Q, Li X, Wu YC, Muffat J, Li Y

Stem cell reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2026.103087 PMID: 42785308

Triggered Calcium Lightning Programs Cochlear Development.

Ma Q, Wang HP, Jiang YM, Lai K, Li MX, Zhang Z, Gong LN, Lai JW, Su KM, Wang LY, Wang H, Yin SK, He H, Shi HB

Exploration (Beijing, China)2026

DOI: 10.1002/exp2.70205 PMID: 42517088

Neuropeptide Y co-opts neuronal ensembles for memory lability and stability.

Wu YJ, Gu X, Kong Y, Yang S, Wang H, Xu M, Wang Q, Yi X, Lin ZJ, Jiao ZH, Cheung H, Zhao XY, Bian X, Jiang Q, Li Y, Zhu MX, Wang LY, Li Y, Huang J, Li Q, Li WG, Xu TL

Nature neuroscience2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41593-026-02235-x PMID: 41917464

ARP2/3 complex mediates the neuropathology of PTEN-deficient human neural cells downstream of mTORC1 and mTORC2 hyperactivation.

Dhaliwal NK, Weng OY, Tian A, Aggarwal A, Ahmed M, Sun G, Bhattacharya A, Choi WWY, Nishimura H, Chakraborty P, Dong X, Wu Y, Wilson MD, Wang LY, Parada LF, Muffat J, Li Y

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2523367123 PMID: 41678301

Input-Specific Organization of Intrinsic Excitability Expands Coding Capacity of Fast-Spiking Auditory Neurons.

Chan RJ, Wang LY

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2305-24.2025 PMID: 41162149

Special issue: The giant impact of synapses on brain function and disease.

Young SM, Wang LY

The Journal of physiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1113/jp289770 PMID: 41069227

Witnessing spinogenesis to synaptogenesis: Dynamic inter-conversion between dendritic filopodia and spines.

Kong T, Wang LY

The Journal of physiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1113/jp289583 PMID: 40768404

Intersectin-1 enhances calcium-dependent replenishment of the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles during development.

Yang YM, Fekete A, Arsenault J, Sengar AS, Aitoubah J, Grande G, Li A, Salter EW, Wang A, Mark MD, Herlitze S, Egan SE, Salter MW, Wang LY

The Journal of physiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1113/jp286462 PMID: 39383250

Essential lipids enrich membrane-associated condensates to rescue synaptic morpho-functional deficits in a mouse model of autism.

Arsenault J, Kong T, Saghian R, Weng OY, Pathak SS, Yang C, Chao OY, Rakhaminov G, Forman-Kay JD, Ditlev JA, Yang YM, Wang LY

Cell reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115573 PMID: 40232934

Spotting multifaced actions of magnesium on NMDA receptors.

Fekete A, Wang LY

Neuron2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.03.011 PMID: 40179825

Synapse specificity and function in the cerebellum by Usher Syndrome-linked cadherins.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lefebvre, Julie L

Keywords: Cadherin; Cerebellum; Electrophysiology; Gabaergic Inhibitory Interneurons; Microscopy; Mossy Fiber Synapse; Mouse Transgenic Models; Sensorimotor Integration; Synapse Formation; Synapse Transmission

$1,055,700

Investigating the molecular pathogenesis of PTEN-related neurodevelopmental disorders and developing therapeutic strategies using human neural models

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Yun

Keywords: Brain Disorder; Crispr; Pluripotent Stem Cell Models; Pten

$1,028,926