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YANG ZHOU

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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YANG ZHOU

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Crc Gene Mutation Genetic Engineering Human Ipscs Derived Neurons Mouse Genetics Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Latest papers

A Streamlined Workflow for Purkinje Cell Labeling and High-Resolution Analyses of Dendrites and Spines in Mice.
eNeuro · 2026 · senior author
Prevention of hydrocephalus with a small oligonucleotide.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
Developing a National Network for Leukodystrophy Research and Care in Canada: The CARELeuko Initiative.
Neurology. Genetics · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Gene Restoration and Functional Rescue for SCN1A Mutant Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$895,050
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$500,000
Scn1a gene restoration and functional rescue in mouse and human neuronal models of Dravet syndrome
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 8 grants and awards

9 publications.

A Streamlined Workflow for Purkinje Cell Labeling and High-Resolution Analyses of Dendrites and Spines in Mice.

Tan X, Niu S, Bai M, Megagiannis P, Suresh R, Pilianidis E, Niibori Y, Hampson DR, Durcan TM, Zhou Y

eNeuro2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0455-25.2026 PMID: 42557105

Prevention of hydrocephalus with a small oligonucleotide.

Antonyan L, Bossini L, Zhang X, Ni A, Hagel MD, Baronchelli E, Geusa M, Peng H, Semenak A, Fleming P, Alsuwaidi S, Zhang Y, Hu B, Fontana D, Crippa V, Codazzi S, Macintosh J, Arriaga-Sierra A, Khan B, Hettige N, Jefri M, Liang Y, Klein S, du Toit A, Phan NTN, Schuppert A, Zhou Y, Piazza R, Murai K, Jacquemont S, Sessa A, Ernst C

Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2026.01.034 PMID: 41612697

Developing a National Network for Leukodystrophy Research and Care in Canada: The CARELeuko Initiative.

Chapleau A, Le A, Simo J, Venkateswaran S, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Piscopo VEC, Gauthier S, Villa Tobón F, Alam SS, Lentini L, Brais B, Ernst C, Mitchell JJ, Vinh DC, Zhou Y, Kennedy TE, Goloff N, Riham B, Chapleau R, Smith B, Greger V, Della Rocca J, Louis LM, Dike A, McIntyre LL, McIntyre DF, Tardif J, Lapointe É, Barnett J, Loignon V, Bardai G, Contant S, Durcan TM, La Piana R, Bernard G, as RareKids-CAN, RARE.Qc, CARELeuko

Neurology. Genetics2025

DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200313 PMID: 41143125

Integrated multi-omic characterizations of the synapse reveal RNA processing factors and ubiquitin ligases associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Mei Y, Gosztyla ML, Tan X, Dozier LE, Wilkinson B, McKetney J, Lee J, Chen M, Tsai D, Kopalle H, Gritsenko MA, Hartel N, Graham NA, Flores I, Gilmore-Hall SK, Xu S, Marquez CA, Liu SN, Fong D, Chen J, Licon K, Hong D, Wright SN, Kreisberg JF, Nott A, Smith RD, Qian WJ, Swaney DL, Iakoucheva LM, Krogan NJ, Patrick GN, Zhou Y, Feng G, Coba MP, Yeo GW, Ideker T

Cell systems2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2025.101204 PMID: 40054464

Autism-associated CHD8 controls reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation via remodeling chromatin in astrocytes.

Megagiannis P, Mei Y, Yan RE, Yuan L, Wilde JJ, Eckersberg H, Suresh R, Tan X, Chen H, Farmer WT, Cha K, Le PU, Catoire H, Rochefort D, Kwan T, Yee BA, Dion P, Krishnaswamy A, Cloutier JF, Stifani S, Petrecca K, Yeo GW, Murai KK, Feng G, Rouleau GA, Ideker T, Sanjana NE, Zhou Y

Cell reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114637 PMID: 39154337

Heterozygous deletion of the autism-associated gene CHD8 impairs synaptic function through widespread changes in gene expression and chromatin compaction.

Shi X, Lu C, Corman A, Nikish A, Zhou Y, Platt RJ, Iossifov I, Zhang F, Pan JQ, Sanjana NE

American journal of human genetics2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.09.004 PMID: 37802044

Reversibility and therapeutic development for neurodevelopmental disorders, insights from genetic animal models.

Megagiannis P, Suresh R, Rouleau GA, Zhou Y

Advanced drug delivery reviews2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114562 PMID: 36183904

Atypical behaviour and connectivity in SHANK3-mutant macaques.

Zhou Y, Sharma J, Ke Q, Landman R, Yuan J, Chen H, Hayden DS, Fisher JW, Jiang M, Menegas W, Aida T, Yan T, Zou Y, Xu D, Parmar S, Hyman JB, Fanucci-Kiss A, Meisner O, Wang D, Huang Y, Li Y, Bai Y, Ji W, Lai X, Li W, Huang L, Lu Z, Wang L, Anteraper SA, Sur M, Zhou H, Xiang AP, Desimone R, Feng G, Yang S

Nature2019First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1278-0 PMID: 31189958

Insights into the Toxicity of Triclosan to Green Microalga Chlorococcum sp. Using Synchrotron-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectromicroscopy: Biophysiological Analyses and Roles of Environmental Factors

Xin X, Huang G, An C, Huang C, Weger H, Zhao S, Zhou Y, Rosendahl S

Environmental Science and Technology201869 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05533

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YANG ZHOU

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A Streamlined Workflow for Purkinje Cell Labeling and High-Resolution Analyses of Dendrites and Spines in Mice.

Prevention of hydrocephalus with a small oligonucleotide.

Developing a National Network for Leukodystrophy Research and Care in Canada: The CARELeuko Initiative.

Integrated multi-omic characterizations of the synapse reveal RNA processing factors and ubiquitin ligases associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Autism-associated CHD8 controls reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation via remodeling chromatin in astrocytes.

Heterozygous deletion of the autism-associated gene CHD8 impairs synaptic function through widespread changes in gene expression and chromatin compaction.

Reversibility and therapeutic development for neurodevelopmental disorders, insights from genetic animal models.

Atypical behaviour and connectivity in SHANK3-mutant macaques.

Insights into the Toxicity of Triclosan to Green Microalga Chlorococcum sp. Using Synchrotron-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectromicroscopy: Biophysiological Analyses and Roles of Environmental Factors

Gene Restoration and Functional Rescue for SCN1A Mutant Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Scn1a gene restoration and functional rescue in mouse and human neuronal models of Dravet syndrome

Mechanisms of FOXG1 deficiency in brain cell proliferation and patterning

Gene Restoration and Functional Rescue in Mutant Mouse Models of ASD

Functional Interrogation of Chromatin Remodeling Gene in Brain Development

Functional Interrogation of Chromatin Remodeling Gene in Brain Development

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

Carl Ernst

Roberta La Piana

Sebastien Jacquemont

Hong Chen

Keith Murai

Stefano Stifani

Jean-Francois Cloutier

Kevin Petrecca

Sebastien Jacquemont

Bernard Brais

Arjun Krishnaswamy

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Gordon Huang

Kevin Petrecca