Jing Qian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Graduate School
Ph.D. (1998) Baylor College of Medicine
Research Interests
Molecular and physiological mechanisms of neurotransmitter release in the central nervous system, modulation and plasticity of synaptic transmission, ion channel mutation and deficit neurotransmitter release related neurological disorders. Current research investigates the functional role of vesicular zinc release over neuronal excitability.
Publications
- Glasscock E, Qian J, Yoo JW, Noebels JL. Masking epilepsy by combining two epilepsy genes. Nat Neurosci 2007;10:1554-8.
- Qian J, Noebels JL. Exocytosis of vesicular zinc reveals persistent depression of neurotransmitter release during metabotropic glutamate receptor long-term depression at the hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapse. J Neurosci 2006;26:6089-95.
- Qian J, Noebels JL. Visualization of transmitter release with zinc fluorescence detection at the mouse hippocampal mossy fibre synapse. J Physiol 2005;566:747-58.
- Qian J, Noebels JL. Topiramate alters excitatory synaptic transmission in mouse hippocampus. Epilepsy Res 2003;55:225-33.
- Qian J, Noebels JL. Presynaptic Ca2+ channels and neurotransmitter release at the terminal of a mouse cortical neuron. J Neurosci 2001;21:3721-8.
- Qian J, Colmers WF, Saggau P. Inhibition of synaptic transmission by neuropeptide Y in rat hippocampal area CA1: modulation of presynaptic Ca2+ entry. J Neurosci 1997;17:8169-77.
- Qian J, Saggau P. Presynaptic inhibition of synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampus by activation of muscarinic receptors: involvement of presynaptic calcium influx. Br J Pharmacol 1997;122:511-9.
Contact Information
Jing Qian, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: 713-798-4321
Fax: 713-798-7528
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