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Junli Zhao

Research Associate, Senior
Anesthesiology
3 Genome Ct, MSRB3 6200, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Research Associate, Senior Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


PD-L1/PD-1 checkpoint pathway regulates hippocampal neuronal excitability and learning and memory behavior.

Journal Article Neuron · September 2023 Featured Publication Programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 constitute an immune checkpoint pathway. We report that neuronal PD-1 signaling regulates learning/memory in health and disease. Mice lacking PD-1 (encoded by Pdcd1) exhibit enhanced long-term potentia ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Targeting checkpoint inhibitors for pain control

ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2026

Identification and Validation of a Novel Central Analgesia Circuit

ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2021 - 2024

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