A big congratulations to Dr. Yong Xu and the INSTINCT consortium for winning a multi-million Euro research grant from the European Research Council — a remarkable achievement and a major boost for our center’s profile!!! For full details, please see: https://www.usf.edu/health/news/2025/erc-yongxu...
Postdoctoral fellows from the Xu Lab showcased their cutting-edge neuroscience research at USF Research Day 2026. Drs. Jingjing (Jane) Cheng, Yongxiang Li, Qingzhou Liu, and Kristine McDermott represented the lab by presenting posters and engaging with attendees in dynamic scientific discussions...
I am a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Yong Xu’s lab at the University of South Florida, where I study how hypothalamic circuits integrate nutritional and hormonal signals to regulate reproduction, metabolism, and behavior. My work uses genetic, viral, and circuit-level approaches to uncover how estrogen...
My research focuses on the brain mechanisms underlying metabolic regulation. By integrating transgenic animal models with cutting-edge neuroscience tools and comprehensive physiological and behavioral phenotyping systems, I aim to identify the neural circuits and molecular pathways that govern...