2004年7月毕业于南开大学生物物理学专业获得学士学位，2009年7月毕业于中国科学院生物物理研究所神经生物学专业获得博士学位。自2009年9月起在美国著名的霍华德休斯医学研究所（Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute）做博士后工作。2014年受聘为东南大学生命科学研究院教授，2016年获得国家优秀青年基金以及江苏省杰出青年基金。

动物行为的遗传与神经生物学机制

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