Petti
Pang
Post-Doctoral Associate
Research Interests
Using in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology to study neural circuitries that underline working memory and long-term memory formation.
Publications
| Title | Journal | Date | Authors |
| Conversion of ProBDNF to mature BDNF by the tPA/plasmin system is critical for long-term hippocampal plasticity. | Science
306 (5695): 487-91. |
2004 | P. T. Pang, H. Teng, E. Zaitsev, N. Woo, K. Sakata, S. Zhen, K. Teng, W. H. Yung, B. Hempstead & B. Lu |
| Regulation of late-phase LTP and long-term memory in normal and aging hippocampus: role of secreted proteins tPA and BDNF | Aging
Research Review 3 (4): 407-30 |
2004 | P. T. Pang & B. Lu |
| Cyclic AMP controls BDNF-induced TrkB phosphorylation and dendritic spine formation in hippocampal neurons. | Nature
Neuroscience 8(2):164-72 |
2005 | Y. Ji, P. T. Pang, L. Feng & B. Lu |
| The yin and yang of neurotrophin action | Nature Review Neuroscience 6(8):603-14 | 2005 | B. Lu, P. T. Pang & N. H. Woo |
| ProBDNF/p75NTR signaling is necessary for hippocampal long-term depression. | Nature
Neuroscience 8(8):1069-77. |
2005 | N. H. Woo, H. K. Teng, C. J. Siao, C. Chiaruttini, P. T. Pang, T. A. Milner, B. L. Hempstead & B. Lu |
| Opposing roles of transient and prolonged expression of p25 in synaptic plasticity and hippocampal-dependent memory. | Neuron
48(5):825-38 |
2005 | A. Fischer, F. Sananbenesi, P. T. Pang, B. Lu & L. H. Tsai |
| Two critical stages of late-phase long-term potentiation mediated by BDNF with distinct mechanisms. | manuscript in preparation | 2006 | P. T. Pang, W. H. Yung & B. Lu |
Scholastic Achievements
| Dates | School | Degree | Concentration |
| 2005-now | The Picower Institute of Learning and Memory, MIT | Post-Doctoral Associate | |
| 2004-2005 |
National Institute of Mental Health, NIH | Post-Doctoral Fellow | |
| 2004 | Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH | Ph.D. | |
| 2000 | University of Hong Kong | M.Phil. | Physics |
| 1997 | University of Hong Kong | B.Sc. | Physics |
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