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54
Citations
26655
World Ranking
15339
National Ranking
6399

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Michael Z. Lin is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Michael Z. Lin has authored notable papers in high-profile journals. Recent publications include:

  • Kilohertz two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging of neural activity in vivo, 2020, Nature Methods
  • Novel NanoLuc substrates enable bright two-population bioluminescence imaging in animals, 2020, Nature Methods
  • Enhanced safety and efficacy of protease-regulated CAR-T cell receptors, 2022, Cell
  • Brightening up Biology: Advances in Luciferase Systems for in Vivo Imaging, 2021, ACS Chemical Biology
  • A positively tuned voltage indicator for extended electrical recordings in the brain, 2023, Nature Methods

Frequently collaborating researchers include:

  • Yichi Su
  • Michael Westberg
  • Mariya Chavarha
  • Sungmoo Lee
  • Thomas A. Kirkland

The primary venues where Michael Z. Lin's research has appeared are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Methods
  • Cell
  • Nature Chemical Biology
  • Nature Communications

Among distinctions received, Michael Z. Lin was awarded the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Akt Promotes Cell Survival by Phosphorylating and Inhibiting a Forkhead Transcription Factor

    Anne Brunet;Azad Bonni;Michael J Zigmond;Michael Z Lin

  • Improving the photostability of bright monomeric orange and red fluorescent proteins.

    Nathan C Shaner;Michael Z Lin;Michael R McKeown;Paul A Steinbach

  • Neurogenin Promotes Neurogenesis and Inhibits Glial Differentiation by Independent Mechanisms

    Yi Sun;Mireya Nadal-Vicens;Stephanie Misono;Michael Z. Lin

  • A Suite of Transgenic Driver and Reporter Mouse Lines with Enhanced Brain-Cell-Type Targeting and Functionality

    Tanya L. Daigle;Linda Madisen;Travis A. Hage;Matthew T. Valley

  • EphB receptors interact with NMDA receptors and regulate excitatory synapse formation.

    Matthew B Dalva;Mari A Takasu;Michael Z Lin;Steven M Shamah

  • Characterization of Engineered Channelrhodopsin Variants with Improved Properties and Kinetics

    John Y. Lin;Michael Z. Lin;Paul Steinbach;Paul Steinbach;Roger Y. Tsien;Roger Y. Tsien

  • Mammalian expression of infrared fluorescent proteins engineered from a bacterial phytochrome.

    Xiaokun Shu;Antoine Royant;Michael Z. Lin;Todd A. Aguilera

  • Improving FRET dynamic range with bright green and red fluorescent proteins

    Amy J Lam;François St-Pierre;Yiyang Gong;Yiyang Gong;Jesse D Marshall;Jesse D Marshall

  • Genetically encoded indicators of neuronal activity

    Michael Z Lin;Mark J Schnitzer

  • EphA receptors regulate growth cone dynamics through the novel guanine nucleotide exchange factor ephexin.

    Steven M. Shamah;Michael Z. Lin;Jeffrey L. Goldberg;Soline Estrach

  • The Growing and Glowing Toolbox of Fluorescent and Photoactive Proteins.

    Erik A. Rodriguez;Robert E. Campbell;John Y. Lin;Michael Z. Lin

  • Neurotrophins use the Erk5 pathway to mediate a retrograde survival response

    Fiona L. Watson;Heather M. Heerssen;Anita Bhattacharyya;Laura Klesse

  • A Guide to Fluorescent Protein FRET Pairs.

    Bryce T. Bajar;Emily S. Wang;Shu Zhang;Michael Z. Lin

  • High-fidelity optical reporting of neuronal electrical activity with an ultrafast fluorescent voltage sensor.

    François St-Pierre;Jesse D Marshall;Ying Yang;Yiyang Gong

  • Improving brightness and photostability of green and red fluorescent proteins for live cell imaging and FRET reporting

    Bryce T. Bajar;Emily S. Wang;Emily S. Wang;Amy J. Lam;Bongjae B. Kim

  • Survival factor-mediated BAD phosphorylation raises the mitochondrial threshold for apoptosis.

    Sandeep Robert Datta;Ann M. Ranger;Michael Z. Lin;James Fitzhugh Sturgill

  • Rapid Nuclear Responses to Target-Derived Neurotrophins Require Retrograde Transport of Ligand–Receptor Complex

    Fiona L. Watson;Heather M. Heerssen;Daniel B. Moheban;Michael Z. Lin

  • Vav family GEFs link activated Ephs to endocytosis and axon guidance.

    Christopher W. Cowan;Yu Raymond Shao;Mustafa Sahin;Mustafa Sahin;Steven M. Shamah

  • Optical control of protein activity by fluorescent protein domains

    Xin X. Zhou;Hokyung K. Chung;Amy J. Lam;Michael Z. Lin

  • Eph-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of ephexin1 modulates growth cone collapse

    Mustafa Sahin;Paul L. Greer;Michael Z. Lin;Heather Poucher

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien University of California, San Diego
Mark J. Schnitzer
Mark J. Schnitzer Stanford University
Michael E. Greenberg
Michael E. Greenberg Harvard University
Michael W. Davidson
Michael W. Davidson Florida State University
Joseph C. Wu
Joseph C. Wu Stanford University
Guo-Qiang Bi
Guo-Qiang Bi University of Science and Technology of China
Thomas R. Clandinin
Thomas R. Clandinin Stanford University
Crystal L. Mackall
Crystal L. Mackall Stanford University
Mustafa Sahin
Mustafa Sahin Boston Children's Hospital

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