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Overview

Z. Josh Huang is affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States and has a prolific research career focused on neuroscience and related molecular biology fields. Their work broadly spans Neuroscience, with 78 publications, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing 47 publications.

Their research delves into several specialized subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biophysics, and Neurology. This range reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding brain function and cellular mechanisms.

Key topics in Huang's research include neural dynamics and brain function, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Additional areas of focus include cell image analysis techniques, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroscience and neural engineering, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

Huang has contributed to multiple high-impact publications with the following notable papers:

  • A multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex, 2021, Nature
  • Morphological diversity of single neurons in molecularly defined cell types, 2021, Nature
  • A transcriptomic and epigenomic cell atlas of the mouse primary motor cortex, 2021, Nature
  • Cellular anatomy of the mouse primary motor cortex, 2021, Nature
  • Genetic dissection of the glutamatergic neuron system in cerebral cortex, 2021, Nature

They frequently publish in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, and Cell, indicating a strong presence in both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals.

Huang's collaborative network features several frequent co-authors, including Xu An, Katherine S. Matho, Yongjun Qian, Shengli Zhao, and William Galbavy, representing sustained partnerships that support their multidisciplinary research programs.

Best Publications

  • A Resource of Cre Driver Lines for Genetic Targeting of GABAergic Neurons in Cerebral Cortex

    Hiroki Taniguchi;Miao He;Priscilla Wu;Sangyong Kim

  • Inhibition of Inhibition in Visual Cortex: The Logic of Connections Between Molecularly Distinct Interneurons

    Carsten K Pfeffer;Mingshan Xue;Miao He;Z Josh Huang

  • BDNF Regulates the Maturation of Inhibition and the Critical Period of Plasticity in Mouse Visual Cortex

    Z. Josh Huang;Alfredo Kirkwood;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Vittorio Porciatti

  • Cortical interneurons that specialize in disinhibitory control

    Hyun Jae Pi;Balázs Hangya;Balázs Hangya;Duda Kvitsiani;Joshua I. Sanders

  • A Cortical Circuit for Gain Control by Behavioral State

    Yu Fu;Jason M. Tucciarone;Jason M. Tucciarone;J. Sebastian Espinosa;Nengyin Sheng

  • A disinhibitory circuit mediates motor integration in the somatosensory cortex

    Soohyun Lee;Illya Kruglikov;Z Josh Huang;Gord Fishell

  • A neural circuit for spatial summation in visual cortex

    Hillel Adesnik;William Bruns;Hiroki Taniguchi;Z. Josh Huang

  • Activation of specific interneurons improves V1 feature selectivity and visual perception

    Seung-Hee Lee;Alex C. Kwan;Siyu Zhang;Victoria Phoumthipphavong

  • Experience and activity-dependent maturation of perisomatic GABAergic innervation in primary visual cortex during a postnatal critical period.

    Bidisha Chattopadhyaya;Graziella Di Cristo;Hiroyuki Higashiyama;Graham W. Knott

  • Molecular taxonomy of major neuronal classes in the adult mouse forebrain

    Ken Sugino;Chris M Hempel;Mark N Miller;Alexis M Hattox

  • Cortical representations of olfactory input by trans-synaptic tracing

    Kazunari Miyamichi;Fernando Amat;Farshid Moussavi;Chen Wang

  • Targeting cells with single vectors using multiple-feature Boolean logic

    L. E. Fenno;J. Mattis;C. Ramakrishnan;M. Hyun

  • Neuronal circuitry mechanism regulating adult quiescent neural stem-cell fate decision

    Juan Song;Chun Zhong;Michael A. Bonaguidi;Gerald J. Sun

  • Experience-dependent modification of a central amygdala fear circuit.

    Haohong Li;Mario A Penzo;Hiroki Taniguchi;Hiroki Taniguchi;Charles D Kopec

  • The paraventricular thalamus controls a central amygdala fear circuit.

    Mario A. Penzo;Vincent Robert;Jason Tucciarone;Dimitri De Bundel

  • Unique functional properties of somatostatin-expressing GABAergic neurons in mouse barrel cortex

    Luc J Gentet;Yves Kremer;Hiroki Taniguchi;Z Josh Huang

  • Transcriptional Architecture of Synaptic Communication Delineates GABAergic Neuron Identity.

    Anirban Paul;Megan Crow;Ricardo Raudales;Ricardo Raudales;Miao He

  • Ankyrin-based subcellular gradient of neurofascin, an immunoglobulin family protein, directs GABAergic innervation at purkinje axon initial segment.

    Fabrice Ango;Graziella di Cristo;Hiroyuki Higashiyama;Vann Bennett

  • Brain-wide Maps Reveal Stereotyped Cell-Type-Based Cortical Architecture and Subcortical Sexual Dimorphism

    Yongsoo Kim;Yongsoo Kim;Guangyu Robert Yang;Kith Pradhan;Kannan Umadevi Venkataraju

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Overexpression Induces Precocious Critical Period in Mouse Visual Cortex

    t Jessica L. Hanover;Z. Josh Huang;Susumu Tonegawa;Michael P. Stryker

  • Characterizing the replicability of cell types defined by single cell RNA-sequencing data using MetaNeighbor.

    Megan Crow;Anirban Paul;Sara Ballouz;Z. Josh Huang

  • The spatial and temporal origin of chandelier cells in mouse neocortex.

    Hiroki Taniguchi;Jiangteng Lu;Z. Josh Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Pavel Osten
Pavel Osten Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Hongkui Zeng
Hongkui Zeng Allen Institute for Brain Science
Michael Hawrylycz
Michael Hawrylycz Allen Institute for Brain Science
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Lydia Ng
Lydia Ng Allen Institute for Brain Science
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Julie A. Harris
Julie A. Harris University of California, San Francisco
Zizhen Yao
Zizhen Yao Allen Institute for Brain Science
Giorgio A. Ascoli
Giorgio A. Ascoli George Mason University

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