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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience is changing the world by unlocking critical new information into how the brain works, from the smallest molecules to incredibly complex synaptic networks. We’re accelerating advances in brain health through breakthrough discoveries and cutting-edge technology, while cultivating the next generation of innovators through education, outreach, and open collaboration.

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Jie Wang

Alumni of:
Yasuda Lab

Recent Papers

Rab10 inactivation promotes AMPAR trafficking and spine enlargement during long-term potentiation.

Wang, J., Nishiyama, J., Parra-Bueno, P., Okaz, E., Oz, G., Liu, X., Watabe, T., Suponitsky-Kroyter, I., McGraw, T. E., Szatmari, E. M., & Yasuda, R. (2025). Rab10 inactivation promotes AMPAR trafficking and spine enlargement during long-term potentiation. eLife, 13, RP103879.
 

Behavioral and Transcriptome Profiling of Heterozygous Rab10 Knock-Out Mice.

Bunner, W., Wang, J., Cohen, S., Bashtovyy, D., Perry, R., Shookster, D., Landry, T., Harris, E. M., Stackman, R., Tran, T. D., Yasuda, R., & Szatmari, E. M. (2023). Behavioral and Transcriptome Profiling of Heterozygous Rab10 Knock-Out Mice. ENeuro, 10(5), ENEURO.0459-22.2023.
 

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