Wenbin Yang, Ph.D.

Wenbin Yang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Calgary wenbin.yang@ucalgary.ca | https://young24.github.io

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Selected Publications

  1. Yang, W., et al., (2026). Creating true and false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila. Nature Neuroscience.
  2. Yang, W., et al. (2026). Validating the ADFSCI hypotension symptom domain as a scalable patient-reported outcome measure in spinal cord injury
  3. Yang, W., Meng, Y., Li, D., & Wen, Q. (2019). Visual contrast modulates operant learning responses in larval zebrafish. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 13, 4.
  4. Cong, L., Wang, Z., Chai, Y., Hang, W., Shang, C., Yang, W., … & Wen, Q. (2017). Rapid whole brain imaging of neural activity in freely behaving larval zebrafish (Danio rerio). Elife, 6, e28158.

Current Funding

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)), 2026–2028
  • Eyes High Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Calgary), 2024–2026