PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
Name: Lai-Fu Li
Birthday: 1980.09.02
Nationality/Sex: China/Male
Institutions: Department of Life Sciences, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, China
Work Address: 1638 Wolong Road, Nanyang, Henan, China
E-mail: lilaifu@snnu.edu.cn
Tel.: +86-18567179115
EDUCATION
Sep. 2017—June 2020 Institute of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University (PhD).
Sep. 2005—June 2008 College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University (MSc).
Sep. 2003—June 2005 College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University (BSc).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sep. 2013—June 2017 Nanyang Normal University, Research Assistant
Aug. 2020—Dec. 2022 Nanyang Normal University, Lecturer & Research Fellow Jan. 2023— Nanyang Normal University, Associate Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neuromechanisms of Social Behaviors, e.g., Empathy, Aggression, Social Rank, Social Attachment, etc.
Stress and Emotional Disorders: Mainly Focus on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and GABA(B) receptors.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(1) Zhou J, Wu JW, Song BL, Jiang Y, Niu QH, Li LF*, Liu YJ. 5-HT1A receptors within the intermediate lateral septum modulate stress vulnerability in
male mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 8;132:110966. (Corresponding author)
(2) Li, L.F., Zou, H.W., Song, B.L., Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Li, Z.L., Niu, Q.H., and
Liu, Y.J. (2023). Increased Lactobacillus Abundance Contributes to Stress Resilience in Mice Exposed to Chronic Social Defeat Stress. Neuroendocrinology 113, 563-576.
(3) Li, L.F., Li, Z.-L., Song, B.-L., Jiang, Y., Wang, Y., Zou, H.-W., Yao, L.-G., and
Liu, Y.-J. (2022). Dopamine D2 receptors in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex modulate social hierarchy in male mice. Current Zoology. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoac087.
(4) Li LF, Zhang, L.Z., He, Z.X., Ma H, Zhang YT, Xun YF, Tai FD. (2021). Dorsal
raphe nucleus to anterior cingulate cortex 5-HTergic neural circuit modulates consolation and sociability. eLife 10: e67638.
(5) Li LF, Yuan W, He ZX, Ma H, Xun YF, Tai FD. (2020). Reduced consolation
behaviors in physically stressed mandarin voles: involvement of oxytocin, dopamine D2 and serotonin 1A receptors within the anterior cingulate cortex. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 23: 511–523.
(6) Li LF, Yuan W, He ZX, Wang LM, Jing XY, Zhang J, Yang Y, Guo QQ, Zhang
XN, Cai WQ, Hou WJ, Jia R, Tai FD. (2019). Involvement of oxytocin and GABA in consolation behavior elicited by socially defeated individuals in mandarin voles. Psychoneuroendocrinology 103:14–24.
FOUNDINGS
(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China (2023.1-2026.12, No. 32270529, Manager, 540, 000 RMB).
(2) Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province (2023.1-2024.12, No. 23A180001, Manager, 30,000 RMB).
HOBBIES
Walking, Swimming, Biking, Ping Pong.