Address: 2-505 BSB
Phone: (319) 335-8331
Email: zili-luo@uiowa.edu
Mentor: Rory A. Fisher, PhD
PhD Institution: PhD, (Medical Sciences) Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan and MD, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Research Description
The Roles of Regulator of G Protein Signaling 6 (RGS6) in Parkinson’s Disease
Awards
- Cardiovascular Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship (T32), 2016-present
- ASBMB Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2015
Publications
- Chakravarti B, Yang J, Ahlers-Dannen KE, Luo Z, Flaherty HA, Meyerholz DK, Anderson ME, Fisher RA: Essentiality of regulator of G protein signaling 6 and oxidized Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in notch signaling and cardiovascular development. J Am Heart Assoc 6(11), 2017. PMCID: PMC5721783
- Yang, J, Platt LT, Maity B, Ahlers KE, Luo Z, Lin Z, Chakravarti B, Ibeawuchi SR, Askeland RW, Bondaruk J, Czerniak BA Fisher RA.: RGS6 is an essential tumor suppressor that prevents bladder carcinogenesis by promoting p53 activation and DNMT1 downregulation. Oncotarget 7(43):69159-62172, 2016. PMCID: PMC5342467
- Chakravarti B, Yang J, Meyerholz D, Flaherty HA, Ahlers KE, Luo Z, Anderson ME, and Fisher RA.: Cardiovascular developmental defects elicited by combined loss of RGS6- and oxidized CaMKII-mediated Notch signaling. . Developmental Cell (submitted).
- Luo Z, Costy-Bennett S, Fregosi RF.: Prenatal nicotine exposure alters glycinergic and GABAergic control of respiratory frequency in the neonatal rat brainstem-spinal cord preparation. Respir Physiol Neurobio, 157(2-3):226-34, 2007.
- Luo Z, Costy-Bennett S, Fregosi RF.: Prenatal nicotine exposure increases the strength of GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition of respiratory rhythm in neonatal rats. J Physiol 561(Pt 2):387-93, 2004.
- Huang YH, Brown AR, Costy-Bennett S, Luo Z, Fregosi RF.: Influence of prenatal nicotine exposure on postnatal development of breathing pattern. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 143(1):1-8, 2004.
- Fregosi RF, Luo Z, Iizuka M.: GABAA receptors mediate postnatal depression of respiratory frequency by barbiturates. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 140(3):219-30, 2004.
- Luo Z, Honda K, Inoué S.: Spatio-temporal EEG power spectral patterns during a short daytime nap. Psychiatr Clin Neurosci 55:193-195, 2001.
- Luo Z, Inoué S.: A short daytime nap modulates levels of emotions objectively evaluated by the emotion spectrum analysis method. Psychiatr Clin Neurosci 54(2) 207-212, 2000.
- Luo Z, Okano S, Honda K, Inoué S.: Qigong-associated EEG changes in a Qigong Master and his Qi-recipients. Reports of the institute of biomaterial and bioengineering Tokyo Medical and Dental University 34:42-45, 2000.
- Inoué S, Nitta A, Luo Z.: Emotions and sleep: Effects of laughter on nocturnal sleep and emotional changes during naps. Sleep Res. Online 2(Suppl. 1): 762, 1999.