Name：Dengyun Ge

Position：Assistant Professor

E-mail：dy.ge@szu.edu.cn

Personal Statement:

Dr. Dengyun Ge earned his PhD from University of Queensland in 2018, and then continued his research projects in Sydney University as a postdoctoral associate. In 2019, Dr. Ge commenced his early career at the Shenzhen Insitute of Advanced Technology as a postdoc and lecturer. In 2024, Dr. Ge joined Shenzhen University as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Ge was awarded Shenzhen peacock high-level talents and the Pearl River Talent.

Most behaviors in humans and other animals, such as standing, sitting or walking are governed by the nervous system. The nervous system, in turn, regulates the functions of target organs in real-time by transmitting ever changing electrical signals. By combining electrophysiological recording and mathematical modeling, Dr. Ge devoted his attention to study the neural mechanisms underling certain behaviors at both sub-cellular and circuit level. Dr. Ge has published many papers as first or corresponding author in peer reviewed journals such as Neuroscience, Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Applied Physiology, American Journal Physiology-Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics.

Research Interests:

Neural regeneration

Sleep and anesthesia

Research Projects:

1. NSFC (China) Project (82271270): 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2026 ￥530,000

2. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (237400):  12/01/2019 to 06/20/2021 ￥80,000

3. Lambert Initiative funded project (2017436005): 09/01/2018 to 09/30/2019 A$150,000 

Selected Peer-reviewed Publications:

1. Ge D, Han C, Liu C, Meng Z. Neural Oscillations in the Somatosensory and Motor Cortex Distinguish Dexmedetomidine-Induced Anesthesia and Sleep in Rats. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2025 Feb;31(2):e70262.

2. Ge D, Noakes PG, Lavidis NA. What are Neurotransmitter Release Sites and Do They Interact? Neuroscience. 2020; 425: 157-168.  

3. Ge D, Noakes PG, Lavidis NA. Seasonal comparison of the neuromuscular junction morphology of Bufo marinus. J Comp Neurol. 2019 Aug 15;527(12):1931-1939.  

4. Ge D, Lavidis NA. Climatic modulation of neurotransmitter release in amphibian neuromuscular junctions: role of dynorphin-A. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2018 314(5): R716-R723.

5. Ge D, Yan X, Guo Y, et al. Activation of α₁-adrenoceptors facilitates excitatory inputs to medullary airway vagal preganglionic neurons. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Sep 15;119(6):686-95.