Faculty Profiles - YANG Chao | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Chao YANG
楊超

PhD in Life Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2019

Research Assistant Professor
Division of Life Science

(852) 2358 7287
cyangmy@ust.hk
Room 6295

Google Scholar

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ORCID

0000-0003-1109-5407

ResearcherID

GDT-2973-2022

Scopus ID

57131583000

Research Interest Publications

Research Interest

Neuroscience
Molecular and cellular neuroscience
Molecular mechanisms regulating axon regeneration
Neural repair

Publications

All Years 10 2025 1 2024 2 2023 1 2022 0 2021 0 2020 4 2019 2

2025 1

Functional optic tract rewiring via subtype- and target-specific axonal regeneration and presynaptic activity enhancement

Nature Communications, v. 16, (1), March 2025, article number 2174
Zhang, Xin; Yang, Chao; Zhang, Chengle; Wu, Junqiang; Zhang, Xiang; Gao, Jiayang; Wang, Xuejie; Chan, Leung Ting; Zhou, Yiren; Chen, Yujun; Tam, Sing Ting; Chen, Shuhang; Ma, Yuqian; Yung, Wing-Ho; Duan, Liting; Jiang, Liwen; Wang, Yiwen; Liu, Kai
Article

2024 2

Clickable, Thermally Responsive Hydrogels Enabled by Recombinant Spider Silk Protein and Spy Chemistry for Sustained Neurotrophin Delivery

Advanced Materials, December 2024, article number 2413957
Li, Yue; Yang, Chao; Fang, Shiyu; Zhou, Yiren; Li, Manjia; Liu, Zhewei; Zhang, Xin; Duan, Liting; Liu, Kai; Sun, Fei
Article

Lipin1 depletion coordinates neuronal signaling pathways to promote motor and sensory axon regeneration after spinal cord injury

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 121, (39), September 2024, article number e2404395121
Chen, Weitao; Wu, Junqiang; Yang, Chao; Li, Suying; Liu, Zhewei; An, Yongyan; Wang, Xuejie; Cao, Jiaming; Xu, Jiahui; Duan, Yangyang; Yuan, Xue; Zhang, Xin; Zhou, Yiren; Ip, Jacque Pak Kan; Fu, Amy Kit Yu; Ip, Nancy Yuk-yu; Yao, Zhongping; Liu, Kai
Article

2023 1

Driving axon regeneration by orchestrating neuronal and non-neuronal innate immune responses via the IFNγ-cGAS-STING axis

Neuron, v. 111, (2), January 2023, p. 236-255.e7
Wang, Xu; Yang, Chao; Wang, Xuejie; Miao, Jinmin; Chen, Weitao; Zhou, Yiren; Xu, Ying; An, Yongyan; Cheng, Aifang; Ye, Wenkang; Chen, Mengxian; Song, Dong; Yuan, Xue; Wang, Jiguang; Qian, Peiyuan; Wu, Angela Ruohao; Zhang, Zhong-Yin; Liu, Kai
Article

2020 4

Adaptive optics two-photon microscopy enables near-diffraction-limited and functional retinal imaging in vivo

Light: Science & Applications, v. 9, (1), May 2020, article number 79
Qin, Zhongya; He, Sicong; Yang, Chao; Yung, Jasmine Sum-Yee; Chen, Congping; Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun; Liu, Kai; Qu, Jianan
Article

Injectable, photoresponsive hydrogels for delivering neuroprotective proteins enabled by metal-directed protein assembly

Science Advances, v. 6, (41), 7 October 2020, article number eabc4824
Jiang, Bojing; Liu, Xiaotian; Yang, Chao; Yang, Zhongguang; Luo, Jiren; Kou, Songzi; Liu, Kai; Sun, Fei
Article

Rewiring Neuronal Glycerolipid Metabolism Determines the Extent of Axon Regeneration

Neuron, v. 105, (2), January 2020, p. 276-292.e5
Yang, Chao; Wang, Xu; Wang, Jianying; Wang, Xuejie; Chen, Weitao; Lu, Na; Symeon, Siniossoglou; Yao, Zhongping; Liu, Kai
Article

Adaptive optics two-photon microscopy for in vivo imaging of mouse retina

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, v. 11248, February 2020, article number 112480L
Qin, Zhongya; He, Sicong; Chen, Congping; Yang, Chao; Yung, Jasmine; Wu, Wanjie; Leung, Christopher K.S; Liu, Kai; Qu, Jianan
Conference paper

2018 1

Regulation of Adult CNS Axonal Regeneration by the Post-transcriptional Regulator Cpeb1

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, v. 10, January 2018, article number 445
Lou, Wilson Pak-Kin; Mateos, Alvaro; Koch, Marta; Klussman, Stefan; Yang, Chao; Lu, Na; Kumar, Sachin; Limpert, Stefanie; Goepferich, Manuel; Zschaetzsch, Marlen; Sliwinski, Christopher; Kenzelmann, Marc; Seedorf, Matthias; Maillo, Carlos; Senis, Elena; Grimm, Dirk; Puttagunta, Radhika; Mendez, Raul; Liu, Kai; Hassan, Bassem A.; Martin-Villalba, Ana
Article

2016 1

Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS by modulation of the melanopsin/GPCR signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 113, (7), February 2016, p. 1937-1942
Li, Songshan; Yang, Chao; Zhang, Li; Gao, Xin; Wang, Xuejie; Liu, Wen; Wang, Yuqi; Jiang, Songshan; Wong, Yung Hou; Zhang, Yifeng; Liu, Kai
Article

Article 1

Functional optic tract rewiring via subtype- and target-specific axonal regeneration and presynaptic activity enhancement

Nature Communications, v. 16, (1), March 2025, article number 2174
Zhang, Xin; Yang, Chao; Zhang, Chengle; Wu, Junqiang; Zhang, Xiang; Gao, Jiayang; Wang, Xuejie; Chan, Leung Ting; Zhou, Yiren; Chen, Yujun; Tam, Sing Ting; Chen, Shuhang; Ma, Yuqian; Yung, Wing-Ho; Duan, Liting; Jiang, Liwen; Wang, Yiwen; Liu, Kai

Article 2

Clickable, Thermally Responsive Hydrogels Enabled by Recombinant Spider Silk Protein and Spy Chemistry for Sustained Neurotrophin Delivery

Advanced Materials, December 2024, article number 2413957
Li, Yue; Yang, Chao; Fang, Shiyu; Zhou, Yiren; Li, Manjia; Liu, Zhewei; Zhang, Xin; Duan, Liting; Liu, Kai; Sun, Fei

Lipin1 depletion coordinates neuronal signaling pathways to promote motor and sensory axon regeneration after spinal cord injury

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 121, (39), September 2024, article number e2404395121
Chen, Weitao; Wu, Junqiang; Yang, Chao; Li, Suying; Liu, Zhewei; An, Yongyan; Wang, Xuejie; Cao, Jiaming; Xu, Jiahui; Duan, Yangyang; Yuan, Xue; Zhang, Xin; Zhou, Yiren; Ip, Jacque Pak Kan; Fu, Amy Kit Yu; Ip, Nancy Yuk-yu; Yao, Zhongping; Liu, Kai

Article 1

Driving axon regeneration by orchestrating neuronal and non-neuronal innate immune responses via the IFNγ-cGAS-STING axis

Neuron, v. 111, (2), January 2023, p. 236-255.e7
Wang, Xu; Yang, Chao; Wang, Xuejie; Miao, Jinmin; Chen, Weitao; Zhou, Yiren; Xu, Ying; An, Yongyan; Cheng, Aifang; Ye, Wenkang; Chen, Mengxian; Song, Dong; Yuan, Xue; Wang, Jiguang; Qian, Peiyuan; Wu, Angela Ruohao; Zhang, Zhong-Yin; Liu, Kai

Article 3

Adaptive optics two-photon microscopy enables near-diffraction-limited and functional retinal imaging in vivo

Light: Science & Applications, v. 9, (1), May 2020, article number 79
Qin, Zhongya; He, Sicong; Yang, Chao; Yung, Jasmine Sum-Yee; Chen, Congping; Leung, Christopher Kai-Shun; Liu, Kai; Qu, Jianan

Injectable, photoresponsive hydrogels for delivering neuroprotective proteins enabled by metal-directed protein assembly

Science Advances, v. 6, (41), 7 October 2020, article number eabc4824
Jiang, Bojing; Liu, Xiaotian; Yang, Chao; Yang, Zhongguang; Luo, Jiren; Kou, Songzi; Liu, Kai; Sun, Fei

Rewiring Neuronal Glycerolipid Metabolism Determines the Extent of Axon Regeneration

Neuron, v. 105, (2), January 2020, p. 276-292.e5
Yang, Chao; Wang, Xu; Wang, Jianying; Wang, Xuejie; Chen, Weitao; Lu, Na; Symeon, Siniossoglou; Yao, Zhongping; Liu, Kai

Conference paper 1

Adaptive optics two-photon microscopy for in vivo imaging of mouse retina

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, v. 11248, February 2020, article number 112480L
Qin, Zhongya; He, Sicong; Chen, Congping; Yang, Chao; Yung, Jasmine; Wu, Wanjie; Leung, Christopher K.S; Liu, Kai; Qu, Jianan

Article 1

Regulation of Adult CNS Axonal Regeneration by the Post-transcriptional Regulator Cpeb1

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, v. 10, January 2018, article number 445
Lou, Wilson Pak-Kin; Mateos, Alvaro; Koch, Marta; Klussman, Stefan; Yang, Chao; Lu, Na; Kumar, Sachin; Limpert, Stefanie; Goepferich, Manuel; Zschaetzsch, Marlen; Sliwinski, Christopher; Kenzelmann, Marc; Seedorf, Matthias; Maillo, Carlos; Senis, Elena; Grimm, Dirk; Puttagunta, Radhika; Mendez, Raul; Liu, Kai; Hassan, Bassem A.; Martin-Villalba, Ana

Article 1

Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS by modulation of the melanopsin/GPCR signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 113, (7), February 2016, p. 1937-1942
Li, Songshan; Yang, Chao; Zhang, Li; Gao, Xin; Wang, Xuejie; Liu, Wen; Wang, Yuqi; Jiang, Songshan; Wong, Yung Hou; Zhang, Yifeng; Liu, Kai

2018 1

Regulation of Adult CNS Axonal Regeneration by the Post-transcriptional Regulator Cpeb1

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, v. 10, January 2018, article number 445
Lou, Wilson Pak-Kin; Mateos, Alvaro; Koch, Marta; Klussman, Stefan; Yang, Chao; Lu, Na; Kumar, Sachin; Limpert, Stefanie; Goepferich, Manuel; Zschaetzsch, Marlen; Sliwinski, Christopher; Kenzelmann, Marc; Seedorf, Matthias; Maillo, Carlos; Senis, Elena; Grimm, Dirk; Puttagunta, Radhika; Mendez, Raul; Liu, Kai; Hassan, Bassem A.; Martin-Villalba, Ana
Article

2016 1

Promoting axon regeneration in the adult CNS by modulation of the melanopsin/GPCR signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 113, (7), February 2016, p. 1937-1942
Li, Songshan; Yang, Chao; Zhang, Li; Gao, Xin; Wang, Xuejie; Liu, Wen; Wang, Yuqi; Jiang, Songshan; Wong, Yung Hou; Zhang, Yifeng; Liu, Kai
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