Kang Shen

Kang Shen

Vincent V.C. Woo Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Professor, Biology
Professor, Pathology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Ph. D, Duke University, Molecular Cellular neuroscience (1999)
MD, Tongji Medical University, China (1994)
Affiliation:
Knight Initiative Funded Researchers
Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Affiliates
Committee:
Knight Initiative Steering Committee
Executive Committee
Big Ideas in Neuroscience
Shen Lab site
Stanford Profile
kangshen@stanford.edu

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Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Catalyst Momentum Awards
2025
Unlocking brain resilience with HDAC inhibition (renewed)
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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Neurosciences Interdisciplinary Scholar Awards
2023
Neuronal and genetic imprints of male mating experience

We understand a lot about how the brain gets rewired when learning a new skill by repetitive practice, such as hitting a curveball. However, how learning and experience alter the innate behaviors that we are born with is poorly understood.

Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Catalyst Awards
2022
Unlocking brain resilience with HDAC inhibition
This team aims to define a network of genes that contribute to stress resistance in neurons and identify how it could be activated to enhance brain resilience and protect against neurodegenerative disease.

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