Mu Yang, Ph.D.
Journal Articles
2015 Yang M, Lewis FC, Foley G, Crawley JN. In Tribute to Bob Blanchard: Divergent
Behavioral Phenotypes of 16p11.2 Deletion Mice Reared in Same-Genotype Versus
Mixed-Genotype Cages. Physiology and Behavior. 146:16-28.
2015 Yang M, Mahrt EJ, Lewis FC, Foley G, Portmann T, Dolmetsch RE, Portfors CV,
Crawley JN. 16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome Mice Display Sensory Deficits and Reduced
Ultrasonic Vocalizations during Social Interactions. Autism Research. [ Epud ahead of
print].
Abstracts and Presentations
2015 Yang M, Lewis FC, Foley GM, Portmann T, Dolmetsch RE, Crawley JN. 16p11.2
Deletion Mice Display Cognitive Deficits in Novelty Discrimination Tasks. The
International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). Salt Lake City, Utah, May.
2015 Yang M, Lewis FC, Foley GM, Portmann T, Dolmetsch RE, Crawley JN. 16p11.2
Deletion Mice Display Cognitive Deficits in Novelty Discrimination Tasks. International
Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. British Columbia, Canada, June.
Research Funding
SFARI #201223539, Simons Foundation, Osborne, Crawley JN (Co-PIs), Yang M (CoInvestigator), 1/1/2013 – 2/28/2016. Characterization of brain and behavior in 7q11.23
duplication syndrome.
UC Davis MIND Institute intellectual and developmental disabilities research center (IDDRC)
Pilot Research Grant. Yang M (PI), 07/01/2015. Environmental risk factors of developing
cognitive and social deficits in 16p11.2 deletion mouse.
Community Service
Member, Editorial Board, Frontier in Behavioral Neuroscience
Member, Editorial Board, Madridge Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Member, Editorial Board, Stress, Brain, and Behavior
Reviewer, Autism Research
Reviewer, Behavioral Brain Research
Reviewer, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Reviewer, IMFAR 2015 Conference Abstracts
Reviewer, Journal of Neuroscience Research
Reviewer, PLoSOne
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Zhongshu Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Funding
Junior Faculty Development Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health,
University of California Davis: Treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome in severely
mentally ill patients. Yang Z (PI), 09/2014-07/2015. $50,000.
Community Service
Member, Editorial Board, Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health
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