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Dr. Han is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacological Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Neuroscience. The http://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/hanlab/ Han Laboratory studies neurophysiological mechanisms of depression and alcohol addiction in rodent models. Awards 2015 - NARSAD Independent Investigator Award Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2013 - Faculty Council Award for Academic Excellence Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2012 - Dr. Harold & Golden Lamport Research Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research Mount Sinai School of Medicine 2011 - Travel Award American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) 2011 - Rising Star Translational Research Award Johnson & Johnson and International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) 2007 - Young Investigator Award National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Research One of the most fundamental functions of the brain is the capacity to develop adaptive changes in response to environmental stimuli under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions. These neural adaptations can occur at a variety of levels such as at the levels of ion channels, synaptic transmission, and integrative function of neuron and neural network, and they are believed to be responsible for governing behavioral/psychological functioning. Dr. Han’s laboratory is specifically interested in identifying the intrinsic plasticity of ion channels and neuronal excitability, and adaptive changes in neural network, that are induced by psychological stress and alcohol in the dopamine circuit of the ventral tegmental area, an emotion- and reward-related system. Research in Dr. Han’s laboratory focuses on the underlying mechanisms of these neuroadpations and how they mediate behavioral susceptibility and resilience to stress and alcohol in laboratory models of depression and alcohol dependence. To understand the roles of neuroadaptations in mediating behavioral changes, the laboratory employs an up-down-up methodology: established behavior model - neuroadaptation - molecular/ionic mechanism - molecular/ionic manipulation - validation of neuronal function - behavioral test. The laboratory uses in vivo and in vitro electrophysiological techniques to identify neuroadaptations and investigate molecular/ionic mechanisms, and employs advanced gene manipulation approaches, including viral-mediated gene delivery, local knockouts of interested genes, and optogenetic tools, to conduct molecular/ionic manipulation followed by behavioral assays. The combination of these gene manipulation techniques and neurophysiology offers the laboratory a unique ability to explore the neurophysiological basis of depression and alcoholism. For more information, visit Ming-Hu Han’s http://www.mssm.edu/research/labs/han-laboratory Laboratory of Cellular Neurophysiology. Affiliations http://www.mountsinaidepression.org/ Conte Center on Epigenetic Mechanisms of Depression
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Rapid and Long-Lasting Antidepressant Action by Targeting Midbrain HCN Channels
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
15/08/19 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Role of VTA-Amygdala Neural Circuit in Mediating Anxiety-Related Behaviors
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
1/04/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Rapid and Long-Lasting Antidepressant Action by Targeting Midbrain HCN Channels
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
1/09/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Role of VTA-Amygdala Neural Circuit in Mediating Anxiety-Related Behaviors
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
23/09/16 → 31/08/18
Project: Research
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Lateral septum-lateral hypothalamus circuit dysfunction in comorbid pain and anxiety
Wang, D., Pan, X., Zhou, Y., Wu, Z., Ren, K., Liu, H., Huang, C., Yu, Y., He, T., Zhang, X., Yang, L., Zhang, H., Han, M. H., Liu, C., Cao, J. L. & Yang, C., Mar 2023, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 28, 3, p. 1090-1100 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Noradrenergic modulation of stress resilience
Zhai, X., Zhou, D., Han, Y., Han, M. H. & Zhang, H., Jan 2023, In: Pharmacological Research. 187, 106598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Midbrain projection to the basolateral amygdala encodes anxiety-like but not depression-like behaviors
Morel, C., Montgomery, S. E., Li, L., Durand-de Cuttoli, R., Teichman, E. M., Juarez, B., Tzavaras, N., Ku, S. M., Flanigan, M. E., Cai, M., Walsh, J. J., Russo, S. J., Nestler, E. J., Calipari, E. S., Friedman, A. K. & Han, M. H., Dec 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 1532.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selective activation of ABCA1/ApoA1 signaling in the V1 by magnetoelectric stimulation ameliorates depression via regulation of synaptic plasticity
Lu, Q., Wu, F., Jiao, J., Xue, L., Song, R., Shi, Y., Kong, Y., Sun, J., Gu, N., Han, M. H. & Zhang, Z., 20 May 2022, In: iScience. 25, 5, 104201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Potential of KCNQ Potassium Channel Openers as Novel Antidepressants
Costi, S., Han, M. H. & Murrough, J. W., Mar 2022, In: CNS Drugs. 36, 3, p. 207-216 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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