Research Interests:  

    Neurobiological mechanisms explaining animal behavior.

    Quoting Kandel et al., "... how the brain produces the remarkable individuality 
    of human action... to explore the biology of human potential, to understand 
    what makes us what we are." (Essentials of Neural Science & Behavior)


Education:

    2008-present:  Graduate student in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, 
        Harvard University

    2004-2008:   B.S. in Biological Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China


Research Experience:

    2006-2008:  Undergraduate research, "Role of CGRP in the modulation 
       of NK1 receptor trafficking in dorsal horn of the spinal cord" and "Influence of 
       hypoxia on the cytoskeletal proteins in rat CNS and the potential protection of     
       curcumin."  Advisor: Prof. Long-Chuan Yu, Neurobiology Laboratory, School of
       Life Sciences, Peking University.


Publications:

    Shen Y & LC Yu (2008).  Potential protection of curcumin against hypoxia-
        induced decreases in beta-III tubulin content in rat prefrontal cortical 
        neurons. Neurochemical Research 33:  2112-2117.


Additional interests:

    Music, poetry, Chinese painting, dessert and sleep.
    

Hometown:

    Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
 
Yu Shen
  OEB Graduate Student
 
Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Harvard University
52 Oxford St, Room 254
Cambridge, MA 02138
 
617-495-1018
yushen (at) fas.harvard.edu