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  1. An open‐source pipeline for longitudinal single‐cell tracking and cell‐cycle/migration coupling analysis for neurotherapeutic screening

    Article • Neuroprotection, July 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  2. Tunable Bessel beam two-photon fluorescence microscopy for high-speed volumetric imaging of brain dynamics

    Article • eLife, June 2026, eLife

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  3. Elastomeric Micro‐Balloons for Remote Control of Cerebral Blood Flow and Real‐Time In vivo Imaging of Rodent Brain Response to Hypoperfusion

    Article • Advanced Materials, April 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  4. Tunable Bessel beam two-photon fluorescence microscopy for high-speed volumetric imaging of brain dynamics

    Article • February 2026, eLife

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  5. Tunable Bessel beam two-photon fluorescence microscopy for high-speed volumetric imaging of brain dynamics

    Article • February 2026, eLife

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  6. Tunable Bessel beam two-photon fluorescence microscopy for high-speed volumetric imaging of brain dynamics

    Article • January 2026, openRxiv

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  7. Intravital Multimodal Imaging of Human Cortical Organoids for Chronic Stroke Treatment in Mice

    Article • July 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  8. Stimulus edges induce orientation tuning in superior colliculus

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  9. 3D printing‐based frugal manufacturing of glass pipettes for minimally invasive delivery of therapeutics to the brain

    Article • Neuroprotection, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  10. Fast and sensitive GCaMP calcium indicators for imaging neural populations

    Article • November 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  11. An adaptive optics module for deep tissue multiphoton imaging in vivo

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  12. jYCaMP: An optimized calcium indicator for two-photon imaging at fiber laser wavelengths

    Article • October 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  13. A distinct population of L6 neurons in mouse V1 mediate cross-callosal communication

    Article • September 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  14. Quantification of Motor Neuron Loss and Muscular Atrophy in Ricin-Induced Focal Nerve Injury

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  15. Three-photon fluorescence microscopy with an axially elongated Bessel focus

    Article • December 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  16. A general method to fine-tune fluorophores for live-cell and in vivo imaging

    Article • Nature Chemical Biology, September 2017, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  17. Adaptive optical versus spherical aberration corrections for in vivo brain imaging

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, July 2017, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  18. A new approach for ratiometric in vivo calcium imaging of microglia

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  19. Video-rate volumetric functional imaging of the brain at synaptic resolution

    Article • Nature Neuroscience, February 2017, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  20. Coupled Proliferation and Apoptosis Maintain the Rapid Turnover of Microglia in the Adult Brain

    Article • Cell Reports, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Mark Cragg, Dr. Yajie Liang, Professor Zoltan Molnar

  21. Video-rate volumetric functional imaging of the brain at synaptic resolution

    Article • June 2016, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  22. Optical Cell Positioning System for navigating the brain

    Article • BDJ, May 2016, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  23. In vivo odourant response properties of migrating adult-born neurons in the mouse olfactory bulb

    Article • Nature Communications, February 2015, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  24. Label-free imaging of gelatin-containing hydrogel scaffolds

    Article • Biomaterials, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  25. Supercharged green fluorescent proteins as bimodal reporter genes for CEST MRI and optical imaging

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  26. Impairment of in vivo calcium signaling in amyloid plaque-associated microglia

    Article • Acta Neuropathologica, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  27. Optimized ratiometric calcium sensors for functional in vivo imaging of neurons and T lymphocytes

    Article • Nature Chemical Biology, January 2014, Nature

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  28. IMAGING CELL THERAPY

    Article • September 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  29. Neural progenitor cell survival in mouse brain can be improved by co-transplantation of helper cells expressing bFGF under doxycycline control

    Article • Experimental Neurology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  30. The survival of engrafted neural stem cells within hyaluronic acid hydrogels

    Article • Biomaterials, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  31. Correction: Microglial TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF) deficiency promotes retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration via nuclear factor-κB

    Article • Journal of Neuroinflammation, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  32. Transforming Thymidine into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Probe for Monitoring Gene Expression

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  33. Expression profiling of Rab GTPases reveals the involvement of Rab20 and Rab32 in acute brain inflammation in mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  34. Microglial TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF) deficiency promotes retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration via nuclear factor-κB

    Article • Journal of Neuroinflammation, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  35. Comparison of red-shifted firefly luciferase Ppy RE9 and conventional Luc2 as bioluminescence imaging reporter genes for in vivo imaging of stem cells

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, February 2012, SPIE

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  36. CEST phase mapping using a length and offset varied saturation (LOVARS) scheme

    Article • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  37. Monitoring Enzyme Activity Using a Diamagnetic Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  38. Effects of C3 deficiency on inflammation and regeneration following spinal cord injury in mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  39. Potential mechanisms of neuroprotection induced by low dose total-body γ-irradiation in C57 mice administered with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  40. Hybrid synapse formation between spinal motoneurons and superior cervical ganglion neurons in vitro: A study of the functional reconstruction of visceral organs

    Article • Autonomic Neuroscience, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  41. Intrastriatal injection of colchicine induces striatonigral degeneration in mice

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, August 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  42. Attenuation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain MN184 using chimeric construction with vaccine sequence

    Article • Virology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Kay S Faaberg, Dr. Yajie Liang

  43. Corrigendum to “Complement 3-deficient mice are not protected against MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity” [Brain Res. 1178 (2007) 132─140]

    Article • Brain Research, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  44. Complement 3-deficient mice are not protected against MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity

    Article • Brain Research, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang

  45. Potential neuroprotective effect of low dose whole-body γ-irradiation against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced dopaminergic toxicity in C57 mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Yajie Liang