Molecular and Cellular

Picower Institute scientists probe the role of genes, proteins and molecules in the physiology and action of neurons and glia, including how synaptic connections change. To learn more about these or other areas of inquiry, select them under Research Topics and you'll find relevant Picower people, discoveries and events.

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Weifeng Xu received her PhD in neuroscience from Brown University then completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford University Medical Center. In 2009, she joined the Picower Institute and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.

Research Areas

Electrophysiology, excitability, synapse, receptors, PSD, PSD-MAGUK, signaling cascades, calcium

July 3, 2018

Research Findings

June 4, 2018

Research Findings

Encountering novel contexts cues the brain to churn out neurogranin

March 20, 2018

Research Findings

Study finds MVP protein needed for homeostatic plasticity

February 16, 2018

At the lectern

Putting the brain at the center of practice

December 21, 2017

Research findings

MIT researchers have developed a novel approach to analyzing time series data sets using a new algorithm, termed state-space multitaper time-frequency analysis