Zizhen Yao

Allen Institute for Brain Science — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

60h-index23.7kcitations153works6.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics(66), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms(47), Neural dynamics and brain function(23), RNA Research and Splicing(22), Cell Image Analysis Techniques(20)

Publications147 total

Morphoelectric Diversity and Specialization of Neuronal Cell Types in the Primate Striatum
2026Open Access
A Cross-Species Enhancer-AAV Toolkit for Cell Type-Specific Targeting Across the Basal Ganglia
2026Open Access
Human Neocortical Glutamatergic Neurons Revealed Through Multimodal Profiling
2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Cross-species consensus atlas of the primate basal ganglia
2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) in preclinical research: A scoping review protocol
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Fast Optimization of Robust Transcriptomics Embeddings using Probabilistic Inference Autoencoder Networks for multi-Omics
2025Open Access
The new frontier in understanding human and mammalian brain development
Nature·2025· 2 cited
Continuous cell-type diversification in mouse visual cortex development
Nature·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
Transcriptomic and spatial organization of telencephalic GABAergic neurons
Nature·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
Exploring the role of β2-microglobulin in the relationship between physical activity and DNAm-predicted PhenoAge: Evidence from a population-based and mice single-cell RNA-sequencing study
Journal of Advanced Research·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential of Exosomes in Valvular Heart Disease
Theoretical and Natural Science·2025Open Access
Enhancer-AAVs allow genetic access to oligodendrocytes and diverse populations of astrocytes across species
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Enhancer-AAVs allow genetic access to oligodendrocytes and diverse populations of astrocytes across species
2025Open Access
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix misdiagnosed as Nabothian cystic disease: A case report
Asian Journal of Surgery·2025Open Access
Enhancer AAVs for targeting spinal motor neurons and descending motor pathways in rodents and macaque
Cell Reports·2025· 16 citedOpen Access
Integrated Classification of Cortical Cells and Quantitative Projectomic Mapping Unveil Organizational Principles of Brain-Wide Connectomes at Single Cell Level
2025Open Access
Integrating multimodal data to understand cortical circuit architecture and function
Nature Neuroscience·2025· 11 cited
The Combination of Physiological and Transcriptomic Approaches Reveals New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Leymus chinensis Growth Under Different Shading Intensities
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2025Open Access
Transcriptional determinants of goal-directed learning and representational drift in the parahippocampal cortex
Cell Reports·2025Open Access
Brain-wide cell-type-specific transcriptomic signatures of healthy ageing in mice
Nature·2025· 73 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Bosiljka Tasic(28), Hongkui Zeng(27), Kimberly A. Smith(24), Thuc Nghi Nguyen(19), Lucas T. Graybuck(17), Jeff Goldy(16), Darren Bertagnolli(15), Nick Dee(15), Michael Hawrylycz(15), Tamara Casper(14), Christine Rimorin(13), Michael Tieu(13), Susan M. Sunkin(13), Kanan Lathia(12), Matthew Kroll(12), Boaz P. Levi(12), Olivia Fong(11), Ed S. Lein(11), Christof Koch(11), Walter L. Ruzzo(11)