Chan Lek Tan

Rockefeller University — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

8h-index2.6kcitations9works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

MicroRNA in disease regulation(3), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(3), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(3), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(2), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(2)

Publications9 total

Tuning of Neuronal Excitation by a Brain Specific Microrna MIR-128: From Targets to Behavior
Digital Commons - RU (Rockefeller University)·2025Open Access
A gut-to-brain signal of fluid osmolarity controls thirst satiation
Nature·2019· 137 cited
Regulation of Body Temperature by the Nervous System
Neuron·2018· 748 citedOpen Access
The Forebrain Thirst Circuit Drives Drinking through Negative Reinforcement
Neuron·2017· 136 citedOpen Access
Identification of preoptic sleep neurons using retrograde labelling and gene profiling
Nature·2017· 320 cited
Warm-Sensitive Neurons that Control Body Temperature
Cell·2016· 394 citedOpen Access
MicroRNA-128 Governs Neuronal Excitability and Motor Behavior in Mice
Science·2013· 314 citedOpen Access
Cerebellar neurodegeneration in the absence of microRNAs
The Journal of Cell Biology·2007· 27 cited
Cerebellar neurodegeneration in the absence of microRNAs
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2007· 482 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Zachary A. Knight(5), Anne Schaefer(3), Dónal O’Carroll(3), Paul Greengard(3), Christopher A Zimmerman(3), Dean E. Hillman(2), Mutsuyuki Sugimori(2), Rodolfo Llinás(2), David E. Leib(2), Yen‐Chu Lin(2), Hongkui Zeng(2), Erica L. Huey(2), Jamie S. Ahn(2), Yiming Chen(2), Elizabeth K. Cooke(1), Gwendolyn E. Daly(1), Shinjae Chung(1), Franz Weber(1), Peng Zhong(1), Thuc Nghi Nguyen(1)