Donggen LUO

Donggen Luo is a Professor at Peking University's School of Life Sciences. His research focuses on the neural principles underlying sensory encoding and decoding, the circuit mechanisms of feeding and mating, and the interactions between biological clocks and sleep. Luo's work utilizes the genetically malleable species Drosophila to investigate sensation and behavior from molecular to circuit levels. His laboratory employs techniques such as optogenetic/chemogenetic manipulation, circuit tracing, two-photon calcium imaging, behavioral testing, and in vivo multi-electrode patch-clamp recordings. Luo's research has been published in prominent journals including Nature, Science Advances, and Current Biology.