Lei Yu, Ph.D.
Professor II

Office: CAS Room 215
Tel: (732) 445-0794
Fax: (732) 445-3500
Email: yu@biology.rutgers.edu
Mail: Center of Alcohol Studies, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Current Research
Please visit Dr. Yu's page at the Department of Genetics
Representative Publications

Qi, C., Zou, H., Zhang, R., Zhao, G., Jin, M., and Yu, L. (2008) Age-related differential sensitivity to MK-801-induced locomotion and stereotypy in C57BL/6 mice. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 580:161-168.

Yates, J.W., Meij, T.A.J., Sullivan, J.R, Richtand, N.M, and Yu, L. (2007) Bimodal effect of amphetamine on motor behaviors in C57BL/6 mice. Neurosci. Lett. 427: 66-70.

Tang. Y.. Zou. H.. Strong. J.A.. Cui. Y.. Xie. Q.. Zhao. G.. Jin. M.. and Yu. L. (2006) Paradoxical effects of very low dose MK-801. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 537:77-84.

Ulrich-Lai. Y.M.. Xie. W.. Meij. J.T.A.. Dolgas. C.M.. Yu. L.. and Herman. J.P. (2006) Limbic and HPA axis function in an animal model of chronic neuropathic pain. Physiology and Behavior 88:67-76.

Strong. J.A.. Dalvi. A.. Revilla. F.J.. Sahay. A.. Samaha. F.J.. Welge. J.A.. Gong. J.. Gartner. M.. Yue. X.. and Yu. L. (2006) Genotype and smoking history affect risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders 21:654-659.

Balfour. M.E.. Brown. J.L.. Yu. L.. and Coolen. L.M. (2006) Potential contributions of efferents from medial prefrontal cortex to neural activation following sexual behavior in the male rat. Neuroscience 137:1259-1276.

Wang. X.M.. Gao. X.. Zhang. X.H.. Tu. Y.Y.. Jin. M.L.. Zhao. G.P.. Yu. L.. Jing. N.H.. and Li. B.M. (2006) The negative cell cycle regulator. Tob (transducer of ErbB-2). is involved in motor skill learning. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 340:1023-1027.

Wang. X.. Zhang. Y.. Kong. L.. Xie. Z.. Lin. Z.. Guo. N.. Strong. J.A.. Meij. J.T.. Zhao. Z.. Jing. N.. and Yu. L. (2005) RSEP1 is a novel gene with functional involvement in neuropathic pain behavior. Eur. J. Neurosci. 22:1090-1096.

Dr. Yu is the Director of the NeuroPharmacoGenetics Laboratory (NPG Lab) in the Biomedical Research Division at the Center of Alcohol Studies. This laboratory is interested in the molecular and genetic bases of complex brain disorders, including genetic predisposition for alcoholism and drug abuse, and molecular mechanisms underlie such neuro-sensory processes as stress, neuropathic pain, and pain-relief analgesia. For more, please see Dr. Yu's page at the Department of Genetics.