程子倩，中共党员，理学博士，硕士生导师，吉林省E类人才。长期致力于神经系统疾病发病机制及干预策略相关研究，聚焦应激相关情感障碍的分子调控、神经环路调控机制探究，以及非药物干预策略与天然药物的治疗潜力挖掘。主持吉林省科技厅面上项目1项，多次参与完成国家自然科学基金及省级课题。指导学生参加省级以上学科竞赛，获国家三等奖1项、省级一等奖1项。参与发表 SCI 论文 18 篇，研究成果相继发表于Molecular Psychiatry、Pharmacological Research、Neural Regeneration Research等国际知名学术期刊。

主持项目：

弓状核-伏隔核环路在能量限制抗抑郁中的作用及分子机制（吉林省科技厅面上项目，在研）

代表性论文：

1.  Cheng Z, Zhao F, Piao J, Yang W, Cui R, Li B*. Rasd2 regulates depression-like behaviors via DRD2 neurons in the prelimbic cortex afferent to nucleus accumbens core circuit. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;30(2):435-449.

2.  Cheng Z#, Fan J#, Zhang T, Piao J, Liu Q, Jin Y, Cui R*, Li B*. Fasting produces antidepressant-like effects via activating mTORC1 signaling pathway in ovariectomized mice. Neural Regeneration Research. 2023 Sept;18(9):2075-2081.

3.   Cheng Z, Zhao F, Piao J, Cui R, Li B. Rasd2 mediates acute fasting-induced antidepressant-like effects via dopamine D2 receptor activation in estrogen deficient mice. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 2023 Mar 22;26(3):217-229.

4.   Cheng Z, Su J, Zhang K, Jiang H*, Li B*. Epigenetic Mechanism of Early Life Stress-Induced Depression: Focus on the Neurotransmitter Systems. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022 Jul 5;10:929732.

5.   Cheng Z, Kang C, Che S, Su J, Sun Q, Ge T, Guo Y, Lv J, Sun Z, Yang W, Li B, Li X, Cui R*. Berberine: A Promising Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2022 May 20;13:845591.

6.   Cheng Z, Yang W, Li B*, Cui R*. KLF4 Exerts Sedative Effects in Pentobarbital-Treated Mice. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2021 Mar;71(3):596-606.

7.   Cheng Z, Cui R, Ge T, Yang W, Li B*. Optogenetics: What it has uncovered in potential pathways of depression. Pharmacological Research. 2020 Feb;152:104596.

8.   Cheng Z, Zou X, Jin Y, Gao S, Lv J, Li B*, Cui R*. The Role of KLF4 in Alzheimer's Disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2018 Sep 21; 12:325.