Hwai-Jong Cheng
MD - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
PhD - Harvard University

Contact information:
Hwai-Jong Cheng, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Center for Neuroscience
1515 Newton Court / Room 604E
Office (530) 752-5323
Lab (530) 754-4159
Email: hjcheng -at- ucdavis -dot- edu

Department and Center Affiliations:
Center for Neuroscience
Department of Neuobiology, Physiology, & Behavior (College of Biological Sciences)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (School of Medicine)

Courses Taught:
NPB 100 Neurobiology - Term(s): Summer 1
NSC 201 Neuroanatomy - Term(s): Fall
NSC 224B Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology - Term(s): Spring

Dorsal turning of motor corticospinal axons at the pyramidal decussation requires plexin signaling
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Plexin signaling selectively regulates the stereotyped pruning of corticospinal axons from visual cortex
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