Hengye Man

Biography

Dr. Hengye Man received his MD from Taishan Medical College in 1986 and Ph.D. from Toronto University in 2001. He then worked at the Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University as a postdoctoral fellow until he was recruited by Boston University Biology Department as an Assistant Professor in 2005. Dr. Man’s research focuses on the regulation of glutamate receptor trafficking and turnover, and its role in synaptic plasticity including long-term potentiation and depression, as well as homeostatic synaptic regulation. He also investigates axon growth and neuronal polarization. He has authored and co-authors primary research articles in journals including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, J Neuroscience and PNAS.

Research Interest

 Dr. Man’s research focuses on the regulation of glutamate receptor trafficking and turnover, and its role in synaptic plasticity including long-term potentiation and depression, as well as homeostatic synaptic regulation. He also investigates axon growth and neuronal polarization.