Yibin (Clara) Xu

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Department

Cellular and Integrative Physiology

Yibin (Clara) Xu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lab Affiliation: Lynette Daws, Ph.D.

Education

PhD. Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University, USA. 2020-2025

M.Sc. Pharmacology: Drug Discovery & Development, Drexel University, USA. 2018-2020

B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Preparation, China Pharmaceutical University, China. 2014-2018

Awards & Accomplishments

Daniel T. O’Connor Young Investigator Travel Award from the Catecholamine Society, 2025.

Chinese Government Scholarship Award for overseas study, 2018.

Publications

Pedersen CN, Yang F, Ita S, Xu Y, Akunuri R, Trampari S, Neumann CMT, Desdorf LM, Schiøtt B, Salvino JM, Mortensen OV, Nissen P, Shahsavar A (2024). Cryo-EM structure of the dopamine transporter with a novel atypical non-competitive inhibitor bound to the orthosteric site. Journal of Neurochemistry.

 

Xu Y, Zeng H, Aggarwal S, Mortensen OV (2025). Novel Ways of Targeting the Dopamine Transporter. In: Mortensen O, editor. Monoamine Transporters. Advances in Neurobiology, vol. 46. Springer.