1、 科技部脑科学与类脑研究计划，课题负责人，2021ZD0202304，大脑皮层神经细胞多样性的发育机制。

2、 国家自然科学基金重点项目，项目负责人， 31930045,FOXG1在皮层中间神经元亚群分化成熟中的作用及其调控机制。

3、 国家重点研发计划,学术骨干，2016YFA0501001，囊泡蛋白质机器在神经发育中的作用。

4、国家自然科学基金重点项目，项目负责人，91232301，海马结构和功能异常与记忆缺陷、焦虑和抑郁的发生发展。

5、 国家高技术研究发展计划(863计划) 首席专家，“小型实验动物及动物模型的研制和利用”。

6、 国家重点基础研究计划（973计划），首席科学家，2007CB12300,抑郁症和精神分裂症的基因与环境相互作用机理研究。

7、国家杰出青年科学基金，项目负责人，30525017，细胞生物学及发育生物学。

代表性论文：

1.     Sun L#, Xiong F#, Huang F, Dong S, Zhu P, Jiang P,Zhang B, Zhang X, Sun J, Peng H*，Zhao C*. Transcriptomic insightsinto fate choice of pallial versus subpallial GABAergic neurons. Nature Communications. NatureCommunications. 2025 May 16(1). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60338-8.

2.     Ba R#,Yang L#, Zhang B, Jiang P, Ding Z, Zhou X, Yang Z, Zhao C*. FOXG1 drives transcriptomicnetworks to specify principal neuron subtypes during the development of themedial pallium. Sci Adv. 2023 Feb15: 9 (7), DOI:10.1126/sciadv.ade2441.

3.    Liu J,Yang M, Su M, Liu B, Zhou K, Sun C, Ba R, Yu B, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Fan W, ZhongM, Han J, Zhao C*. FOXG1 sequentially orchestrates subtypespecification of postmitotic cortical projection neurons. Sci Adv. 2022May 27;8 (21): eabh3568. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abh3568.

4.    Han X#,Wei Y#, Ba R, Sun L, Zhao C*. PDK1 regulates the lengtheningof G1 phase to balance RGC proliferation and differentiation during corticalneurogenesis. CerebCortex. 2022 Aug., Vol 32 (6):3488-3500. doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhab428.

5.    Ni Y#,Liu B, Wu X, Liu J, Ba R, Zhao C*, FOXG1Directly Suppresses Wnt5a During the Development 3 of the Hippocampus. Neuroscience Bulletin. 2021 Jan 3. doi:10.1007/s12264-020-00618-z.

6.    Han X#,Wei Y#, Wu X, Gao J, Yang Z, ZhaoC*. PDK1 Regulates Transition Period of Apical Progenitors toBasal Progenitors by Controlling Asymmetric Cell Division. Cereb Cortex. 2020,Jan 10; 30 (1):406-420, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz146.

7.     Du A#, Wu X#, Chen H, Bai QR, HanX, Liu B, Zhang X, Ding Z, Shen Q, ZhaoC*. Foxg1 Directly Represses Dbx1 to Maintain the POA andSubsequently Regulates the Ventral Telencephalic Patterning. CerebCortex. 2019, Dec 17; 29 (12): 4968-4981. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhz037.

8.     Chen D, Wang C, Li M, Yuan Y, Chen H*, Zhang W*, Zhao C*. Loss of Foxg1 Impairs the Development ofCortical SST-interneurons Leading to Abnormal Emotional and Social Behaviors. CerebCortex. 2019 Aug 29 (8),3666-3682, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz114.

9.     Shen W#, Ba R#, Su Y, Ni Y, Chen D,Xie W, Pleasure SJ, Zhao C*. Foxg1regulates the postnatal development of cortical interneurons. CerebCortex. 2019 Apr. 29 (4),1547–1560, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy051.

10. Xu M#,Han X#, Liu R, Qi C, Yang Z, Zhao C*, Gao J*. PDK1 Deficit Impairs the Development of the DentateGyrus in Mice. CerebCortex. 2019 Mar 29 (3) 1185-1198. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy024.

11. Yang Y#, Shen W#,Ni Y, Su Y, Yang Z, Zhao  C*. Impaired interneuron development after Foxg1 disruption. CerebCortex.. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhv297. 2017， Jan 27（1）793-808.

12. Wu X, Gu X, Han X, Du A, Jiang Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Cao G, Zhao C*. A Novel Function for FoxM1 in Interkinetic Nuclear Migration in the DevelopingTelencephalon and Anxiety-related Behavior. J Neurosci..  2014Jan; 34(4):1510-1522.

13. Tian C, Gong Y, Yang Y, Shen W, Wang K, Liu J, Xu B, ZhaoJ, Zhao C*. Foxg1 Has An essential Role in PostnatalDevelopment of The Dentate gyrus. J Neurosci.. 2012. Feb., 32(9):2931-2949.

14. Zhao C*, Avilés C, Abel RA, Almli CR, McQuillen P, Pleasure SJ*. Hippocampal and Visuospatial LearningDefects in Mice with Deletion of Frizzled9, a Gene in the Williams SyndromeDeletion Interval.  Development.  2005 Jun; 132(12):2917-2927.

15. Zhao C, Takita J, Tanaka Y, Setou M, Nakagawa T, Takeda S, YangHW, Terada S, Nakata T, Takei Y, Saito M, Tsuji S, Hayashi Y, Hirokawa N*. Charcot-Marie-ToothDisease Type 2ACaused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1B.  Cell. 2001 Jun 1;105(5):587-597.（coverstory）