Xin-tong Wang
PhD Student
Xin-tong Wang was born and raised in Harbin, China. She obtained both her BSc and MSc from Peking University. When she was an MSc student, Xin-tong majored in Pharmacology and conducted research on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors using two-electrode voltage clamp and whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiological recording assays. Xin-tong is interested in neuroscience, especially ion channels. She joined the Bowie lab as a PhD student in September 2019 through the Integrated Program in Neuroscience. Xin-tong's research will focus on iGluR signaling complexes.
Scholarships and Awards
2023-2024 |
IPN Internal Award ($15,000) |
2022-2023 |
IPN Internal Award ($10,000) |
2021-2022 |
Max E. Binz Fellowship ($12,000) |
2020-2021 |
McGill Faculty of Medicine Internal Award ($12,000) |
2019-2021 |
Harold H. Helm Fellowship ($10,000) |
Publications
Federico Javier Miguez-Cabello, Xin-tong Wang, Yuhao Yan, Niklas Brake, Ryan P. D. Alexander. Amanda M. Perozzo, Anmar Khadra, and Derek Bowie. GluA2-containing AMPA receptors form a continuum of Ca2+-permeable channels. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08736-2
Nakagawa, T., Wang, Xt., Miguez-Cabello, F.J. et al. The open gate of the AMPA receptor forms a Ca2+ binding site critical in regulating ion transport. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01228-3