Duan Shumin completed his undergraduate and master's degrees at Bengbu Medical College, and his Ph.
12 Facts About Duan Shumin
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Duan Shumin was elected a member of CAS in 2007, and of TWAS in 2008.
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Duan Shumin's group found that when activated by ATP astrocytes can release glutamate through pores formed from P2X7 receptors; neuronal activities can be heterosynaptically suppressed by glia-released ATP and these ATP are released through exocytosis of lysosomes.
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Duan Shumin finished his primary and secondary education at Mengcheng, Anhui.
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In 1977, the National Higher Education Entrance Examination was resumed, Duan Shumin was enrolled by Bengbu Medical College, majoring in clinical medicine.
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Duan Shumin graduated in 1982, and passed an exam to enter Nantong Medical College, pursuing a master's degree.
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Duan Shumin was aided with a year's tuition and fees, and during his two and a half year study he published seven papers.
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Alongside doing postdoctoral research, Duan Shumin was involved in the creating of brain slices electrophysiology laboratory at Institute of Nautical Medicine.
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Between 1995 and 1999, Duan Shumin trained at Kyushu University, University of Hawaii and University of California, San Francisco.
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In October 2009, Duan Shumin became the dean of Zhejiang University School of Medicine at the invitation of CAE academian Ba Denian.
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At first Duan Shumin was hesitated, but Ba said to him: "You can even elucidate what happened in a mouse's head, the administration work is easy for you", so Duan Shumin finally agreed.
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Duan Shumin led the creating of Chinese Brain Bank, Zhejiang University School of Medicine.