Dayu Lin | |
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| Born | Shanghai, China |
| Alma mater | Fudan University, Duke University, California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Neural circuits underlying aggression |
| Awards | 2013 McKnight Scholar Award, 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 2006 Capranica Prize in Neuroethology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | New York University Grossman School of Medicine |
Dayu Lin is a neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. Lin discovered the neural circuits in the hypothalamus that give rise to aggression in mice. Her lab at NYU now probes the neural circuits underlying innate social behaviors, with a focus on aggressive and defensive behaviors.