研究方向：神经化学生物学
发展化学探针技术，为神经科学的研究提供新工具、新方法，实现针对神经系统实时、定量、高时空分辨的观测。具体研究方向包括：发展可遗传编码的膜电位荧光探针及相应的光学成像技术，研究神经细胞网络的电生理活性；发展蛋白质、核酸化学标记技术，研究与神经活性相关的生物大分子相互作用；研究与学习、记忆相关的蛋白质时空动态调控机制。
代表性科研论文：
1. Liu, S.#, Lin, C.#, Xu, Y.#, Luo, H., Peng, L., Zeng, X., Zheng, H., Chen, P. R.* and Zou, P.* (2021). A far-red hybrid voltage indicator enabled by bioorthogonal engineering of rhodopsin on live neurons. Nat. Chem. 13, 472-479.
2. Wang, P.#, Tang, W.#, Li, Z.#, Zou, Z., Zhou, Y., Li, R., Xiong, T., Wang, J.* and Zou, P.* (2019). Mapping spatial transcriptome with light-activated proximity-dependent RNA labeling. Nat. Chem. Biol. 15, 1110-1119.
3. Zhou, Y.#, Wang, G.#, Wang, P., Li, Z., Yue, T., Wang, J. and Zou, P.* (2019). Expanding APEX2 substrates for proximity-dependent labeling of nucleic acids and proteins in living cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 58, 11763-11767.
4. Xu, Y.#, Peng, L.#, Wang, S.#, Wang, A.#, Ma, R., Zhou, Y., Yang, J., Sun, D. E., Lin, W., Chen, X. and Zou, P.* (2018). Hybrid indicators for fast and sensitive voltage imaging. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 57, 3949-3953.
5. Ding, T.#, Zhu, L.#, Fang, Y., Liu, Y., Tang, W. and Zou, P.* (2020). Chromophore-assisted proximity labeling of DNA reveals chromosomal organization in living cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 59, 22933-22937.
