Dr. Rao has established several scientific institutions, including Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies, the Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, the IDG McGovern Institute for Brain Research at PKU, the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (CIBR), and the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing (CIMR). He also established or initiated several scientific prizes, such as the Future Science Prize, the Xplorer Prize and the New Cornerstone program.

 

 

The Rao laboratory has studied genes important for neuro development and molecular mechanisms of behaviors.

 

 

The Rao laboratory at CIMR focuses on genes and molecular interactions to study biology and pathophysiology related to human health, trying to understand mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis and to improve treatment of human diseases.