Research interests
I am interested in the crosstalk among the cytoskeleton, mitochondrial inheritance, and quality control in asymmetric cell division. I applied interdisciplinary approaches in quantitative imaging, biosensor development, aging biology and optogenetics to investigate a novel cytoskeletal organizing center (Actin Cable Organizing Center, ACOC) in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
I am also interested in scientific communication, especially in scientific visualization.
A phalloidin-stained (white) budding yeast cell with actin cables aligning along the mother-bud axis and converged at the distal tip of the mother cell (Actin Cable Organizing Center, ACOC).
Magenta: Mitochondria
Green: Mfb1p, an ACOC-resident, mitochondrial tethering protein critical for maintaining mitochondrial quality and lifespan of the mother cell.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
10/2017-current
Graduate Research Assistant
08/2011–07/2017
Teaching Assistant
08/2012-06/2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant
02/2009–07/2011
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham NC
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Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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EDUCATION​
2011 - 2017
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Ph.D. in Biology
College Teaching Certificate
2007 - 2011
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S.in Life Science