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
Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham NC
Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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