教授 / 國立清華大學

EDUCATION AND POSITIONS HELD:

• 2007-present Tsing Hua Chair Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 2006-2008 Advisor, National Center for High-performance Computing
• 2006-2008 Adjunct Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA.
• 2005 Chair of Biological Science Panel, National Science Council, Taiwan.
• 2005-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Life Science, National Central University, Taiwan.
• 2004-present Director, Brain Research Center, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 2002-2008 Director, Institute of Biotechnology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 2001-2002 Visiting Scientist, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, U.S.A.
• 1997 Visiting Professor, Neurobiology Laboratory, C.N.R.S., France.
• 1997-2007 Professor, Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 1994-2005 Advisor of EM Center, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 1992-1997 Associate Professor, Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
• 1990-1992 Postdoc, Rutgers University, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• 1990 Ph.D. in Entomology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• 1983 M.S. in Plant Pathology and Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
• 1981 B.S. in Entomology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

HONORS:

• 2008 中興大學 蕙蓀講座
• 2008 東元科技獎 化工/生物/醫工領域
• 2008 行政院 傑出科技貢獻獎
• 2007 Publish Taiwan’s first paper in Cell
• 2007 傑出人才基金會 傑出人才講座
• 2007 中山學術獎
• 2007 清華 講座教授
• 2007 中興大學 傑出校友
• 2007 教育部學術獎
• 2005 國科會 生物學學門召集人
• 2004 籌組清華腦科學研究中心
• 2004 國科會 傑出獎
• 1990 First place in the Student Paper Competition, Eastern Branch of Entomological Society of America 62nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Genes, Circuits & Behavior. Thousands of genes operate in the brain circuits, each at a different time and space, to control complex behavior in an animal. We are using molecular imaging techniques in Drosophila aiming to understand the genetic and neural basis of brain functions. Two main approaches are taken: (i) to construct a wiring diagram of the entire brain; and (ii) to understand computation in specific circuits for innate as well as learned behaviors.

Wiring diagram. We have generated a standard Drosophila brain for archiving and analysis of individual neurons. We are trying to construct (i) a circuitry map showing connections among different neuropilar regions; and (ii) a map of synaptic connectivity among olfactory neurons.

Brain functions. We focus on understanding genes and circuits involving in the computation process for olfactory, auditory, gustatory, sleep, courtship, fighting, aging, fear, and memory behaviors. Our goal is to investigate how genes, neurons, and neural circuits contribute to complex behaviors using Drosophila as the model system.