Email: kuoilin@gate.sinica.edu.tw Related Links: Lab Web Site at Academia Sinica Selected Publications

We are interested in studying gene regulatory mechanisms in orchestrating lineage determination of human embryonic stem cells. In collaboration with Dr. John Yu (Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology) and Dr. Hsin-Fu Chen (National Taiwan University Hospital), we are looking at transcription factors contributing to direct germ cell fate specification, with emphasis on studying gene expression profiles, RNA-protein interaction, protein-protein interaction and epigenetic modification during germ cell development. 

Assistant Research Fellow, 
Genomics Research Center 2004-presemt 
Education and Positions

• M.S. National Taiwan University
• Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University
• Post-Doctoral Scientist, Dept. of Microbiology, Columbia University
• Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Microbiology, Columbia University

Honors and Awards

• Li Foundation Heritage Prize, 2005
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fellowship, 1999-2002
• Phi Beta Kappa, The Johns Hopkins University, 1999
• Betty Lee Hampil Honorary Fellowship, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology. The Johns Hopkins University. 1995