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Education
- Ph.D., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
- B.S., Chemistry, National Taiwan University
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Research Interest
- 1. Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Interplay of Form, Function and Force
- 2. Combination Drugs and Targeted Drug Delivery at the Nanomedicine Program
- 3. Mechanobiology: Giant Elastic Proteins and Elastic Myofilaments in Striated Muscles
Experience
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (1974 - 1976)
- Assistant Professor(1977-1983), Associate Professor(1984-1989), Professor(1989-1998), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin (1977 - 1998 )
- Visiting Scientist, National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, Institutes of Health, USA (1984 - 1985)
- Established Investigator, Research Fellow, American Heart Association (1984 - 1989)
- Visiting Professor, Duke University School of Medicine (1996 - 1996)
- Lab Chief, Laboratory of Physical Biology, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases , National Institutes of Health, USA (1997 - 2002)
- Lab Chief, Laboratory of Muscle Biology, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Health Institutes of Health, USA (2002 - 2010)
- Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica
- Director, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica (2011,08 - 2013,01)
- Joint Appointment Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica (2011,08 - 2013,01)
- Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica (2013,01 - present)
- Director, Nanomedicine Program, Academia Sinica (2013,01 - present)