Lab Members
Shih-Chieh (CJ) Lin, MD, PhD 林士傑
Principal Investigator
Professor, Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan (since 2017)
Ming-Ching Chiang, PhD 江明憬
Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-)
Ph.D. in Life science & Medical Bioscience from Waseda University (2018)
Interests: Watch rats sleeping in the cage; Check out interesting references on Pubmed; Mess up python environment in Mac
Shu-Ting Wu 吳舒婷
Technician (2018-)
Cheng-Ze Lee 李承澤
Master's student (2017-)
Chiung-Wen Ma 麻瓊文
Master's student (2018-)
Yu-Chen Hsieh 謝雨蓁
Master's student (2018-)
Karen Yan, PhD 嚴如玉
Philosopher-in-residence 駐站哲學家 & Associate Professor
Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Email: karenruyuyan@gmail.com | Personal website: http://karenruyuyan.blogspot.com
My research focuses on developing methods for analyzing neuroscientific practice and its epistemological and metaphysical implications. Currently, I am working on topics such as causal reasoning in neurophysiology, computational modeling in neuroscience, and the uses of idealizations and abstractions in modeling. I am also developing methods for identifying exemplary practices in a field of research and conducting transdisciplinary research in mind/brain science.
Undergraduate students
林育慧
I'm a fourth-year medical student in NYMU. Currently I'm working on a research project about how recent reward history guides choice behavior in a dynamically changing environment.
陳震樺
Undergraduate Intern from YM Life Science
Loves music, sports, puzzle games and rodents (guinea pigs are the best!!!)
張嫚珊
I am a sophomore student at YM University majoring in life science. I am interested in cognitive neuroscience.
劉殷豪
I am a sophomore medical student at the National Yang Ming University. I am interested in neurodegenerative disease and cognitive neuroscience.
高樹賢
Second year medical student at Yang-Ming University
李政哲
First year medical student at Yang-Ming University
王可可
First year medical student at Yang-Ming University
江寧
First year medical student at Yang-Ming University
Alumni & Mentorship Awards
Alumni @ NIH lab
Postdoctoral fellows (immediate position after leaving the lab)
1. David P. Nguyen (2010-2013): Senior Manager, Translational Neuroscience, Pfizer Inc
2. Irene Avila (2010-2014): Scientific Program Analyst, Scientific Workforce Diversity, Office of the Director, NIH
3. Sylvina M. Raver (2014-2015): Training & Policy Manager at Society for Neuroscience
4. Hachi Manzur (2011-2016): Neurology Resident at University of Chile
5. Alessandro Scaglione (2011-2017): Research Associate, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy
Graduate students (immediate position after leaving the lab)
1. Jeffrey D. Mayse (co-mentoring with Michela Gallagher) (2010-2014): Postdoctoral fellow, Brown University
IRTA students (NIH Postbaccalaureate training program, immediate position after leaving the lab)
1. Geoffrey M. Nelson (2009-2011): PhD at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
2. Ksenia Vlasov (2013-2015): Research Assistant, MIT/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
3. Nathan W. Whitmore (2014-2016): Neuroscience PhD program, Northwesten University
4. Ruby Lam (2014-2016): Neuroscience PhD program, NIH/Brown University
5. Jing Liang (2015-2016): Neuroscience PhD program, NIH/Brown University
6. Ashley Nelson, MS (2016-2017): MD/PhD program, University of Arizona
7. Aleksandra S. Safonova (2016-2017): Medical School, University of Pittsburgh
8. Shehzad S. Ukani, MS (2016-2017): Technical IRTA fellow at NIDA IRP
9. Marlian Montesinos-Cartagena (2016-2017): Postbaccalaureate fellow at NIDA IRP
10. Joshua B. Hunt (2016-2017): Neuroscience PhD program, University of Colorado Denver
11. Jay K. Gupta (2016-2017): MD program, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Summer and visiting students
1. Kaivalya S. Deshpande (2013), University of Michigan
2. Matthew Vetere (2015), Syracuse University
3. Shih-Yi Chuang (2016-2017), National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
Mentorship Awards
Awards
NIH Graduate Partnerships Program Outstanding Mentor Award (2014)
NIA Post Baccalaureate Distinguished Mentor Award (2016)
Honors and Awards for Trainees
1. Nguyen D.P.: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellowship for foreign researchers (short-term), 2010
2. Nelson G.M.: The Scientific Director's Award at NIA postbac poster day 2011
3. Nelson G.M.: NIH postbac award at NIH postbac poster day 2011
4. Nguyen D.P.: Nathan W. Shock Postdoctoral Travel Award, National Institute on Aging, 2012
5. Deshpande K.S.: Barbara A. Hughes Award of Excellence for best poster among summer student interns, National Institute on Aging, 2013
6. Mayse J.D.: NIH NRSA F31 Grant (F31AG045039), The Neural Basis of Response Inhibition, 2013
7. Scaglione A.: 2nd place award for the best systems neuroscience poster (postdoc category) at the Baltimore Chapter of Society for Neuroscience poster session, 2014
8. Manzur H.: 2015 NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE)