I-Wen Chen

EDUCATION

College / University

National Taiwan University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Life Science

Country

Taiwan

Lab Experience

Basic methods in molecular biology, developmental biology, and physiology (molecular biology techniques, gene cloning, sectioning, in situ hybridation, immunohistochemistry, western blotting).

Projects / Research

2006 / 2007: Cold acclimation in zebrafish gill
2005 / 2006: Ionocytes differentiation in zebrafish (embryos and adult fish gills)
Effects of hypothermia on gene expression in zebrafish gills: upregulation in differentiation and function of ionocytes as compensatory responses. Chou MY, Hsiao CD, Chen SC, Chen IW, Liu ST, Hwang PP. J Exp Biol. 2008 Oct;211(Pt 19):3077-84

Scholarships / Awards

2008 – 2009:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2006 – 2007:	Scholarships for undergraduate research, NSC, Taiwan
2005:	Presidential Award in National Taiwan University

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Currently I am interested in various branches of neuroscience. Topics such as neuron dynamics, membrane biophysics, and neurodegeneration are quite appealing to me. On the other hand, since I am particularly triggered to interdisciplinary methods, it may be fascinating for me to apply these to decipher some neural behaviors or even some cognition phenomena. So far my major purpose is to equip myself with all these diverse branches of knowledge and the various tools for investigation.