Kai-Hsin Chan

EDUCATION

College / University

National Taiwan University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Life Science

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Country

Taiwan

Lab Experience

Summer intern, National Taiwan University Center of Genomic Medicine (2012)
Undergraduate researcher, Laboratory of Developmental Signalling, National Taiwan University, Institute of Zoology (2013)

Projects / Research

  • The effect of hydrogen peroxide on the viability of neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts in cell culture.
  • The role of citron kinase during epiboly in zebrafish embryos.

Scholarships / Awards

2014 – 2015: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
Baden-Württemberg Stipendium (while an exchange student at Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg)
Dean Award, National Taiwan University College of Life Science

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in developmental biology, more specifically how the results of genetic manipulation can be observed on the organismal level. I am also interested in the interactions between pathogens and the immune system.