PERSONAL	Date of birth: Dec. 21, 1974 Gender: Female Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan Citizenship: Taiwan
CARRIER GOAL	To enter academic work and become a professor in a university. Research into understanding the genetic aspect of the brain function.
EDUCATION	National Tsing Hua University, Hsin Chu, Taiwan (Sept. 1993--) Degree expected: Bachelor of Science (Jun. 1997) Major: Life Science Minor: Chemistry Grade Point Average: 3.88/4.00 Taipei Municipal First Girls' Senior School, Taiwan (Sept. 1990--Jun. 1993)
SCHOLASTIC BACKGROUND	General Courses:Calculus, General Physics, General Physics Laboratory Chemistry Courses:Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. Biological Courses:Introduction to Life Science, Basic Life Science, Basic Life Science Laboratory, Cell Biology, Cell Biology Lab Course, Molecular Biology, Lab Course of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biochemistry Laboratory, Genetics, Microbiology, Seminar, Life Science Research.
EXAM RESULTS	TOEFL: Score 627 (May 96) GRE General: V:400/25% Q:800/98% A:670/81% (Oct. 96) GRE Subject: (Dec. 96)
RESEARCH BACKGROUND	National Tsing Hua University, Hsin Chu, Taiwan (Oct. 1995--) Independent undergraduate research at Dr. Yun-Pung Paul Hsu's lab, Department of Life Science. Investigation in association of susceptibility genes, such as monoamine oxidases (MAO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) genes, with Parkinson's Disease in Taiwanese. Alleles of Candidate genes determined based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), dinucleotide repeat polymorphism (DRP) and single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP).
	California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. (summer 1995) Research fellowship at Dr. Kai Zinn's lab, Biology Division. Making Drosophiladouble mutants of Drosophila Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 69D (DPTP69D) and other proteins expressed in the nervous system. Examining their nervous system with immunocytochemistry and microscopy.
HONORS AND AWARDS	Recipient of four-year academic scholarship as a talented student in science, NTHU. (Sept. 1993-Jun. 1997) Independent undergraduate research scholarship awarded from National Science Council, R.O.C. (Jul. 1996-Feb. 1997) NTHU Academic Achievement Award for the top two percent student of the class. (five semesters, Feb. 1994, Oct. 1994, Feb. 1995, Oct. 1995, Feb. 1996) The first winner of National Biological Experiment Contest of Senior High School Students and awarded NT$20,000 from Educational Ministry, R.O.C. (Dec. 1992)
ACTIVITIES	NTHU Association of Life Science Students Member (Sept. 1993--) Representative (Sept. 1993-May 1994) President (May 1994-May 1995) NTHU Association of Undergraduate Students Representative (Sept. 1993-Jun. 1994) NTHU Chinese Calligraphy Art Club Member (Sept. 1995--) NTHU Counseling Center Volunteers' Club Member (Sept. 1995-Aug. 1996) Taipei Municipal First Girls' Senior High School Marching Band Member, playing Horn (May 1991-Jan. 1993)