Academic Title(s)

• Professor of Integrative Medical Sciences

Bio

• Professor with Tenure (07/15), Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University.
• Associate Professor with Tenure (01/10-06/15), Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University.
• Investigator (09/02-12/09), Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• Associate Professor with Tenure (12/07-12/09), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• Assistant Professor (09/02-11/07), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow (11/97-08/02), NIEHS, NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, Mentor: Dr. Ronald P. Mason
• Research Associate (06/94-11/97), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

Area of Expertise

• Bioenergetics
• Mitochondrial biology
• Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
• Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Research Interests

• Redox regulation and mitochondrial biology in the disease of myocardial infarction.
• Oxidative post-translational modifications (OPTM) and disease biomarkers in the mitochondrial proteins of the post-ischemic heart.

Educational Background

• B.S. Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1986
• Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, 1994

Courses

• PBM (physiology based medicine or medical physiology): Microcirculation, Body Temperature Regulation, Acid-Base Physiology, Renal Transport of Acids and Bases.
• MTC (molecules to cells, or medical biochemistry): Cellular Bioenergetics, TCA Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation and Mitochondrial Disease, Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies.
• POMS (Principle of Medical Sciences): Lipid Lowering Agents