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Biography

  Education Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Ph.D., Vision Science, 2011 - 2016 Topic: Role of SLC4A11 in Corneal Endothelial Physiology and Pathophysiology Advisors: Joseph A. Bonanno, O.D., Ph.D. Ph.D. Minor, Biochemistry, 2014 - 2015 Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN Ph.D. Minor, Translational Science, 2012 - 2013 Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, CHINA M.D., Medicine, Summa Cum Laude, 2006 - 2011 Postdoctoral Training Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dec 2016 Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA Topic: Identification and Characterization SLC4A11 gene mutations associated Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy Supervisor: Anthony Aldave, M.D. Research Experience Research Assistant 2011 - 2016 Indiana University School of Optometry Supervisor: Joseph A. Bonanno, O.D., Ph.D. The role of SLC4A11 in human corneal endothelium physiology and pathophysiology of Slc4a11−/− mouse model of Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Ph.D. Thesis Research 2015 - 2016 Indiana University, Department of Biochemistry Supervisor: Jason Tennessen, Ph.D. GC-MS study of human corneal endothelium metabolomics Ph.D. Thesis Research 2013 - 2014 Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology Supervisor: Alexander Obukhov, Ph.D. Electro-physiology study of membrane transporter SLC4A11 function Medical Student Summer Research 2009 - 2010 Sun Yat-sen University Stem Cell State Key lab Supervisor: Peng Andy Xiang, Ph.D. Human iPS cell research for therapeutic purpose of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Research Interest

Research Interests Corneal Endothelium Fluid Transport Physiology Corneal Endothelium Metabolism SLC4A11 membrane transporter Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy (CHED) Fuch’s Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD)

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