Updated 04/05/2024
Ming-Feng Tsai, PhD
Principal Investigator
Ming-Feng was trained as a medical student in the Yang-Ming University in Taiwan, but decided to drop out to pursue a research career. He worked with TC Hwang as a PhD student, and then joined Chris Miller's lab as a postdoc in the Brandeis University/HHMI. He moved to the University of Colorado to start a lab in January 2019.
Chen-Wei Tsai, MD
Research Assistant Professor
After completing her MD training, Chen-Wei was attracted to research and moved to MIT to conduct stem-cell research. She joined our lab in 2019, and has since developed new methods to record electrical activities of the uniporter. She is now studying pathophysiological roles of the mitochondrial calcium transport system.
Tsung-Yun "Tom" Liu
PhD student
Tom graduated from the National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan, with a master's degree in Molecular Medicine. He is a winner of the Young Investigator Award in the American Society for Pharmacology. He is now working on mitochondrial calcium transport proteins. We are all very impressed about how good Tom can cook!
I-Chi Lee
Professional Research Assistant
I-Chi has a master's degree in Life Sciences from the National Taiwan University. Before joining our lab, she had experience on patent analysis in the industry. She is now working on mitochondrial calcium uptake mechanisms. I-Chi enjoys cooking and playing badminton in her free time.
Yung-Chi Tu
Professional Research Assistant
Yung-Chi received her master's degree in Marine Biology from the National Taiwan University. She joined our lab to gain experience in molecular medicine, and have conducted excellent studies on mitochondrial channels. Yung-Chi is a good singer and always very energetic — A very positive presence for people around her.
Yu-Lun (Allen) Huang
Professional Research Assistant
Allen completed his master degree in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the National Taiwan University. He is a super hiker and excellent badminton player. Allen likes nature, and would explore in the woods at night to collect reptiles and snakes. He works on using FRET to analyze channel conformational dynamics.
Yu-Chen (Evelyn) Chang
Professional Research Assistant
Evelyn is another alumnus from the Master's program in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the National Taiwan University. She has been a member of Girl Scouts since young age. Evelyn joined our lab in Jan 2024, and is now studying the mechanisms of mitochondrial calcium efflux.
Po-Hsuan (Paul) Lai
Professional Research Assistant
Paul was initially educated as a pharmacist, but later switched to a research career beginning with master's training in the Department of Pharmacology at the National Taiwan University. An enthusiast of pharmacokinetics and rock climbing. Paul is now studying mechanisms of drug action on various channels and transporters.
Alumni
Anna Van Keuren
Professional Research Assistant
(2019-2021)
Hannah Shushunov
Professional Research Assistant
(2021-2023)
Fan-Yi Chao
Professional Research Assistant
(2022-2023)