M.D. from Shanghai Medical University China 1984 to 1990
Ph.D. from Kobe University Japan 1994 to 1999
Residency at Shanghai Medical University China 1990 to 1993
Fellowship at University of Washington 1999 to 2002
Research Interests
To understand molecular pathogenesis of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. The current project is to characterize the mechanisms for PKC related and polyglutamine related neurodegeneration in SCA through studying genotype phenotype correlations, performing functional studies in vitro and generating transgenic mice.
To identify the gene responsible for Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia by positional cloning.
Genetic analysis in cavernous cerebral malformation.