High School Assistant
Resume:
Ruei-Ying Tzeng ****
Ruei-Ying Tzeng
***-** ****** ****, **** 8A, Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Email: ********@*****.***
Phone: 631-***-****
EDUCATION
**** ****** ** ********** (M .Phil.), Genetics
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Adrian R Krainer
2005 Master of Science (M.S.), Molecular and Cellular Biology
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yi-Chun Wu
2003 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Zoology
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Overall GPA = 3.7/4.0 (Total Credits: 159)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
March 2008 - May 2013 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
RNA splicing lab with Dr. Adrian Krainer
Using molecular and cellular techniques to study functional significance of
post-translational modification of splicing factors.
Sep 2006 - Sep 2007 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Neuronal imaging lab with Dr. Hollis Cline
Studying protein transportation between neurons by electroporating genes
and florescent markers into Xenopus tadpole brain in vivo.
June 2003 -July 2005 Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Caenorhabditis elegans developmental genetics lab with
Dr. Yi-Chun Wu
Genetic analysis of engulfment and proapoptotic genes in C. elegans.
July 2002 - May 2003 Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Drosophila melanogaster developmental genetics lab with
Dr. Tze-Bin Chou
June 2001- Sep 2001 Division of Molecular & Genomic Medicine,
National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
Signal transduction lab with Dr. Hsiu-Ming Shih
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June 2000 - Sep 2000 Department of Zoology
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Eel ecology lab with Dr. Wann-Nian Tzeng
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Sep 2006 - Dec 2006 Teaching Assistant of Bio 202 (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Lab, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
Sep 2003 - Feb 2004 Teaching Assistant of Histology Lab at Department of Life
Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Sep 1999 - June 2000 Math tutor for high school students at The Affiliated Senior High
School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
HONORS and AWARDS
June 2005 Dr. Da-qui Chei and Song-yen Fong Memorial Scholarship for Scientific
Poster Award
Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University
Sep 2003 - June 2005 Scholarship for Graduate Students, Ministry of Education
PUBLICATIONS
Huang CY, Chen JY, Wu SC, Tan CH, Tzeng RY, Lu PJ, Wu YF, Chen RH, W u YC (2012). C. elegans
EIF-3.K promotes programmed cell death through CED-3 caspase.
PLoS One 7(5): e36584.
Tzeng RY, Sinha R, Krainer AR (2013). Tyrosine phosphorylation at Y19 of the oncoprotein splicing
factor SRSF1 affects its RS domain phosphorylation and facilitates mRNA export. Manuscript in
preparation.
PRESENTATIONS
Tzeng RY, Sinha R, Krainer AR (2012). Functional significance of tyrosine phosphorylation of the
oncoprotein splicing factor SRSF1. SUNY at Stony Brook Genetics Program Retreat, Stony Brook, NY.
Poster Presentation.
Tzeng RY, Cheng LC, Wu YC (2004). ced-10 mutations reduced numbers of persistent cell corpses in
strong ced-2, ced-5, and ced-12 mutants. 2004 West Coast Worm Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA. Poster
Presentation.
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EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
Molecular Biology: Molecular cloning, RNA extraction and isolation, cDNA synthesis, Semi-quantitative
radioactive PCR, RNase protection assay, Radioactive probe synthesis, siRNA
Cell Biology: Aseptic cell culture, Suspension cell culture, Plasmid transfection, Retrovirus transduction,
Antisense oligo transfection, Stable cell line generation, Protein expression and purification, Cellular
fractionation, co-immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, Mass spectrum, Luciferase assay,
Immunocytochemistry, Confocal microscopy
Developmental Genetics: Genetics manipulation of C. elegans and Drosophila
REFERENCES
Dr. Adrian R. Krainer
St. Giles Foundation Professor of Molecular Genetics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
*******@****.***
Dr. Lawrence Chasin
Professor of Biological Sciences
Columbia University
912 Fairchild Center, 1212 Amsterdam Ave, MC 2433, New York, NY 10027
****@********.***
Dr. Yimin Hua
Research Investigator
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
****@****.***
Dr. Yi-Chun Wu
Professor of Molecular Developmental Genetics
National Taiwan University
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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