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=Research Interests=
=Research Interests=
===Goal===
===Goal===
My general goal is to combine computational modeling and experimental tools to build a general framework for understanding initiation of signaling events, leading to specific cellular responses. My current research focus is on understanding the coupling between the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell_receptor T cell receptor] (TCR) signaling -- the essential signal for T cell activation -- and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-stimulation costimulatory signalings] -- the auxillary signals thought to affect T cell activation by modulating TCR signaling. Other areas of research I would like to explore include the signaling cascades involved in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell T cell]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigen_presenting_cell Antigen presenting cell] interactions, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm circadian rhythm], in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_migration cell migration] and those in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanotransduction mechanotransduction].


===Past Works===
===Past Works===
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===Massachusetts Institute of Technology===
===Massachusetts Institute of Technology===
* 2006 -  
* 2006 -  
** I am a first year graduate student in [http://web.mit.edu/be/ biological engineering] at [http://www.mit.edu MIT] and currently a rotation student in the Chakraborty lab.
** I am a first year graduate student in [http://web.mit.edu/be/ biological engineering] at [http://www.mit.edu MIT], working in the Lauffenburger & Kamm Labs. From the beginning, I always like the idea of doing quantitative experiments and applying computational tools to study signaling network.


===California Institute of Technology===
===California Institute of Technology===
* 2002 - 2006
* 2002 - 2006
** I was an undergraduate student at [http://www.caltech.edu Caltech], studying biology and engineering & applied science (with coursework emphasis in bioengineering (BE) and computation & neural system(CNS)).
** I went to [http://www.caltech.edu Caltech], studied biology and engineering & applied science. The most valuable thing I have learned there is to become stress tolerant :P.


===The Taft School===
===The Taft School===
* 2001 - 2002
* 2001 - 2002
** I attended [http://www.taftschool.org Taft School] as a post-graduate high school student, preparing for US colleges.


===Siriraj Medical College===
===Siriraj Medical College===
*2000 - 2001
*2000 - 2001
** I was a first year medical student at the Siriraj medical school, Mahidol University before I decided to change my path to do study abroad in science.
** I was a first year medical student at the Siriraj medical school, Mahidol University, but I figured I like science way better.
 
=Links=
* [[BE Board]]
* [[Immunology Papers]]

Revision as of 07:48, 14 June 2008

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About

This page is supposed to contain only a brief summary about me.

Research Interests

Goal

Past Works

  • A Kinetic modeling of nucleosome unwrapping
  • Testing population level variability of tet-controlled gene expression system using pCLPIT
  • Analysis of pCLPIT plasmid construct as a tet-controlled gene expression system
  • ELISA method development for E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex detection

Biosketch

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 2006 -
    • I am a first year graduate student in biological engineering at MIT, working in the Lauffenburger & Kamm Labs. From the beginning, I always like the idea of doing quantitative experiments and applying computational tools to study signaling network.

California Institute of Technology

  • 2002 - 2006
    • I went to Caltech, studied biology and engineering & applied science. The most valuable thing I have learned there is to become stress tolerant :P.

The Taft School

  • 2001 - 2002

Siriraj Medical College

  • 2000 - 2001
    • I was a first year medical student at the Siriraj medical school, Mahidol University, but I figured I like science way better.
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