Award-winner Zhu, first author Chen Chen, and we celebrate the good time in a steak house. Kai, Li-yuan, and Chih-Yu are our 2022 Summer Interns~~
We found that growth cones of 0.1 kPa neurons exhibit a highly coordinated T-zone activity, a mechanism distinct from the one observed on conventional glass coverslips.
Zhu is the youngest member of 8C01; joined 8C01 at the end of the Year 2020 when he was a high school freshman (10 grade). Ever since then, we have watched his growth, his persistence, and development of tasks/sense of good science every day. It’s always a joy to work with young talents like Zhu. We are proud of him! Congratulation, Zhu, Keep up with the excellent work ~~
2020 has been a tough year for many people; Let’s share some 8C01 joyful moments and accomplishment in 2020 before turning to the next page.
What motivates us: the JCB Editorial Board selected our paper_proteasome dislocation causes NKCC1 accumulation at the AIS to the The Year in Cell Biology:2020 collection, highlighting 10 of the most exceptional papers published over the past year in JCB.
What energizes us: we are lucky enough to live in Taiwan, where just marked 250th consecutive day without a locally transmitted case of the covid. Yes~~ Travel is Safe and Okay here! We held our Spring lab outing in South Taiwan_the cultural captial Tainan, and Summer outing to Eastern Taiwan_Taroko and Hualien ~~~
–Spring Lab Outing (Tainan)~
–Summer Lab outing (HuaLien)~
The lab has visited Tainan and Hualien for the second times, never tire of the food, the Ocean , and the mountains.
What makes us smile: We met a brilliant Summer Intern Chia-Heng, and our Fin is turning 3!
Thanks to our image core! It’s turning out wayyyyyyy better than we imagined it would be. Look how many structures and organelles you can identify there. Yes! There’re synaptic clefts, mitochondria, microtubule bundules, and~~~~~Myelin Sheaths! ~Beautiful~
Summer is here and Congrats to Purine for winning The Academia Sinica Research Award for Junior Research Investigators~
We can do more and you are not alone! Here is a link of a local support community for families of children with brain cancer, epilepsy, or developmental disabilities ( https://www.facebook.com/YiLanAnAn/ )
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