Michael Z. Lin | |
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Born | 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, University of California, Los Angeles |
Known for | Genetically encoded voltage indicator, optogenetics, chemogenetics |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Michael E. Greenberg |
Other academic advisors | Roger Y. Tsien |
Michael Z. Lin (born 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American biochemist and bioengineer. He is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Bioengineering at Stanford University. He is best known for his work on engineering optically and chemically controllable proteins.
Lin graduated from Harvard University in 1994 with a degree in biochemical sciences summa cum laude. [1] He subsequently trained as a PhD student studying neuronal signal transduction with Michael E. Greenberg at Harvard Medical School, graduating in 2002, [2] and obtained a MD at UCLA in 2004. [3] Lin then performed postdoctoral research with Chemistry Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Y. Tsien at UCSD. [4] Since 2009, he has been a member of the faculty at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
During postdoctoral training with Roger Y. Tsien, Lin developed improved red fluorescent proteins [5] [6] and channelrhodopsins, [7] and pioneered the use of drug-regulated proteases for protein modification in the TimeSTAMP protein labelling method. Lin's group at Stanford University has engineered proteins with novel functions for optogenetics, chemogenetics, and synthetic biology. Notable inventions include:
Michael Z. Lin | |
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Born | 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, University of California, Los Angeles |
Known for | Genetically encoded voltage indicator, optogenetics, chemogenetics |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Michael E. Greenberg |
Other academic advisors | Roger Y. Tsien |
Michael Z. Lin (born 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American biochemist and bioengineer. He is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Bioengineering at Stanford University. He is best known for his work on engineering optically and chemically controllable proteins.
Lin graduated from Harvard University in 1994 with a degree in biochemical sciences summa cum laude. [1] He subsequently trained as a PhD student studying neuronal signal transduction with Michael E. Greenberg at Harvard Medical School, graduating in 2002, [2] and obtained a MD at UCLA in 2004. [3] Lin then performed postdoctoral research with Chemistry Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Y. Tsien at UCSD. [4] Since 2009, he has been a member of the faculty at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
During postdoctoral training with Roger Y. Tsien, Lin developed improved red fluorescent proteins [5] [6] and channelrhodopsins, [7] and pioneered the use of drug-regulated proteases for protein modification in the TimeSTAMP protein labelling method. Lin's group at Stanford University has engineered proteins with novel functions for optogenetics, chemogenetics, and synthetic biology. Notable inventions include: