Chanung Wang
How did evolution lead to a complex life form? How did some mammals, like humans, come to possess various types of cells and organs? Will I be able to induce the full development of such organs myself? These were the questions I had when I took a course on animal cell culture during sophomore, where I learned that life is more than the simple sum of its parts. I know each part is important for understanding and dissecting the whole, but I also believe that what makes an organism a living thing is something that comes out of the whole. This is the basic philosophy through which I see the biological world.
From the time I received my master’s degree, I had been hoping to study in the U.S. where biological science research is actively conducted and well-established. Therefore, I decided to go to U.S. to study and work. When I worked at Vanderbilt University, I found a big interest in neuroscience, especially sleep research. Currently, I am studying sleep research under Dr. Bruce O'Hara. I am so excited to learn and research about it.
Currently, I am researching circadian rhythms and sleep between the house mouse (Mus musculus) and African spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) in single and group housing conditions. Also, I am doing EEG experiment and other sleep related experiments to know sleep patterns of African spiny mouse in detail.
1. Wang, C, Jung, D., Cao, Z., Chung, C.Y. Adenylyl Cyclase localization to the uropod of aggregating Dictyostelium cells requires RacC (2015) Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 465:613-619 2. Wang, C.U. +, Lee, S.H. +, Jung, D.H., Yoshie, A., Kim, I.S., Hafner, J. H., Jeoung, E., Jang, W., Kwon, Y.E. (2012) Surface modified gold nanorods for specific cell targeting. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 60 :1700-1707 (Selected as the highlight article) 3. Jung, H, Wang, C.U., Jang,W. (2009) Nano-C60 and Hydroxylated C60: Their Impacts on the Environment. Toxicol. Environ. Health. Sci. 1(2) :132-139 |