About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher studying clownfish metamorphosis. I focus on the early (post-embryonic) development of clownfish digestive tract and on the role of thyroid hormones in this process. I work in Vincent Laudet’s lab at Academia Sinica’s Marine Research Station (中央研究院所臨海研究站), Yilan County, Taiwan.

My main academic interests reside in endoderm and gut tube development. My current collaborations expand this theme across all three fields of Eco-Evo-Devo, as well as fish metabolism and physiology, and ecotoxicology (see my Research page).

My PhD was in biotechnology and bioengineering, and also focused on endoderm developmental biology, but in the context of the mammalian embryo. I therefore also have expertise in stem cell biology, mouse developmental biology, and endoderm developmental biology. I have also experience in synthetic embryology and bioengineering. I am an advocate for intersectional open science, preprints, equitable publishing, and knowledge equity. Aside from my work, I am interested in data communication and visual storytelling in developmental biology.

I am a signatory of DORA, and a member of the International Union of Scientists Against Militarism and the Destructive Use of Science and Technology. I am currently also a member of the Taiwanese Society of Developmental Biology and of the Philippine Society for Developmental Biology.