Conduct cutting-edge research on prions and protein misfolding in relation to neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's, Lewy Body dementia, and MSA in Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Stanley B. Prusiner's lab.Play a key role in a team tasked with developing a stable cell line.Conduct high-throughput screening (HTS) on a drug compound library of over 100,000 drugs, including novel compounds, contributing to the lab's research into potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.Carry out extensive cell culture workThriving in a collaborative work environment, working closely with the chemistry department, animal department, and other teams within my department to achieve shared research goals

Studied analgesia and opioid toleranceTransfected cells with receptor GPR-139 to test if it is a receptor of interest for corydalis yanhusuo (YHS)Troubleshot SOP for radioligand binding assays to investigate brain regions affected by YHSTrained new students on animal handling, immunohistochemistry, and genotyping SOPs