Tzu-Wei Kuo, M.D. (郭子維)

Tzu-wei is a medical doctor who is deeply fascinated with the reverse engineering of neural networks. After one year’s residency in internal medicine of National Taiwan University Hospital , he joined Lien Lab as a master student. Currently, Tzu-Wei is using NEURON to study signal processing in NG2 glia and dentate granule cells in the hippocampus. Besides science, he also  loves to share his crazy ideas about ACG with everyone!

Education

M.D.    National Taiwan University School of Medicine

M.S.    National Yang-Ming University (Lien lab, 2010-2012)

Master of Science

Institute of Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences

Current position

PhD student at UCSF

Publications

海馬迴顆粒細胞與NG2神經膠細胞的電訊傳導研究 (碩士論文)

Electrical Signal Processing in Hippocampal Granule Cells and NG2 Glia (Master thesis)

Chan CF*, Kuo TW*, Weng JY*, Lin YC*, Chen TY*, Cheng JK, Lien CC. Ba2+-and bupivacaine-sensitive background K+ conductances mediate rapid EPSP attenuation in oligodendrocyte precursor cells. J Physiol (London) 2013 Oct 1; 591(19): 4843-58. *Co-First author [PDF] [PubMed]

Chiang PH*, Wu PY*, Kuo TW*, Liu YC, Chan CF, Chien TC, Cheng JK, Huang YY, Chiu CD, Lien CC. GABA is Depolarizing in Hippocampal Dentate Granule Cells of the Adolescent and Adult Rats. J Neurosci 2012 Jan 4; 32 (1): 62-67. *Co-First author [PDF] [PubMed]

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