Michael Lin
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy
- Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 721-1681Alternate Contact Melinda Hing Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-498-6532
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists, Burroughs Wellcome Foundation (5/2007 - current)
Professional Education
| BA: | Harvard University, Biochemistry (1994) |
| PhD: | Harvard Medical School, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Lab of Michael E. Greenberg (2002) |
| MD: | UCLA, Medicine (2004) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship: | UCSD, Lab of Roger Y. Tsien (2009) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Our lab applies biochemical and engineering principles to the development of protein-based tools for molecular imaging and gene therapy. Topics of investigation include fluorescent proteins structure and biophysics, fluorescent protein-based biosensors, spatiotemporal analysis of protein translation pathways, chemical control of protein translation, and light-responsive proteins.
Publications
- Improving FRET dynamic range with bright green and red fluorescent proteins. Nat Methods. 2012; (10): 1005-12
- Optical control of protein activity by fluorescent protein domains. Science. 2012; (6108): 810-4
- Beyond the rainbow: new fluorescent proteins brighten the infrared scene. Nat Methods. 2011; (9): 726-8
- TimeSTAMP tagging of newly synthesized proteins. Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 2010: Unit 26.5
- Toward the second generation of optogenetic tools. J Neurosci. 2010; (45): 14998-5004
- Autofluorescent proteins with excitation in the optical window for intravital imaging in mammals. Chem Biol. 2009; (11): 1169-79
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