Expertise at Chang Gung System

Pin Ouyang ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang gung university
Position: Chairman/ professor/ Director
Department: Anatomy/Laboratory Animal Center
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3281200 ext 5267 Fax: +886-3-2118575
E-mail: ouyang@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Stem cell
  • Embryology

Fulltime Employment:
  • Chang Gung University

Education:
  • PhD, Harvard University, USA

Honors and Awards:
  • 1984, President Thesis Award, Electron Microscopy Association, ROC
  • 1985-1988, Fellowship to Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, ROC
  • 1988, Travel Award, American Society of Cell Biology, USA
  • 1997-2000, Young Investigator Award, National Science Council, ROC
  • 2009, Who’s Who in the world
  • 2010-2012, Special Research Award, Ministry of Education, ROC

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Ouyang P. and S.P. Sugrue 1992. Identification of an epithelial protein related to the Intermediate filament complex. J. Cell Biol. 118:1477-88.
  2. Ouyang P. and S.P. Sugrue.1996. Characterization of pinin, a novel protein associated with the desmosome-intermediate filament complex. J. Cell Biol. 135:1027-1042.
  3. Shi Y., P. Ouyang and S.P. Sugrue. 2000. Characterization of the  gene encoding pinin/DRS/memA and evidence for its potential tumor suppressor function. Oncogene 19:289-297. 
  4. Chang Y. C., C.H. Wu, T.C. Yen and P. Ouyang 2012. Centrosomal protein 55 (Cep55) stability is negatively regulated by p53 through polo-like kinase 1(PLK1). J. Biol. Chem. 287:4376-4385.
  5. Leu S., Y. M. Lin, C. H. Wu and P.Ouayng 2012. Loss of pinin       expression results in mouse early embryonic lethality and cellular    apoptosis through SRSF2-mediated alternative expression of Bcl-xS   and ICAD. J. Cell Sci. 125:3164-3172.

All Publications List

Board Certification:
  • 1983, National Board of Pharmacist, ROC