Expertise at Chang Gung System

Szecheng, Jonh Lo ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor & Chairperson
Department: Department of Biomedical Science, Chang Gung University
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan,333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-211-8800 ext.3295 Fax: +886-3-211-8700
E-mail: losj@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Developmental Biology

Fulltime Employment:
  • 1970-71, 72-73 Biology Teacher, Ming-Chun Junior High School (Taipei)
  • 1980-1986 Associate Professor, Department of General Study, Immunology and Microbiology, National Yang Ming Medical College
  • 1986-2003 Professor, Immunology and Microbiology, National Yang Ming University
  • 1988-1991 Chairman, Immunology and Microbiology, National Yang Ming University
  • 1998-2001 Chairman, R&D, National Yang Ming University
  • 2001-2003 Dean, Student Affair, National Yang Ming University
  • 2003-present Professor, Department of Life Science (Biomedical Science since 2010), Chang Gung University
  • 2011-present Chairman, Department of Biomedical Science, Chang Gung University

Education:
  • National Taiwan Normal University B.S. 06/70 Biology, Zoology
  • University of Wisconsin--Superior M.S.T 06/74 Biology, Education
  • Wayne State University (Biological Sciences) Ph.D. 08/79 Cell Biology
  • Wayne State University (Chemistry) postdoc 07/80 Biochemistry

Honors and Awards:
  • The Tsing-Ling Medical Foundation Research Chair Award (1986)
  • The Excellent Research Award of National Science Council (1987-1990)
  • The Best Teacher Award by Ministry of Education (1990, 1993)
  • The Outstanding Research Award of NSC (1991, 1993)
  • The award of the Best 10 Popular Science Book (The Story of Snake Venom Research in Taiwan, CO-AUTHOR WITH YU-LING YANG), 1996.
  • The award of the Best 10 Popular Science Book (Hepatitis B Combat in Taiwan, CO-AUTHOR WITH YU-LING YANG), 1999.
  • The Research Award of NSC (1980-1987, 1995-2013)
  • The Golden Leaf Award for Hepatitis B Combat in Taiwan (Nov., 2002)

Selected Main Publications:
  1. C-C Lee*, Y-T Tsai*, C-W Kao, L-W Lee, H-J Lai, T-H Ma, Y-S Chang, N-H Yeh, and SJ Lo#. (2014). Mutation of a Nopp140 gene dao-5 alters rDNA transcription and increases germ cell apptosis in C. elegans. Cell Death and Disease. 5, e1158; doi:10.1038/cddis.2014.114.
  2. H-C Yang, T-L Chen, Y-H Wu, K-P Cheng, Y-H Lin, M-L Cheng, H-Y Ho, SJ Lo* and DT-Y Chiu*. (2013). Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency enhances germ cell apoptosis and causes defective embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Death and Disease. 4, e616; doi : 10.1038/cddis. 2013. 132.
  3. Huang CR, Wang RY, Hsu SC, Lo SJ*. (2012). Lysine-71 in the large delta antigen of hepatitis delta virus clade 3 modulates its localization and secretion. Virus Research. 170: 75-84.
  4. Yi YH, Chang YS, Lin CH, Lew TS, Tang CY, Tseng WL, Tseng CP and Lo SJ*. (2012). Integrin-mediated membrane blebbing is dependent on sodium-proton exchanger 1 and sodium-calcium exchanger 1 activity. J. Biol. Chem. 287(13): 10316-10324.
  5. Li LW, Lee CC, Huang CR, Lo SJ*. (2012). The nucleolus of Caenorhabditis elegans (invited review). J. Biomed. Biotechnol.2012: 1-11.

 

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Board Certification:
  • 1980- The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
  • 1985- The American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
  • 1990- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986- Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA)
  • 1980- The Taiwan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (TSBMB)
  • 1985- The Chinese Society of Cell and Molecular Biology
  • 2013- Taiwan Developmental Biology Society