Stella is a cryo-EM Research Scientist in Dr. Wah Chiu’s lab and is dedicated to experimental and computational application of cryo-EM for structural determination of biological macromolecules, especially for biological machinery in-situ. With experience in high-end cryo-EM, she has been engaged in cryo-EM skills of multi-scale imaging range from nanometers to microns with cryo-ET. Her research interest focuses on addressing important scientific and biomedical problems, particularly in pathogen-host interaction from structural and mechanistic perspectives to understand the cytoskeleton-based invasion mechanisms. Outside of lab, she enjoys cooking, hiking and traveling.

Education

  • Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Biological Sciences, 2014

  • B.A., Wuhan University, Life Sciences, 2008

Awards

  • Stanford ChEM-H Seed Grant 2020

  • Life Science Alliance Exchange Grant 2020

  • Kuo Symposium on 3D Cryo-EM Molecular Imaging: Young Scientist Travel Award 2014

  • 22nd Annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting: Blackwell Poster Awards 2011

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