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Curriculum Vitae

Yen-Ru Pan
Research Associate

The Scripps Research Institute
10550 North Torrey Pines Road, MB-07
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 784-2304
Fax: (858) 784-2781
Email: yenrup@scripps.edu

Education

B.S., Life Sciences
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, Taiwan

M.S., Virology (Hepatitis C virus)
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, Taiwan

Ph.D., Cancer and Cell Biology
(DNA repair and checkpoint pathways)
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

Research and Professional Experience

2009-present Research Associate
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, California
Laboratory of Steven I Reed

2008-2009 Researcher
Prostemics, Inc.
Irvine, California

2003-2008 Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Dept. of Biological Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Eva Y.-H.P. Lee

2002-2003 Research Assistant
National Yang-Ming University
Institute of Biopharmaceutical Science
Taipei, Taiwan
Advisor: Dr. Jing-Jer Lin

2000-2002 Research Assistant
National Yang-Ming University
Institute of Biochemistry
Taipei, Taiwan
Advisor: Dr. Yan-Hwa Wu Lee

1999-2000 Undergraduate Researcher
National Yang-Ming University
Institute of Biopharmaceutical Science
Taipei, Taiwan
Advisor: Dr. Jing-Jer Lin

Awards and Fellowships

2008 Fine Sciences Tools Graduate Travel Award, University of California, Irvine
2005-2007 Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Dept. of Defense, Breast Cancer Foundation, USA
2006 Departmental Presentation Award, University of California, Irvine
2002 First Place in the Master Thesis Competition, National Yang-Ming University ,Taipei, Taiwan
2001 Outstanding Academic Performance, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Publications

Pan YR and Lee EY. UV-dependent interaction between Cep164 and XPA mediates localization of Cep164 at sites of DNA damage and UV sensitivity. Cell Cylce. 2009 Feb 15; 8 (4): 655-64.
Sivasubramaniam S, Sun X, Pan YR, Wang S, Lee EY. Cep164 is a mediator protein required for the maintenance of genomic stability through modulation of MDC1, RPA, and CHK1. Genes Dev. 2008 Mar 1; 22 (5): 587-600.
Skapek SX, Pan YR, Lee EY. Regulation of cell lineage specification by the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor. Oncogene. 2006 Aug 28; 25 (38): 5268-76. Review.
Lin SC, Li WC, Shih JW, Hong KF, Pan YR, Lin JJ. The tea polyphenols EGCG and EGC repress mRNA expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) in carcinoma cells. Cancer Lett. 2006 May 8; 236 (1): 80-8.
Tan YC, Hettiarachchi K, Siu M, Pan YR, Lee AP. Controlled microfluidic encapsulation of cells, proteins, and microbeads in lipid vesicles. J Am Chem Soc. 2006 May 3; 128 (17): 5656-8.
Lo LC, Chu CY, Lin FA, Pan YR, Li YK, Lin JJ. Synthesis of activity probes for β-Xylosidase. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 2006 Mar 1; 53 (2): 479-88.
Lo LC, Chu CY, Pan YR, Wan CF, Li YK, Lin JJ. Rapid and selective isolation of beta-xylosidase through an activity-based chemical approach. Biotechnol J. 2006 Feb; 1 (2): 197-202.
Huang HS, Chiou JF, Fong Y, Hou CC, Lu YC, Wang JY, Shih JW, Pan YR, Lin JJ. Activation of human telomerase hTERT expression by some new symmetrical bis-substituted derivatives of the anthraquinone. J Med Chem. 2003 Jul 17; 46 (15): 3300-7.