Lee Zion Hwang

Thesis title: Role of cholinergic innervation in the response of axo-axonic cells of the basolateral amygdala to salient stimuli Keywords: Axo-axonic cells, Basolateral amygdala, Cholinergic signaling, Emotional salience, Fiber photometry, Fear conditioning

• Lab report title: Comparative Analysis of Pain-Related and Inflammatory Gene Expression in Two Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain • Learned techniques relevant to neuroinflammation such as RNA extraction, cDNA preparation, qPCR, and flow cytometry

• Lab report title: The Influence of Gut Microbiota on Immune Responses in Ischemic Stroke: A Comparative Study in Wildling and SPF Mice • Learned techniques relevant to stroke research such as genotyping, PCR, cell isolation, tissue sectioning, IHC, and imaging

Participated in joint research for optimal dosage regime of 2 and 3 generation EGFR-TKI and first-line treatment for NSCLC patients with acquired resistance

Worked in different lab departments like Blood bank, Serology, Hematology, FOMEMA, Allergy, Urine and body fluid, Biochemistry, Immunology, and Reception

Taught IGCSE Biology and Chemistry to secondary students

Taught IGCSE Biology and Chemistry, and English language to primary and secondary students

Taught Art to primary and secondary students