Grants and Awards    Research Interests:  I have a broad
research interest in the neuroendocrine regulation of animal
development, reproduction, metabolism and aging. This broad
interest came from my diverse scientific training. I was trained
in developmental biology and insect physiology during my Ph.D.
study, and currently I work as a postdoctoral research associate
at Brown University focusing on biology of aging. Aging (or
senescence) remains one of the most fascinating, yet poorly
understood phenomena in biology. Age has been recognized as a
major risk factor for a range of human diseases, such as
neurodegeneration, sarcopenia and heart disease.The treatment
and costs associated with aging-related diseases contribute to
substantial personal, societal and economic burdens. Resolving
the contributing mechanisms of aging-related disease is a
pressing goal of basic and translational aging research..  Over
the past few years, my research interests have focused on
autophagy/lysosome, protein homeostasis and th