Jian-Ching (Jassmine) Ren,  Ph.D.


  jianehir@usc.edu
  Jassmineren@hotmail.com


  Senior Research Associate



  Contact Address: 

  University of Southern California
  Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
  1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 522 
  Los Angeles, California 90089-1921
  Tel:323 442 1424   Fax:323 224 7473



  Education:

  B.Sc. Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
  Department of Biology

  M.Sc. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
  Department of Lifescience

  Ph.D. Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
  Loyola Medical Center
  Department of Neuroscience



  Research experiences:

  Rush University, Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
  Division of Neuroscience
  Dr. Ren worked with Dr. Xu on to conduct adult stem cell research for retinal transplantation and  
  for the management of a variety of retinal degenerations.


  
   Research Field:





   Selected Publications:


Liu, H., Xu, S., Wang, Y., Mazerolle, C., Thurig, S., Coles, B.L., Ren, J.C., Taketo, M.M., Van Der Kooy, D. & Wallace, V.A. Ciliary margin transdifferentiation from neural retina is controlled by canonical Wnt signaling. Dev. Biol. 16: (2007).

Ren, J.C., Zhu, Q., Lapaglia, N., Emanuele, N.V. & Emanuele, M.A. Ethanol-induced alterations in Rab proteins: possible implications for pituitary dysfunction. Alcohol. 35(2):103-12 (2005). 

Ren, J.C., Banan, A., Keshavarzian, A., Zhu, Q., Lapaglia, N., McNulty, J., Emanuele, N.V. & Emanuele, M.A.  Exposure to ethanol induces oxidative damage in the pituitary gland. Alcohol.35(2):91-101 (2005). 

 Ren, J.C., Stubbs, E.B. Jr., Matthes, M.T., Yasumura, D., Naash, M.I., LaVail, M.M. & Peachey, N.S.  Retinal degeneration in the nervous mutant mouse. IV. Inner retinal changes. Exp Eye Res. 72(3):243-52 (2000). 

Ren, J.C., LaVail, M.M. & Peachey N.S. Retinal degeneration in the nervous mutant mouse. III. Electrophysiological studies of the visual pathway.  Exp Eye Res. 70(4):467-73 (2000). 









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