Team members
Dr. Ya-Cheng Liao
Principal Investigator Email: yl5293@cumc.columbia.edu
Ya-Cheng Liao joined Columbia University in 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Prior to joining Columbia University, Ya-Cheng got her post-doctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz at HHMI janelia research campus, where she used super-resolution light microscopy and volume EM to uncover novel cellular pathway of lysosome hitchhiked RNA transport in axons, and protein quality control at the ER exit sites under cellular stress. Outside of the lab, Ya-Cheng likes lyrical dance, hiking, and spending time with family.
Dr. Ming Sun
Associate Research Scientist Email: ms6862@cumc.columbia.edu
Ming joined the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain in 2023. Prior to joining Columbia University, Ming was a postdoctoral researcher and then a research fellow in the National Cancer Institute at NIH, where he worked on developing CAR-T therapy for treating pediatric cancer neuroblastoma. Ming has broad expertise including T-cell engineering, stem cell reprogramming, and neuronal differentiation. Outside of the lab, Ming enjoys playing soccer and doing math with his daughter.
