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Michael S. Lan, Ph.D. - Biography

Education

  • 1976 - B.S., SooChow University (Chemistry),Taiwan, R.O.C
  • 1980 - M.S., Tsing Hua University (Molecular Biology), Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 1986 - Ph.D., Duke University (Tumor Biology), Durham, NC, USA

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Previous Positions

  • 1978-1980- Graduate Student (M.S. Program)/Part-time Research Assistant, Institute of Molecular Biology, Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 1980-1982- Research Assistant, Institute of Molecular Biology, Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 1982-1986- Graduate Student (Ph.D. Program), Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
  • 1987-1990- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham N.C.
  • 1990-1997- Senior Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Oral Medicine, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • 1997-1997- Staff Scientist (GS-14-2), Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • 1997-2007- Associate Professor (July, 2000 tenured), Departments of
    Pediatrics and Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
  • 1997-Present- Staff Scientist, Research Institute for Children, Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
  • 2007-Present-Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

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Memberships and Editorial Boards

1986 Richard O. Burns Research Award from Duke University
1987-1989 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from National Cancer Center
1990-1997 Senior Staff Fellowship Award from National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
1996 Travel Award from National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
1987 Society for Sigma Xi, Duke University
1994-present American Diabetes Association (ADA)
2003-present New Orleans Developmental Biology Consortium (NODBC)
2003-present American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
2003-present American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
2005-present American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Patents

  • Novel Human Insulinoma-Associated cDNA Application No. 08/246,489, Issued May 1, 2001, U.S. Patent No. 6,225,049
  • Materials and Methods for Detection of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Application No. 08/514,213, Issued May 21, 2002, U.S. Patent No. 6,391,651
  • Materials and Methods for Detection and Treatment of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Application No. 08/548,159, Issued November 23, 1999 U.S. Patent No. 5,989,551

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