RESEARCH INTEREST: Cytoskeleton, mortality and signaling
Dr. Lin's laboratory has been using a multidisciplinary approach to study the mechanism of action of natural products that affect cell structure and motility ( (e.g., cytochalasins), and the molecular structure and cellular function of a novel class of proteins (tensins) involved in anchorage of the actin cytoskeleton to the cell membrane and in adhesion-induced signal transduction in normal and cancerous cells and tissues. More recently, the laboratory is also collaborating with several UCI investigators in using hi-tech approaches (e.g., computerized EKG/EEG, functional MRI, optical coherence tomography) to study physiological changes in the mind/brain/body associated with qigong and acupuncture, two emerging modalities of complementary and alternative medicine.
