Chuan Ku
@chuanku_
Assoc. Prof. @IPMBsinica Taiwan | Global Investigator @EMBO #Evolution #Algae #GiantVirus #Eukaryotes #SingleCellOmics Funded postdoc/PhD positions open!
Our new work @MolBioEvol How old are viruses? Here we developed a host-calibrated dating method and inferred the evolutionary timescale of #giantvirus, which have large genomes and infect various eukaryotes, incl. animals, algae, and many others. academic.oup.com/mbe/article/42…
Finally published~! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 1. Strong evidence of adzuki domestication in Japan 2. The Jomons are not merely hunter-gatherers 3. Tracing evolutionary changes in domestication traits difficult to observe from archaeological evidence
Cathepsin X is a conserved cell death protein involved in algal response to environmental stress @CurrentBiology @vardilab cell.com/current-biolog…
A fossil Pleistocene-age hominin jawbone discovered in Taiwan has now been identified as belonging to a Denisovan, according to a new study in Science. The findings provide direct molecular evidence that Denisovans occupied diverse climates and offer new morphological insights…
Visit to #Estonia for the first time! Many thanks to @MikkEspenberg for hosting me and for the opportunities to meet Prof. Ülo Mander and many other great scientists at University of Tartu @unitartu #Taiwan
International master's program with scholarships in Taiwan!
The application deadline for admission to the International Master Program in Plant and Microbial Biology (IMPPMB) with National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) has been extended to 20 March 2025. Application Procedure reurl.cc/L5p083
International Master Program in Plant and Microbial Biology (IMPPMB) w/ National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) #Taiwan Enrollment for Fall 2025 Application: 2024/12/15 - 2025/2/20 Application Procedure reurl.cc/L5p083 IMPPMB Website imppmb.email.nchu.edu.tw
Looking forward to the seminar and visit by CX Chan @dorkyM next week!
[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2024-11-26 11:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Cheong Xin Chan (Associate Professor, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, The University of Queensland) Title：The Extraordinary Algal Genomes: From Coral Symbionts to Toxic Bloomers
Interested in science and research?👩🔬 Join the Taiwan International Internship Program (#TIIP2025) Workshop in #Thailand and secure your spot in an exciting #summerinternship at #AcademiaSinica! @MahidolGlobal @kasetsart_ku @Kmitlofficial dia.sinica.edu.tw/posts/184358
Extremely honored to receive Outstanding Teaching Award from my alma mater, National Taiwan University @NTU_TW, where I am an adjunct member. Special thanks to College of Life Science and IEEB for the opportunity to teach my favorite course Diversity and Evolution of Eukaryotes.
How to infer the timescale of evolution without fossils? Using host taxa to calibrate maximum ages of viruses, our work shows the last common ancestor of #giantviruses existed around or after a major global oxygenation event. researchsquare.com/article/rs-508…
So happy to be reunited with Assaf @vardilab, Daniella and Flora @vincentflora! Absolutely a fantastic @ISME_microbes meeting in Cape Town.
Got this giant Giardia after solving a cryptic crossword with my protistologist partner. Many thanks to Alastairs Simpson from @DalhousieU for such great fun!! Really enjoying #PSAISOPISEP2024 @PSAAlgae @protistologists @ISEPprotists
Very happy to meet with Prof. Takemura @masaharutakemu1 from Tokyo University of Science @TUS_PR_en to discuss giant virus isolation and biology!
Got this super fun card game from Dedmer @niooknaw at the ASLO meeting @aslo_org today. Can't wait to use it in my course on Diversity and Evolution of Eukaryotes!
What makes the diploid and haploid cells of some algae so different? Using haplotype-aware analyses, our work with @RedseaPlankton suggests allele-specific methylation contributes to allelic imbalance and diploid-haploid differential gene expression. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…