Hello students,

I am Assistant Professor Ya-Tin Lin from the Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences at Taipei Medical University. Our laboratory is located in Taipei, Taiwan, on the campus of Taipei Medical University, within walking distance of Taipei 101. I am a neuroscientist; my research includes the involvement of the central nervous system in metabolic pathways, the regulatory mechanisms of emotion-related disorders, pain modulation mechanisms, and pain transmission pathways.

I am a teacher who enjoys guiding students. I like to encourage students to think and create, training their critical thinking skills through this process. I aim to foster mutual understanding and learning through conversations and discussions with students.

My lab primarily focuses on studying the regulatory mechanisms of the central nervous system on metabolism, including the signaling pathways that regulate central insulin and leptin. We investigate the regulatory functions of neuropeptides and how neurotransmitters are involved in the regulation of metabolic pathways.

Our lab will utilize various techniques for research, including animal experiments, local gene manipulation in the mouse brain, Western blotting, quantitative PCR, cell culture, primary neuronal cultures, etc.