Ching-Hua Shih
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Education and Experience
​2019–current   Staff Scientist - Wilmot Cancer Institute
                             University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
                             Advisor: Paula M. Vertino

2017–2018   Postdoctoral - Biology
                             University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
                             Advisor: Justin Fay

2014–2017    Postdoctoral - Genetics
                             Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
                             Advisor: Justin Fay

2007- 2013     Ph.D. - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
                             Rice University, Houston, TX
                             Advisor: Michael H. Kohn

2001–2003    Master of Science - Life Science
                            National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu, Taiwan
                            Advisor: Chia-Wei Li

                            Certificate - Computational Biology
                            National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu, Taiwan

1997–2001    Bachelor of Science - Life Science; Chemistry (minor)
                            National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu, Taiwan


Academic Background
  • Epigenomics; Genomics; Population genetics; Evolutionary biology; Gene Regulation
  • Programming Languages: C, C++, Perl, Python, MATLAB, R

Teaching 
Teaching Assistant
  • Teaching Workshop for Current and Future Teachers (2007 - 2009, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Rice University)
  • Evolution of Genes & Genomes (2010 Spring, Rice University)
  • Conservation Biology (2008 Spring, Rice Universiy)
  • Basic Life Science (2003 Spring, 2002 Spring, National Tsing Hua University)
  • Introduction to Life Science (2002 Fall, 2001 Fall, National Tsing Hua University)

Course taught
  • Two sections in Evolution of Genes & Genomes (2010 Spring)

Research Assistant
2006 ~ 2007    Genomic Research Center and Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2005 ~ 2006    Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Fellowships
2007 ~ 2008    Dean’s Fellowship, Rice University
2008 ~ 2009    Wray Todd Graduate Fellowship

Honors and Awards
2012    Nominated to present at the Centennial Poster Session in Rice University
2011    Award for the best poster award at the 34th annual meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Sept. 16-19 2011, Austin, TX
2000    National Science Council‘s College Student Research Project, Taiwan


Languages
  • Taiwanese (native)
  • Chinese (native)
  • English (professional proficiency)
  • Japanese (elementary)
  • German (elementary)


Other Interests
  • Sports: squash ball, soccer and marathon; 
  • Outdoor activities: fishing, photographing and traveling; 
  • Others: oil painting and sketching
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