Julia Hsu Portfolio

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JULIA HSUenchanted visual are Knotsusing Chinese knot, Japanese Mizuhiki knot, bowknot and the Srivatsa eternal knot represented the cultures that tied together -- I grew up as a person in viewing aesthestic.

After studying art and then studying architecture, I never needed the clarity of either being a professional architect or being an artist, and found some kind of middle ground that was contaminated from all sides. -- By Elizabeth Diller

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA, USAMaster of Architecture I - First Year (GPA: 3/4)

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USABachelor of Fine Arts - Honor Dean’s List of December 2006

Project Manager May. 10 - July. 12Survision Intermedia, Taipei, Taiwan- Communicating with clients, designers, director and engineers for cases- Organizer of briefing and brainstorming for design projects- Information architecture, planning editor and short storyboard script writing- Handling projects progress and deadline that involve vary clients and vendors

Designer March. 08 - Sept. 09Caspari Inc. New York, NY, USA- Layouts and products developing with artists and production manager- Work closely with art director to discover new design possibilities

Design Assistant March. 07 - Sept. 09Two Worlds Arts Ltd., New York, NY, USA- Architectural interiors and products rendering- Promotion design and web design developing- Work closely with director and PR developed marketing promotion plan

Graphic Designer Dec. 04 - Dec. 06 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA- Work for regional-wide clients for creating original designs- Collaborate with in-house marketers resolving design idea and changes - Prepare and send design files to press in tight deadlines

Global Brigades Jan. 14 - CurrentCo-President, UCLA chapter - Architecture division- Collaborate with other Brigades division for develop voluntary activities- Develop future local architectural events with colleague

Bliss and Wisdom Foundation Jan. 07 - CurrentTaipei, Taiwan / Flushing, NY, USA / Ponoma, CA, USA- Group leader volunteer at educational camps that involves 2000 participants- Participate in counseling collegiate book study group and seminars planning- Volunteer for multimedia purpose such as script-writing and film-making

• Architectural diagram and modeling• Graphic design

• Caring of humanity and environment • Problems observing and solving• Fine organizational skills

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925 Weyburn Place Apt.130Los Angeles, CA, USA 90027-7241C. 909-573-8030 E. [email protected] Hsu

• Architectural analysis• Short script writing and drafting

• Sense of art • Team player and communicator • Eyes of details

1370 Veteran Ave Apt 309Los Angeles CA 90024c. 909-573-8030 e. [email protected]

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Posters Design

天空之旅 Sky Voyage concert poster

The concept was inspired from a hymn “sky voyage” that enlighten people for spiritual and clear mind - if we learn of ideas of peace internally, the lightness of carefree garment will bring us to the sky, using the symbol of moon and eagle represent wisdom and vision.

Studies of graphics 2008-2012 1.officialposterof skyvoyageconcert (from 2008-2014) 2. production and event scenes of the concert

POSTERS

Thank you Teacher! poster: teachers are the ones that could guide and inspire students, good teacher bring rainbow and light to student and this is the day to appreciate them.A Camp with fruitful thoughts: Semi-Annual College Camp is coming again! the thoughts are must have for youth with vision in your college years for a life time.

CSA weekly distributing poster: Organic crops are always treaturous, especially when it is local around the corner, come and share with families and neighbors!Hua Nan small mid-cap Fund debut poster: Using Chinese traditional puppetry torepresentitssmallandfixiablityextractingthe investment fund characteriestic.

Book & LogoDesign

Tea package andcan design

A 100 years tea company repackaging its best seller tea. Using the company symbol peony with Chinese scent and Japanese tea tool box combination forits elegancy to both notagic and fashion look.

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IOWa CITyBIG-CITy FUN madE small-TOWN Easy

location, location, location

Iowa City is centrally located in the heart of the Midwest. It is a short drive to Des Moines (90 mins.), Chicago (3 hrs.), St. Louis (4 hrs.), and Minneapolis/ St. Paul (5 hrs.). The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids (20 mins.) provides hassle-free access to all national and international destinations.

The Iowa City community (pop. 90,000), is ranked:• 1st most livable metropolitan area by Editor and Publisher • 3rd most educated metropolitan area by USA Today• One of Kiplinger’s Top Ten Smartest Cities• One of Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live “(in top 10%)”• 6th safest, healthiest and sexiest place to live in America

by Men’s Journal

www.icgov.org

activities

• ArtsIowa City boasts a vibrant arts community, including an annual summer Jazz Festival that attracts international stars, a downtown Arts Festival, book readings and seminars through Iowa’s world-renowned Writer’s Workshop, and access to world-class music and drama, including Shakespeare Under the Stars, Broadway shows and Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet at UI’s Hancher Auditorium.www.summerofthearts.org

• Food and Shopping The Department complex is located in the heart of the downtown

district, a mere city block away from gourmet restaurants (including Japanese, Indian, Thai, Tapas, Fusion, Italian, and Ethiopian foods), pubs, bookstores, record shops, clothing boutiques, and a wide array of lunchtime options. www.downtowniowacity.com

Phil Ecklund, Program AssociateGraduate Admissions CommitteeDepartment of BiologyThe University of IowaIowa City, IA [email protected]

GRADUATE STUDIESBEGIN yOUr BIOlOGyrEsEarCH CarEEr aT THE UNIVErsITy OF IOWa!

• Outdoors

Iowa City is home to miles of bike trails and dozens of parks including the beautiful 107-acre City Park on the banks of the Iowa River. Nearby are Lake Macbride State Park, Coralville Lake and Dam (featuring the Devonian Fossil Gorge) and F.W. Kent Park, which provide thousands of acres of camping, hunting, fishing, and boating opportunities. www.recserv.uiowa.edu

• Coralville

This adjacent town is home to many more shopping and dining options, including the Coral Ridge Mall, which features 120 stores, a 10-screen movie theater, an ice skating rink, and the Iowa City Children’s Museum. www.coralville.org

www.biology.uiowa.edu

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GRADUATE PROGRAM

COST OF LIVING IS ONLY:44% of that in New York City

53% of that in San Francisco

65% of that in San Diego

69% of that in Boston73% of that in Chicago

• SportsThe University is home to the Big Ten’s Iowa Hawkeyes. Hawkeye football is played at the newly-renovated Kinnick Stadium, and the excitement generated there has led to Iowa City being ranked the #1 College Football Town by the Sporting News. Men’s and women’s basketball is played at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where the Hawkeye men have been victorious in 80% of their games over the past 25 years. In addition to these and other UI sports opportunities, minor league baseball is played by the nearby Iowa Cubs (AAA, Chicago Cubs), and Cedar Rapids Kernels (A, Los Angeles Angels).

www.hawkeyesports.com

FaCUlTyDebashish Bhattacharya, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Evolutionary biology. Endosymbiosis; phylogeny of

photosynthetic eukaryotes; genomics. (E, G)

Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Plant molecular biology. Genetic and molecular analysis of gene

regulation in land plants. (G, C)

Josep Comeron, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Population genetics. Molecular evolution; evolutionary genomics. (E, G)

Michael Dailey, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Neural development & plasticity. CNS synapse formation and

remodeling; glial cell development and response to injury; confocal time-lapse imaging. (N, C)

Jeffrey Denburg, Ph.D., Professor. Developmental neurobiology. Molecular basis of cell recognition/events in

developing & regenerating nervous systems. (N, C)

Daniel Eberl, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Neurobiology & genetics. Molecular mechanisms of hearing and auditory

behavior in Drosophila. (N, G)

Jan Fassler, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular genetics. Environmental stress based signal transduction pathways;

regulation of transcription. (G, C)

Joseph Frankel, Ph.D., Professor. Pattern formation. Genetic and phenotypic analysis of the organization of cell

structures on the surface of ciliated protozoa. (C, G)

Steven Green, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular & developmental neurobiology. Control of neuronal survival and

synaptogenesis by neural activity. (N, C)

Gary Gussin, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular genetics. Bacteriophage genetics; control of transcription. (G)

Lilach Hadany, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Evolutionary theory. Evolution of recombination, sexual reproduction,

dispersal patterns, mutation rates, and complex adaptation. (E, G)

Steve Hendrix, Ph.D., Professor. Ecology. Plant-herbivore interactions; plant demography; succession. (E)

Diana Horton, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Systematics & ecology. Systematics of bryophytes; plant diversity of

vascular plants and bryophytes. (E)

Douglas Houston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Vertebrate development. Maternal transcription factor and signaling

pathways in vertebrates. (C, N)

Erin Irish, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Plant developmental genetics. Shoot meristem fate regulation, determinacy,

phase change, and cell-cell communication. (D, G)

Alan Kay, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Biophysics. Biophysical analyses of neuronal ion channels: mathematical

modeling of neurons and networks. (N, C)

Jack Lilien, Ph.D., Professor and Chair. Developmental & molecular biology. Molecular mechanisms integrating the

function of adhesion molecules and axon guidance cues. (N, C)

Jim Jung-Ching Lin, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Function of cytoskeletal proteins; molecular basis of

cell motility; cardiac development and function. (C, G)

John Logsdon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Molecular evolutionary biology. Genome evolution; origin/evolution of

meiosis; molecular phylogeny. (E, G)

Robert Malone, Ph.D., Professor. Genetics & molecular biology. Meiotic recombination and DNA repair in yeast;

meiosis as a developmental pathway. (G, C)

Bryant McAllister, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Evolutionary genetics. Genome and sex chromosome evolution. (E, G)

John Menninger, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Accuracy of protein synthesis; ribosome editing;

inhibition by antibiotics; cellular aging. (G, C)

Jeffrey Murray, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics. Human genetics. Epidemiology and gene/environment interactions. (G)

Jonathan Poulton, D.Phil., Professor. Plant biochemistry. Plant natural products. (C)

Jeff Schabilion, Ph.D., Professor. Paleobotany & paleoecology. Morphology, development, and evolution of coal-age

plants and Cretaceous Cycadeoids. (E)

Ming-Che Shih, Ph.D., Professor. Plant molecular biology & genomics. Abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis

thaliana; evolution of transcription regulatory pathways. (E, G)

Diane Slusarski, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Developmental biology. Signal transduction pathways in vertebrate

embryonic patterning and use of the zebrafish model for human disease studies. (C, G)

David Soll, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Regulation of gene expression during differentiation

and dedifferentiation in Dictyostelium; cell motility & chemotaxis; switching/genomic rearrangements

in Candida. (C, G)

Barbara Stay, Ph.D., Professor. Insect reproduction & development. Physiology, endocrinology, fine structure. (N, C)

Christopher Stipp, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Cell biology. Cell surface receptors for extracellular

matrix; cell motility. (C, N)

Wei-Yeh Wang, Ph.D., Professor. Genetics, biochemistry & molecular biology. Chlorophyll biosynthesis

in Chlamydomonas. (G)

Joshua Weiner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Developmental neurobiology. Roles of cell adhesion molecules

in synapse formation. (N, C)

Chun-Fang Wu, Ph.D. Professor. Neurobiology. Drosophila neurophysiology and behavior; genetic control

of neuronal function and development. (N, G)

C: CEll aNd dEVElOpmENTal BIOlOGy, E: EVOlUTIONary BIOlOGy, G: GENETICs, N: NEUrOBIOlOGy

BIOLOGYat THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA


THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BEGIN yOUr BIOlOGyrEsEarCH CarEEr aT THE

roy J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics (CCG)

The CCG provides DNA sequencing, microarray production and analysis, real-time PCR instrumentation, and an infrared imaging system.ccg.biology.uiowa.edu

W.m. Keck dynamic Image analysis Facility

The Keck facility provides advanced two- and three-dimensional dynamic image analysis systems for reconstructing and analyzing the dynamics of motion in organs, tissues, cells and sub-cellular compartments.keck.biology.uiowa.edu

Bioimaging Facility

Our facility houses a powerful Leica AOBS scanning laser confocal microscope and several high-resolution epifluorescent microscopes for static and time-lapse imaging of live or fixed tissue. A large-format color poster printer is available for students to use for their presentations.www.biology.uiowa.edu/facilities.php

EXCEllENCE aNd dIVErsITyThe Department of Biology at The University of Iowa is a nationally recognized Big 10 research center. We have 33 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 60 graduate students from all parts of the world. Our talented and vigorous faculty, outstanding graduate training, and state-of-the-art facilities make the department a major contributor to an exciting research environment that ranks 16th in the US for federal research funding. The State of Iowa is strongly committed to supporting and expanding bioscience research in the 21st century. This includes investments in new faculty and facilities, and the forging of links between academic research and biotechnology industries. There has never been a better time to begin your biology research career at The University of Iowa!

a WOrld OF rEsEarCH OppOrTUNITyIN ONE dEparTmENT

The Department of Biology offers a multidisciplinary structure designed to offer extensive opportunities. We cover a broad range of experimental systems, approaches, and disciplines.

Our graduate students are immersed in research projects that merge their own interests with faculty members’ wide expertise in the biology of animals, plants, and microbes.

In the collaborative and technology-driven world of modern science, successful students must be broadly trained to pursue careers at the cutting edge of biology and biomedical research. Our forward-thinking graduate program is designed to expose students to a breadth of biological research, while providing myriad choices for specialization.

COmplETE TraINING, TOTal sUppOrTThe Department of Biology values excellence in both research and teaching. Our first-year graduate students participate in a research rotation program that provides them with direct experience in three laboratories of their choice. Rotations allow students to sample different research areas/tracks and evaluate potential thesis mentors. Rotations also provide invaluable opportunities for hands-on training in new techniques, experimental systems, and approaches. Upon completion of rotations, students select a mentor and begin their own thesis research.

All Ph.D. students in the Biology graduate program receive full financial support. Our current stipend is $22,500 per year (2006-2007). Compensation also includes a full tuition scholarship and low-cost health insurance coverage at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, ranked one of “America’s Best” by U.S. News & World Report.

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The Biology Department and the University provide all the resources necessary to pursue biological research from the molecular to the population level.

developmental studies Hybridoma Bank (dsHB)

This world-renowned, NIH-established facility produces and distributes hundreds of monoclonal antibodies essential for many areas of biological research. www.uiowa.edu/~dshbwww/

Biology library

The newly-renovated Biology Library, adjacent to the department, is a prime source for books, journals, and electronic resources in the natural sciences. Wireless

internet access is provided throughout, and a dedicated lecture/meeting room and multiple

study carrels are available. www.lib.uiowa.edu/biology

• Applicants are expected to score at least 1200 on the GRE general test (verbal plus quantitative), and have a minimum 3.00 undergraduate GPA.

• Deadline for Fall admission is January 10th (or the first business day following).

• Applications are processed upon receipt and admission is considered on a first-come-first-served basis. Apply early!

• An expense-paid visit to the department in early Spring semester is offered to accepted students residing in the U.S.

Graduate students in The Department of Biology can tailor their training to their own scientific interests by joining one of four “tracks”:

• Cell and Developmental Biology

• Evolution

• Genetics

• Neurobiology

Each track is a customized program of coursework that allows students to focus on the area of biology most relevant to their thesis research. Most faculty members’ areas of expertise overlap multiple tracks, ensuring collaborative networks of common interest within the department. This combination provides students with the best of both worlds: breadth of training in biology with depth in the area of their choice.

See the current list of faculty and brief descriptions of their research interests: www.biology.uiowa.edu

CEll aNd dEVElOpmENTal BIOlOGyResearch in Cell and Developmental Biology incorporates topics such as establishment of polarity in development; regulation of cell fate, differentiation, and gene expression; signal transduction; and cell motility. We also study how such processes may go awry in cancer and pathogenic diseases.

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NEUrOBIOlOGyResearch in Neurobiology addresses central questions about how the nervous system functions, including studies at the molecular, cellular, and systems levels. We are elucidating mechanisms of sensory transduction, axon pathfinding, synapse formation, and learning and memory using a variety of organisms, chosen for key experimental and anatomical advantages. dEparTmENTal FaCIlITIEs: THE TOOls yOU

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GET IN TOUCH!FOr mOrE INFO aNd TO apply, CONTaCT Us:

IOWa CITyBIG-CITy FUN madE small-TOWN Easy

location, location, location

Iowa City is centrally located in the heart of the Midwest. It is a short drive to Des Moines (90 mins.), Chicago (3 hrs.), St. Louis (4 hrs.), and Minneapolis/ St. Paul (5 hrs.). The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids (20 mins.) provides hassle-free access to all national and international destinations.

The Iowa City community (pop. 90,000), is ranked:• 1st most livable metropolitan area by Editor and Publisher • 3rd most educated metropolitan area by USA Today• One of Kiplinger’s Top Ten Smartest Cities• One of Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live “(in top 10%)”• 6th safest, healthiest and sexiest place to live in America

by Men’s Journal

www.icgov.org

activities

• ArtsIowa City boasts a vibrant arts community, including an annual summer Jazz Festival that attracts international stars, a downtown Arts Festival, book readings and seminars through Iowa’s world-renowned Writer’s Workshop, and access to world-class music and drama, including Shakespeare Under the Stars, Broadway shows and Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet at UI’s Hancher Auditorium.www.summerofthearts.org

• Food and Shopping The Department complex is located in the heart of the downtown

district, a mere city block away from gourmet restaurants (including Japanese, Indian, Thai, Tapas, Fusion, Italian, and Ethiopian foods), pubs, bookstores, record shops, clothing boutiques, and a wide array of lunchtime options. www.downtowniowacity.com

Phil Ecklund, Program AssociateGraduate Admissions CommitteeDepartment of BiologyThe University of IowaIowa City, IA [email protected]

GRADUATE STUDIESBEGIN yOUr BIOlOGyrEsEarCH CarEEr aT THE UNIVErsITy OF IOWa!

• Outdoors

Iowa City is home to miles of bike trails and dozens of parks including the beautiful 107-acre City Park on the banks of the Iowa River. Nearby are Lake Macbride State Park, Coralville Lake and Dam (featuring the Devonian Fossil Gorge) and F.W. Kent Park, which provide thousands of acres of camping, hunting, fishing, and boating opportunities. www.recserv.uiowa.edu

• Coralville

This adjacent town is home to many more shopping and dining options, including the Coral Ridge Mall, which features 120 stores, a 10-screen movie theater, an ice skating rink, and the Iowa City Children’s Museum. www.coralville.org


admIssION TO THE

GRADUATE PROGRAM

COST OF LIVING IS ONLY:44% of that in New York City

53% of that in San Francisco

65% of that in San Diego

69% of that in Boston73% of that in Chicago

• SportsThe University is home to the Big Ten’s Iowa Hawkeyes. Hawkeye football is played at the newly-renovated Kinnick Stadium, and the excitement generated there has led to Iowa City being ranked the #1 College Football Town by the Sporting News. Men’s and women’s basketball is played at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where the Hawkeye men have been victorious in 80% of their games over the past 25 years. In addition to these and other UI sports opportunities, minor league baseball is played by the nearby Iowa Cubs (AAA, Chicago Cubs), and Cedar Rapids Kernels (A, Los Angeles Angels).

www.hawkeyesports.com

FaCUlTyDebashish Bhattacharya, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Evolutionary biology. Endosymbiosis; phylogeny of

photosynthetic eukaryotes; genomics. (E, G)

Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Plant molecular biology. Genetic and molecular analysis of gene

regulation in land plants. (G, C)

Josep Comeron, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Population genetics. Molecular evolution; evolutionary genomics. (E, G)

Michael Dailey, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Neural development & plasticity. CNS synapse formation and

remodeling; glial cell development and response to injury; confocal time-lapse imaging. (N, C)

Jeffrey Denburg, Ph.D., Professor. Developmental neurobiology. Molecular basis of cell recognition/events in

developing & regenerating nervous systems. (N, C)

Daniel Eberl, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Neurobiology & genetics. Molecular mechanisms of hearing and auditory

behavior in Drosophila. (N, G)

Jan Fassler, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular genetics. Environmental stress based signal transduction pathways;

regulation of transcription. (G, C)

Joseph Frankel, Ph.D., Professor. Pattern formation. Genetic and phenotypic analysis of the organization of cell

structures on the surface of ciliated protozoa. (C, G)

Steven Green, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular & developmental neurobiology. Control of neuronal survival and

synaptogenesis by neural activity. (N, C)

Gary Gussin, Ph.D., Professor. Molecular genetics. Bacteriophage genetics; control of transcription. (G)

Lilach Hadany, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Evolutionary theory. Evolution of recombination, sexual reproduction,

dispersal patterns, mutation rates, and complex adaptation. (E, G)

Steve Hendrix, Ph.D., Professor. Ecology. Plant-herbivore interactions; plant demography; succession. (E)

Diana Horton, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Systematics & ecology. Systematics of bryophytes; plant diversity of

vascular plants and bryophytes. (E)

Douglas Houston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Vertebrate development. Maternal transcription factor and signaling

pathways in vertebrates. (C, N)

Erin Irish, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Plant developmental genetics. Shoot meristem fate regulation, determinacy,

phase change, and cell-cell communication. (D, G)

Alan Kay, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Biophysics. Biophysical analyses of neuronal ion channels: mathematical

modeling of neurons and networks. (N, C)

Jack Lilien, Ph.D., Professor and Chair. Developmental & molecular biology. Molecular mechanisms integrating the

function of adhesion molecules and axon guidance cues. (N, C)

Jim Jung-Ching Lin, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Function of cytoskeletal proteins; molecular basis of

cell motility; cardiac development and function. (C, G)

John Logsdon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Molecular evolutionary biology. Genome evolution; origin/evolution of

meiosis; molecular phylogeny. (E, G)

Robert Malone, Ph.D., Professor. Genetics & molecular biology. Meiotic recombination and DNA repair in yeast;

meiosis as a developmental pathway. (G, C)

Bryant McAllister, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Evolutionary genetics. Genome and sex chromosome evolution. (E, G)

John Menninger, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Accuracy of protein synthesis; ribosome editing;

inhibition by antibiotics; cellular aging. (G, C)

Jeffrey Murray, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics. Human genetics. Epidemiology and gene/environment interactions. (G)

Jonathan Poulton, D.Phil., Professor. Plant biochemistry. Plant natural products. (C)

Jeff Schabilion, Ph.D., Professor. Paleobotany & paleoecology. Morphology, development, and evolution of coal-age

plants and Cretaceous Cycadeoids. (E)

Ming-Che Shih, Ph.D., Professor. Plant molecular biology & genomics. Abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis

thaliana; evolution of transcription regulatory pathways. (E, G)

Diane Slusarski, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Developmental biology. Signal transduction pathways in vertebrate

embryonic patterning and use of the zebrafish model for human disease studies. (C, G)

David Soll, Ph.D., Professor. Cell & molecular biology. Regulation of gene expression during differentiation

and dedifferentiation in Dictyostelium; cell motility & chemotaxis; switching/genomic rearrangements

in Candida. (C, G)

Barbara Stay, Ph.D., Professor. Insect reproduction & development. Physiology, endocrinology, fine structure. (N, C)

Christopher Stipp, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Cell biology. Cell surface receptors for extracellular

matrix; cell motility. (C, N)

Wei-Yeh Wang, Ph.D., Professor. Genetics, biochemistry & molecular biology. Chlorophyll biosynthesis

in Chlamydomonas. (G)

Joshua Weiner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Developmental neurobiology. Roles of cell adhesion molecules

in synapse formation. (N, C)

Chun-Fang Wu, Ph.D. Professor. Neurobiology. Drosophila neurophysiology and behavior; genetic control

of neuronal function and development. (N, G)

C: CEll aNd dEVElOpmENTal BIOlOGy, E: EVOlUTIONary BIOlOGy, G: GENETICs, N: NEUrOBIOlOGy



THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BEGIN yOUr BIOlOGyrEsEarCH CarEEr aT THE

roy J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics (CCG)

The CCG provides DNA sequencing, microarray production and analysis, real-time PCR instrumentation, and an infrared imaging system.ccg.biology.uiowa.edu

W.m. Keck dynamic Image analysis Facility

The Keck facility provides advanced two- and three-dimensional dynamic image analysis systems for reconstructing and analyzing the dynamics of motion in organs, tissues, cells and sub-cellular compartments.keck.biology.uiowa.edu

Bioimaging Facility

Our facility houses a powerful Leica AOBS scanning laser confocal microscope and several high-resolution epifluorescent microscopes for static and time-lapse imaging of live or fixed tissue. A large-format color poster printer is available for students to use for their presentations.www.biology.uiowa.edu/facilities.php

EXCEllENCE aNd dIVErsITyThe Department of Biology at The University of Iowa is a nationally recognized Big 10 research center. We have 33 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 60 graduate students from all parts of the world. Our talented and vigorous faculty, outstanding graduate training, and state-of-the-art facilities make the department a major contributor to an exciting research environment that ranks 16th in the US for federal research funding. The State of Iowa is strongly committed to supporting and expanding bioscience research in the 21st century. This includes investments in new faculty and facilities, and the forging of links between academic research and biotechnology industries. There has never been a better time to begin your biology research career at The University of Iowa!

a WOrld OF rEsEarCH OppOrTUNITyIN ONE dEparTmENT

The Department of Biology offers a multidisciplinary structure designed to offer extensive opportunities. We cover a broad range of experimental systems, approaches, and disciplines.

Our graduate students are immersed in research projects that merge their own interests with faculty members’ wide expertise in the biology of animals, plants, and microbes.

In the collaborative and technology-driven world of modern science, successful students must be broadly trained to pursue careers at the cutting edge of biology and biomedical research. Our forward-thinking graduate program is designed to expose students to a breadth of biological research, while providing myriad choices for specialization.

COmplETE TraINING, TOTal sUppOrTThe Department of Biology values excellence in both research and teaching. Our first-year graduate students participate in a research rotation program that provides them with direct experience in three laboratories of their choice. Rotations allow students to sample different research areas/tracks and evaluate potential thesis mentors. Rotations also provide invaluable opportunities for hands-on training in new techniques, experimental systems, and approaches. Upon completion of rotations, students select a mentor and begin their own thesis research.

All Ph.D. students in the Biology graduate program receive full financial support. Our current stipend is $22,500 per year (2006-2007). Compensation also includes a full tuition scholarship and low-cost health insurance coverage at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, ranked one of “America’s Best” by U.S. News & World Report.

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The Biology Department and the University provide all the resources necessary to pursue biological research from the molecular to the population level.

developmental studies Hybridoma Bank (dsHB)

This world-renowned, NIH-established facility produces and distributes hundreds of monoclonal antibodies essential for many areas of biological research. www.uiowa.edu/~dshbwww/

Biology library

The newly-renovated Biology Library, adjacent to the department, is a prime source for books, journals, and electronic resources in the natural sciences. Wireless

internet access is provided throughout, and a dedicated lecture/meeting room and multiple

study carrels are available. www.lib.uiowa.edu/biology

• Applicants are expected to score at least 1200 on the GRE general test (verbal plus quantitative), and have a minimum 3.00 undergraduate GPA.

• Deadline for Fall admission is January 10th (or the first business day following).

• Applications are processed upon receipt and admission is considered on a first-come-first-served basis. Apply early!

• An expense-paid visit to the department in early Spring semester is offered to accepted students residing in the U.S.

Graduate students in The Department of Biology can tailor their training to their own scientific interests by joining one of four “tracks”:

• Cell and Developmental Biology

• Evolution

• Genetics

• Neurobiology

Each track is a customized program of coursework that allows students to focus on the area of biology most relevant to their thesis research. Most faculty members’ areas of expertise overlap multiple tracks, ensuring collaborative networks of common interest within the department. This combination provides students with the best of both worlds: breadth of training in biology with depth in the area of their choice.

See the current list of faculty and brief descriptions of their research interests: www.biology.uiowa.edu

CEll aNd dEVElOpmENTal BIOlOGyResearch in Cell and Developmental Biology incorporates topics such as establishment of polarity in development; regulation of cell fate, differentiation, and gene expression; signal transduction; and cell motility. We also study how such processes may go awry in cancer and pathogenic diseases.

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Research in Evolution includes investigations at multiple levels of biological organization, from the tree of life, to individual species, to specific genes. The core of this program is the use of modern comparative genomics to study evolutionary pattern and process through phylogenetics, computational biology, population genomics, ecology and proteomics. We use a combination of approaches to study topics including endosymbiosis, chromosome evolution, adaptation, co-evolution, and the origin and evolution of sex.

GENETICsResearch in Genetics includes investigations of DNA transactions and their use in studying gene expression and function. We study genetic pathways such as those underlying chromosomal function in meiosis, cellular responses to stress, and developmental transitions. Eukaryotes as well as prokaryotes are employed as model organisms for understanding these fundamental genetic processes.

NEUrOBIOlOGyResearch in Neurobiology addresses central questions about how the nervous system functions, including studies at the molecular, cellular, and systems levels. We are elucidating mechanisms of sensory transduction, axon pathfinding, synapse formation, and learning and memory using a variety of organisms, chosen for key experimental and anatomical advantages. dEparTmENTal FaCIlITIEs: THE TOOls yOU

ALL Ph.D. STUDENTS INTHE PROGRAMRECEIVE FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

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HappyRecipe

THAI SPRING ROLLS

1 c. ground pork

1/2 c. crab meat, boiled

1/2 c. cooked shrimp, chopped

1 c. bean sprouts

4 eggs, slightly beaten, fried & chopped

2 tbsp. chopped green onion

2 tbsp. chopped celery leaves

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 tbsp. chopped garlic

6 dried black mushrooms, chopped

1 tbsp. fish sauce (salt)

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. sugar

1/2 c. jelly noodles (transparent noodles)

1 egg yolk

2 c. vegetable oil

Heat vegetable oil in frying pan. Add chopped garlic

and fry for 2 minutes. Put in ground pork, shrimp, crab

meat, bean sprouts, eggs, green onion, celery, black

mushrooms, jelly noodles. Fry for 5 minutes. Add soy

sauce, fish sauce (salt) and pepper. Leave until cooled

down and wrap with spring roll skins (Kroger, oriental

grocery). Roll up and seal with egg yolk. Fry in deep hot

for 5 to 10 minutes and drain on paper towel and serve

hot with decorating vegetable or cucumber and small

pieces of pineapple, if you like.

THAI GREEN CHICKEN CURRY

approx 750 gms chicken thigh or breast fillets

200 gms green beans

1 cup (250 mls) coconut cream

Green Curry Paste:

3 small fresh green chillies, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

3 spring onions, chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh lemon grass

1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves

2 tblspns oil

2 tblspns water

1 teaspoon shrimp paste

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric

Put all ingredients for green curry

paste into blender and process

until smooth or if you don’t have a

blender use the old fashioned way

with mortar and pestle.

Cut chicken into thin strips. Chop

the beans into lengthy strips. Cook

the green curry paste in pan or wok,

stirring for about 3 or so minutes until it

is you can smell the spices and herbs.

Add the chicken and beans to the pan

and cook, stirring for about 5 minutes or

until the chicken is just cooked through.

Add the coconut cream, stir in and

simmer, uncovered for about 3 to 5

minutes or until dish slightly thickens.

This recipe is best made just before

serving and my family enjoys it with

boiled rice.

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THAI SPRING ROLLS

1 c. ground pork

1/2 c. crab meat, boiled

1/2 c. cooked shrimp, chopped

1 c. bean sprouts

4 eggs, slightly beaten, fried & chopped

2 tbsp. chopped green onion

2 tbsp. chopped celery leaves

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 tbsp. chopped garlic

6 dried black mushrooms, chopped

1 tbsp. fish sauce (salt)

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. sugar

1/2 c. jelly noodles (transparent noodles)

1 egg yolk

2 c. vegetable oil

Heat vegetable oil in frying pan. Add chopped garlic

and fry for 2 minutes. Put in ground pork, shrimp, crab

meat, bean sprouts, eggs, green onion, celery, black

mushrooms, jelly noodles. Fry for 5 minutes. Add soy

sauce, fish sauce (salt) and pepper. Leave until cooled

down and wrap with spring roll skins (Kroger, oriental

grocery). Roll up and seal with egg yolk. Fry in deep hot

for 5 to 10 minutes and drain on paper towel and serve

hot with decorating vegetable or cucumber and small

pieces of pineapple, if you like.

THAI GREEN CHICKEN CURRY

approx 750 gms chicken thigh or breast fillets

200 gms green beans

1 cup (250 mls) coconut cream

Green Curry Paste:

3 small fresh green chillies, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

3 spring onions, chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh lemon grass

1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves

2 tblspns oil

2 tblspns water

1 teaspoon shrimp paste

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric

Put all ingredients for green curry

paste into blender and process

until smooth or if you don’t have a

blender use the old fashioned way

with mortar and pestle.

Cut chicken into thin strips. Chop

the beans into lengthy strips. Cook

the green curry paste in pan or wok,

stirring for about 3 or so minutes until it

is you can smell the spices and herbs.

Add the chicken and beans to the pan

and cook, stirring for about 5 minutes or

until the chicken is just cooked through.

Add the coconut cream, stir in and

simmer, uncovered for about 3 to 5

minutes or until dish slightly thickens.

This recipe is best made just before

serving and my family enjoys it with

boiled rice.

UNAGI SAUCE1 cup of soy sauce

0.6-1 cup of mirin (sweet rice wine)

0.4 cup of sake (not sweet; optional)

Unagi head & bone

If unagi head & bone should be uncooked, broil over

medium heat. Simmer sake/mirin over medium heat

until sake-smell is gone. Add soy sauce and unagi

head/bone, then simmer for 10 minutes. Be careful

in heating sake/mirin, lest the liquid should catch fire.

And it is adding broiled unagi head and bones that

gives the “tare” authentic aroma and taste. Please

find them. If you cannot, maybe adding a little bit of

tariyaki sauce will be of some help.

Be sure to make alcohol evaporate, and add

something that will add flavor. And one more: Unagi

head & bone, it’s the most important ingredient!

KOREAN BULGOGI

1 1/2 lb. beef

3 med. onions (cut in half and then thinly sliced)

1 green onion sliced diagonally

2 tbsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. black pepper

2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

5 tbsp. soy sauce

2 tbsp. sesame oil

2 tsp. sesame

1/4 tsp. Accent (super seasoning)

Thinly slice beef, then cut each slice into 1

inch width pieces. Mix all ingredients together

thoroughly. Let set 4 to 5 hours. Cook in covered

pan on high 8 to 10 minutes stirring constantly.

AVOCADO SOY MILK SHAKE

Avocado 1/2 piece

Soy milk 250 ml

Honey 1 tbs

Kinako powder 1/2 tps

Cut avocado to small pieces, put

everything into the blender, blend the

ingredient till smooth, could add more

soy milk occasionally, serve with ice

cubes, prefect!

OKRA Put whatever amount of okra to boil,

till the softness of a chopstick could

easily stick in, add soy sauce or any

sauce you prefer to serve, done!

the easiest dish ever!

Serve for 6 cups

Flour 150g

Baking soda 1/2 tps

Sticky rice powder 1 tps

Brown sugar 75g

Egg x1

Milk 100cc

Butter 25g

Mix brown sugar with egg, till it smooth,

then add the 100cc milk in it. Put all the

ingredient with the flour, stir, then the

melted butter in there. Pour the mixer into

six individual cups. Put all the cups into the

stream cooker with boiled water under the

steam plate, cover a tower on the cups,

then cover the lid. Use high heat to stream

12 mins. Do not open the lid while steaming

the cake. Please serve with warm temper.

STEAMED RICE CAKE

LOGO design

VTI Biology Institute: Using vaccine and needle for the T and I, V serve as the shield for precenting cancer discrease with soild cold tone color for its stablity.MAKO fish cast net: playful cartoonish shark againstHokusai’sGrandWaveforfishnet.Residence Services at U of Iowa: Using Iowa’s Old Capital for concept with house shape IOWA and the school Black and Gold color for representation. Wang Yue Yaw jewelry design: Yue mean moon in Chinese. Using character Yue and the full moon shape as concept for the garmentic use in jewelry design.U of Iowa Student Health: Black and Gold color with red cross for health purpose.

Logo usage on jewelry design (photo credit: YYW)

Web & Media

Website and video of Electronic Shelf Labelling(ESL) 1. website main page of ESL 2. promotion video of ESL 3. sketches draft, illustration and script of ESLSee more info at www.digiesl.com.tw/digiesl/advantage.asp

Website and Media Design

Website and video of Taiwantrade Biztube channel promotion 2012 1. website main page of Biztube 2. illustration and script of BiztubeSee more info at biztubeintro.taiwantrade.com.tw

Website and Media Design

Website of TOAFTse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation

Website Design

One of the first organic agriculturepioneer in Taiwan. Since they have accumulated huge amount of relative info in years. the information architecture of TOAF was the key to success in this case, we developed a system that viewers could access from different categories, also could view relevant info on side, information-flatwasthekeynoteof thiswebsite.See more info at toaf.org.tw

Roof Plan1/64” = 1’

Architectural Design

Detail Elevation Oblique 1/16” = 1’

Location Plan 1/150” = 1’ Idea scene

Site Elevation EW 1/32” = 1’

Site Elevation WE 1/32” = 1’

Documents

Julia Hsu Portfolio