BIOGRAPHY
Sheng-Jia Lin is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Utah Tech University with more than a decade of experience teaching biochemistry, histology, and molecular/cell biology. Lin’s research integrates zebrafish genetics, CRISPR/Cas9 editing, functional genomics, and organoid models to explore the molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders and hearing loss.
Postdoctoral Scientist
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
M.S., Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
B.S., Bioscience Technology
PREVIOUS TEACHING
Lin began teaching as a TA at Chung Yuan Christian University and later taught multiple courses in biochemistry and molecular biology during graduate and doctoral training at Chang Gung University.
EXPERIENCE
8 years
RESEARCH & INTERESTS
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Functional Genomics
• Hearing Loss Mechanisms
• Organoid Models
PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS
• Lin SJ, et al. (2025). Optimizing gRNA selection for high-penetrance F0 CRISPR screening for interrogating disease gene function. Nucleic Acids Research.
• Lin SJ, et al. (2021). Biallelic variants in KARS1 associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and hearing loss recapitulated by knockout zebrafish. Genetics in Medicine.
• Additional publications available on ORCID.
PRESENTATIONS
• Annual Meeting, American Society of Human Genetics
• Scientific Retreat, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Midwinter Meeting, Association for Research in Otolaryngology
AWARDS & HONORS
• OMRF Postdoc Travel Awards (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Best OMRF Postdoc Paper of 2022 (awarded 2023)
• Murphy Award, MDI Biological Laboratory (2022)
• Reviewers’ Choice Award, American Society of Human Genetics (2021)
Email: sheng-jia.lin@utahtech.edu
Office: SET 513
