Biological Sciences Department

Hung-Yu Shih

Hung-Yu Shih

I am a native of Taiwan and earned my PhD from Chang Gung University. I completed postdoctoral research at University of Utah between 2018 and 2022. My PhD research focused on the roles of gene function and signaling pathways in controlling nervous system formation. Both my PhD and postdoctoral research used zebrafish as the animal model. I began teaching at Utah Tech University in 2022.

I am enthusiastic about biotechnology education and strive to engage students to expand their knowledge by conducting research. My research utilizes molecular and genetic tools to approach the pathophysiological function of human disease-associated genes, and the integrated stress response (ISR) in rare neurodegenerative diseases. If you are passionate about biomedical research and would like to conduct undergraduate research, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Shih Lab Webpage

Education

Postdoctoral research fellow in Pediatrics

  • University of Utah

PH .D. in Biomedical Sciences

  • Chang Gung University

M.S. in Biomedical Sciences

  • Chang Gung University

B.S. in Life Sciences

  • Chang Gung University

Courses

  • BTEC 3040 - Zebrafish Maintenance and Microscopy
  • BTEC 3050 - Gene Knockout: RNA Interference & CRISPR
  • BTEC 4040 - Functional Genomics Techniques
  • BTEC 4050 - In Situ Hybridization
  • BTEC 4060 - Variant Validation in Zebrafish

Contact

Hung-Yu Shih

Email: hung.yu.shih@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-652-7752

Office: SET 510