Kuo-Chih Lin

Professor
Life Science
National Dong Hwa University
Taiwan

Professor Microbiology
Biography

From year 2011-present Associate Professor, Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan. He completed his qualification in B.S. National Chung Hsing University, Department of Botany, Taiwan, 1985 and M.S. National Chung Hsing University, Department of Botany, Taiwan, 1987 and Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Pathology, USA, 1996.

Research Intrest

Stress-induced signal transduction in plants, Molecular mechanisms of host defense, Immunomodulatory activities of the yam storage protein

List of Publications
Wei-Yi Tsai, Yi-Jyun Jheng, Kuo-Hsuan Chen, Kuo-Wei Lin, Yen-Pen Ho, Ching-Chi Yang, Kuo-Chih Lin*. 2013 Mar. Molecular cloning, structural analysis, and mass spectrometric identification of native dioscorins of various yam species. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 93:761–770. (SCI, IF 1.759, Ranking 6/57 in Agriculture Multidisciplinary, 47/124 in Food Science and Technology,
Yu-Jhen Hsu, Ching-Feng Weng, Kuo-Wei Lin, Kuo-Chih Lin*. 2013 Nov. Suppression of allergic reactions in ovalbumin-sensitized mice by yam storage proteins dioscorins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61:11460–11467. (SCI, IF 2.906, Ranking 1/57 in Agriculture Multidisciplinary, 15/124 in Food Science and Technology, cited by 1)
Ching-Chi Yang, Kuo-Chih Lin*. 2014 Jun. Class A dioscorins of various yam species suppress ovalbumin-induced allergic reactions. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology 36(3):242-249. (SCI, IF 1.365, Ranking 185/260 in Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 118/135 in Immunology, 68/85 in Toxicology)