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Dr. Lai, Shih-Lei (Ben)

Assistant Research Fellow
  • 886-2-27899019 (N611) (Lab)
  • 886-2-26523057 (Office)

Specialty:
  • Cardiovascular development and regeneration
  • Cardioimmunology: Inflammation and Immunity in Cardiovascular Disease
  • Developmental genetics in fish models for human diseases

Education and Positions:
  • Ph.D., National Taiwan University

    Postdoc, National Taiwan University

    Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research


Dr. Lai, Shih-Lei (Ben) 's Lab News
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[2022/10/14] Dr. Lai has received the Career Development Award from Academia Sinica (前瞻計畫, 2023-2027)!

[News] 2022 11 01

We are honored to receive the Career Development Award from Academia Sinica to investigate how immune modulation triggers heart regeneration and how to harness macrophage function in cardiac repair and regeneration. Previously, we found that poly I:C administration modulates inflammatory cell dynamics and triggers heart regeneration in medaka, a teleost that originally could not regenerate their hearts. Among cardiac immune cells, macrophage seems to play a key role in this process. In this project, we plan to investigate the mechanisms underlying poly I:C-induced neovascularization, cardiac muscle replenishment, and fibrotic scar resolution, and seek the opportunity of translating the knowledge into therapeutics.

https://www.sinica.edu.tw/ch/news/7340