Skills:
* Molecular Biology: DNA & RNA manipulation, molecular cloning, mutagenesis, DNA sequencing, PCR, reverse transcription, quantitative real time PCR, Northern blotting, Western blotting, SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment), gel shift assay (EMSA), ELISA, immunoprecipitation (IP), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), GST or His pull-down assay. *Biochemistry: Purification of recombinant and endogenous proteins (from molecular cloning design to purification), Chromatography (GE AKTA FPLC systems), in vitro translation, in vitro transcription assay, in vitro kinase assay, in vitro helicase assay, in vitro NTPase assay, in vitro sumoylation assay. *Animal study: GTT assay, ITT assay, Isolation of hepatocyte from mouse, Isolation of mitochondria and measurement of respiratory rate, Measurement of enzyme activity in tissues and isolated primary cells: pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and citrate synthase, genotyping, DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and analysis of metabolites in serum and tissues (Biochemical Journal 2009 and FEBS journal 2012). * Cell Biology: Knock-down experiment with siRNA, establishment of stable cell lines (knock-in and knock-down with shRNA, immunofluorescence analysis, yeast two-hybrid assay, luciferase assay, and nuclear import assay.