Examining the function of cytoskeleton-associated proteins in yeast

The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has always been an excellent model organism for studying conserved biological processes. This book presents several modern techniques in genetics, molecular biology, and real-time imaging to examine microtubule-related processes in yeast. Microtubule is a highly conserved protein assembly, and the results shown in this book have significant implications in neurobiology and cancer cell biology.

Eric received his Bachelor's degree in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University, and his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics from Cornell University. His is currently an assistant professor in the College of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.