The opportunity for ‘squint’ a.k.a. researcher like me to go into the field is always very exiting that some of the important preparations for fieldwork are forgotten. In the next few weeks, I would like to share with you some tips about fieldwork. While having the right sampling equipment or as I love to call …
Our understanding of European skin is already partially delineated: in 2005, our lab uncovered one of the most pervasive genetic mutations(SLC24A5) that contribute to the light color of European skin. Europeans also carry a 10 to 20-fold increase in melanoma susceptibility (one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer) when compared to Africans. Surprisingly, East Asians, …
Welcome to the new website for the Cheng Lab. Please be patient while we bring everything online and work through the kinks that can be expected with deployment.