Ph.D., Kent State University / College of Medicine, 1998
M.B.A., University of Houston Bauer School of Business, 2004
Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Ko GY, Shi L, Ko ML (2009). Circadian regulation of ion channels and their functions. J NEUROCHEM. 4, 1150-69
Shi L, Jian K, Ko ML, Trump D, Ko GY (2009). Retinoschisin, a new binding partner for L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in the retina. J BIOL CHEM. 6, 3966-75
Ko ML, Liu Y, Shi L, Trump D, Ko GY (2008). Circadian regulation of retinoschisin in the chick retina. INVEST OPHTHALMOL VIS SCI. 4, 1615-21
Huang CC, Ko ML, Vernikovskaya DI, Ko GY (2012). Calcineurin serves in the circadian output pathway to regulate the daily rhythm of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in the retina. J CELL BIOCHEM. 3, 911-22
Ko ML, Shi L, Tsai JY, Young ME, Neuendorff N, Earnest DJ, Ko GY (2011). Cardiac-specific mutation of Clock alters the quantitative measurements of physical activities without changing behavioral circadian rhythms. J BIOL RHYTHMS. 5, 412-22
Ko ML, Shi L, Grushin K, Nigussie F, Ko GY (2010). Circadian profiles in the embryonic chick heart: L-type voltage-gated calcium channels and signaling pathways. CHRONOBIOL INT. 9-10, 1673-96
Shi L, Ko ML, Ko GY (2009). Rhythmic expression of microRNA-26a regulates the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel alpha1C subunit in chicken cone photoreceptors. J BIOL CHEM. 38, 25791-803
Jian K, Barhoumi R, Ko ML, Ko GY (2009). Inhibitory effect of somatostatin-14 on L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in cultured cone photoreceptors requires intracellular calcium. J NEUROPHYSIOL. 3, 1801-10
Ko ML, Shi L, Ko GY (2009). Circadian controls outweigh acute illumination effects on the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the retina. NEUROSCI LETT. 1, 74-8
Ko ML, Liu Y, Dryer SE, Ko GY (2007). The expression of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in retinal photoreceptors is under circadian control. J NEUROCHEM. 2, 784-92
