Research interests: Drosophila sp., Chromosome
Phone: +886-2-3366-5575
E-mail: hwei@ntu.edu.tw
Academic:
1980 – 1984 Ph. D. University of California at Davis,U. S. A.
1976 – 1978 M.S. National Taiwan University
1972 – 1976 B. S. National Taiwan University
Experience:
Aug. 1990 - present Professor, NTU
Oct. 1986 - July 1990 Associate Professor, NTU
Oct. 1984 - Oct. 1986 Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica
Aug. 1978 - Jul. 1980 Research Assistant, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica
Research:
Speciation
- Pre-mating isolation mechanisms
- Female mating preference
- Male-male interactionl
Gene mapping in Drosophila albomicans
- By sex-linkage & comparison with D. nasuta Identify Muller's elements
Sex chromosome evolution
- Hypotheses:
Y degeneration hypothesis
Sexual antagonism hypothesis
- Hypothesis testing:
Laboratory established Y-like chromosomes
Adult cDNA libraries & male SSH libraries
Courses:
Genetics
Evolution
Evolutionary genetics
Advanced evolution