PSYCHE LEE

EDUCATION

	1982: BS in Neurobiology program, University of California, Berkeley.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

	1992 - present:	Research Associate
			Department of Neurobiology
			Duke University Medical Center
	1998 - 2004:	Senior Professional officer, tenured
			Department of Biological Sciences
			Faculty of Science
			the National University of Singapore.
	1992 - 1993:	Consultant
			Organon Teknica Bioltechnology Research Inst., Rockville, MD
	1985 - 1992:	Senior Electron Microscopist
			Department of Anatomy
			Duke University Medical Center
	1982 - 1985:	Research Associate/ Lab Analyst
			School of Optometry
			University of California, Berkeley

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ SERVICES:

• Member, Organizing Committee. Second International Neuroscience Meeting, Singapore. March 2004.
• Chair, Organizing Committee. Electrophysiology and Imaging Workshop, Singapore. Feb. 2003.
• Comments on scientific papers.
• Member, Organizing Committee. First NNI-NUS Neuroscience Meeting, Singapore. March 2002.
• Member, Committee for Society of Neuroscience in Singapore, Dec. 2002.
• Member, Society for Neuroscience. USA. 1990-present.
• Chair, Exchange program of NC Society of Electron Microscopy and Microbeam Analysis with Anhui Professional Committee of Electron Microscopy, USA/China. 1987-95.
• Member, NC Chapter Society of Neuroscience. 1985-1998.
• Member, NC Society for Electron Microscopy and Microbeam Analysis. USA. 1985-1998.
• Member, Electron Microscopy Society of America. USA. 1984-1998.
• Member, National Society for Histotechnology. USA. 1984-87.

SPECIAL COURSES/ WORKSHOPS:

• European Molecular Biology Organization Course. Mar-Apr 2003. Singapore.
• Theory and Model of Learning. Jan.-May 1988. Duke Univ.
• Communication, Computation and Memory in Biological Systems: Receptor and Learning Model. Jan.-May 1988. Duke Univ.
• Reichert-Jung Ultramicrotomy and Cryological Methods: Theory and practice on preparation of cryological specimens including cryo-fixation, -substitution, ultramicrotomy and -microscopy. Sept.-Oct. 1987. Seefeld, AUSTRIA.
• Optical Microscopy and Photomicroscopy: Introduction to various optics in microscopy including phase and Normarski optics. Spring quarter, 1985. UC Berkeley, CA.
• High Voltage Electron Microscopy: 2-days workshop. 1984. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CA.
• Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy: Theory and practice. Sept.-Dec. UC Berkeley, CA.
• Contemporary Neuroanatomical Methods: Currents methods of tract-tracing in neural pathways. Jan.-Mar. 1983. UC Berkeley, CA.
• Neurophysiology: Seminars of neurophysiological research on visual pathways. Jan.-Mar. 1982. UC Berkeley, CA.

GRANT AWARDS:

• Degenerative mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. R-154-000-112-112. Supported by Academic Research Grant NUS, Singapore. (Co-applicant), 2003.
• Drugs for “A Beautiful Mind”: a start-up project on the neuropharmacology of the amelioration of cognitive dysfunction by atypical antipsychotics. A-STAR BMRC Grant, Singapore. (Co-applicant), 2003.