Ching-Hwa Sung

Ching-Hwa Sung is a Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, with appointments in both the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology departments. As the Betty Neuwirth Lee and Chilly Professor in Stem Cell Research, her work bridges fundamental cell biology with translational neuroscience and retinal disease research.

• Ph.D., National Yang-Ming Medical College (1989)
• B.S., National Taiwan University (1984)

Her research focuses on:

• Retinal Degenerative Diseases (e.g., retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration)
• Ciliary Biology in photoreceptors and neural progenitors
• Endosomal Trafficking mechanisms in retinal and neuronal development
• Stem Cell Research applications in vision restoration

Current research projects include:

• Endosome-regulated retinal homeostasis (NIH R01 funding 2023-2027)
• CLIC4-deleted mouse model for dry AMD mechanistic studies (2021-2026)

Her publications reveal key insights into:

• Tctex-1's role in ciliary resorption and cell cycle progression
• CLIC4's regulatory functions in endosomal trafficking and RPE biology
• Molecular mechanisms of rhodopsin and Tulp1 mutations in retinal degeneration

Honors include being named the Betty Neuwirth Lee and Chilly Professor in Stem Cell Research. She has trained extensively in Taiwan and leads research at the intersection of cell biology, neuroscience, and ophthalmology at Cornell.