![Photo of Asian male faculty member with black hair and glasses, Dr. Michael Lin, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Bioengineering at Stanford University.](https://biox.stanford.edu/files/styles/profile_thumbnail/public/michael_lin_new_profile.webp?orig=png)
Dr. Lin's lab applies biochemical and engineering principles to the development of protein-based tools for imaging and control of biochemical processes. Topics of investigation include fluorescent proteins structure and biophysics, fluorescent protein-based biosensors, neuronal activity sensors, spatiotemporal analysis of protein translation pathways, chemical control of protein translation, and light-responsive proteins.