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Education

  • 2010-2014 Ph.D., Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University
  • 1997-2004 M.D., Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University

Experience

  • 2024.02- Deputy Director, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  • 2024.02- Vice Superintendent, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital
  • 2023.02- Professor, Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2023.02- Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2023.02- Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  • 2023.02- Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2019.01- Research Attending Physician, Department of Research,  Taipei Medical University Hospital
  • 2018.07- Attending Physician, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University
  • 2023.08-2024.01 Director, Division of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital
  • Attending Physician, Department of  Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital
  • 2020.02-2023.01 Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2020.02-2023.01 Associate Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2019.11-2023.01 Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  • 2019.02-2023.01 Associate Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2015.12-2019.01 Assistant Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University
  • 2015.01-2018.06 Teaching Attending Physician, Department of Education and Research, Taipei City Hospital
  • 2014.01- Academic Editor, PLOS ONE, Journal, California, US 
  • 2008.01-2018.06 Attending Physician, Family Medicine, Taipei City Hospital ZhongXing Branch
  • 2007.07-2008.01 Resident Physician, Family Medicine, Taipei City Hospital ZhongXing Branch
  • 2004.07-2007.07 Resident Physician, Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital

Awards

  • 2023.01 Clinical Research Award, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2022 International Congress on Nutrition, 2022 Tokyo
  • 2022.12 Excellent Abstract Award from Overseas, Taiwan
  • 2022.01 Clinical Research Award, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2021.10 Best oral presentation award, the Ninth Holistic Medical Integration Service Symposium Taiwan
  • 2021.03 Large Grant Proposal Award, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2021.03 Clinical Research Award, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2020.09 Innovative Teaching Award, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
  • 2020.03 Clinical Research Award, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2019.09 Best oral presentation award, the Eighth Holistic Medical Integration Service Symposium Taiwan, Taiwan
  • 2019.06 Excellent Paper Award of Hospice Medical Association, Taiwan Hospice and Palliative Medicine Association, Taiwan
  • 2018.07 Taiwan Obesity Medical Association Oral Paper Award Second Prize, Taiwan
  • 2018.07 The third place in the Poster Paper Award of the Obesity Research Society of the Republic of China, Taiwan
  • 2018.07 MSD Dissertation Award, Taiwan Family Medicine Association, Taiwan
  • 2018.06 Outstanding Paper Award of Hospice Medical Association, Taiwan Hospice Palliative Medicine Association, Taiwan
  • 2017.12 Oral Paper Award 1st Prize, Taiwan Obesity Medicine Association, Taiwan
  • 2017.11 Excellent teacher award, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
  • 2017.06 Excellent Paper Award of Hospice Medical Association, Taiwan Hospice and Palliative Medicine Association, Taiwan
  • 2016.10 Excellent Physician Ward, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
  • 2015.12 Taiwan Obesity Medical Association Oral Paper Award First Prize, Taiwan
  • 2014.10 Public Health Excellent Paper Award: Prof. Chen Gongbei Memorial Award, Taiwan Society of Public Health, Taiwan
  • 2013.12 Taiwan Obesity Medical Association Oral Paper Award First Prize, Taiwan
  • 2012.12 Taiwan Obesity Medical Association Oral Paper Award Second Prize, Taiwan
  • 2011.12 Taiwan Obesity Medical Association Oral Paper Award Third Prize, Taiwan
  • 2011.12 Maris Youth Outstanding Paper Award, Taiwan Society of Adolescent Medicine and Healthcare, Taiwan

Research Interests

  • Childhood Obesity
  • Childhood Atopic diseases
  • Pubertal development
  • Nutrition

Other

  • Relationships between childhood obesity, physical fitness and asthma: longitudinal study, 10101-62-009, NT$390,380, Department of Health, Taipei City Government, 2012/01-2012/12,
  • Mechanisms Linking Obesity and Childhood Asthma: a longitudinal follow-up study in a representative population, NSC 101-2314-B-532-002-MY3, NT$2,430,000, National Science Council, 2012/08-2015/07
  • Interrelationships between growth trajectory, pubertal development and childhood atopic diseases/symptoms in a longitudinal cohort study, MOST104-2314-B-532-002-MY3, NT$3,930,000, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2015/07-2018/07,
  • The impact of hospice care on place of death, medical utility and life-sustaining treatment in centenarians: a population based study, 10601-62-022, NT$778,600, Department of Health, Taipei City Government, 2017/01-2017/12
  • Using genetic IV to Investigate Mediation from Adiposity Growth to Childhood Atopic Diseases, NHRI-EX107-10718PC, NT$7,932,000, National Health Research Institutes, 2018/01-2021/12
  • Hospice Care in Respiratory Care Ward: a longitudinal study, 10701-62-028, NT$654,424, Department of Health, Taipei City Government, 2018/01-2018/12
  • Determinants of choosing palliative care among prolonged mechanical ventilation patients, NT$315,205, Taipei City Government, 2018/01-2018/12
  • Microbial Transmission of Obesity from Gestational Diabetes Mothers to Infants: Role of Microbiome and Gestational Sugar Intake.108TMU-TMUH-01, NT$500,000, Taipei Medical University Hospital 2019/05-2020/04
  • Exploring Gene-Lifestyle Factors of Childhood Obesity, Pubertal Development, and Insulin Resistance. MOST 107-2314-B-038 -113 -MY3. NT$2,850,000, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2018/08-2021/07
  • Microbial Transmission of Obesity from Mothers to Infants: Interactions of Microbiome and Gestational Nutrition.109TMU-TMUH-01, NT$500,000, Taipei Medical University Hospital 2020/05-2021/04
  • Development of Prediction Models for Detecting Early Pubertal Maturation and the Final Adult Height Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Taiwan population-based studies. DP2-110-21121-01-A-04 and DP2-109-21121-01-A-04, NT$1,000,000, Higher Education Sprout Project of the Ministry of Education (MOE), 2020/01-2021/12
  • Exploring the impact of non-nutritive sweetener intake on early puberty and relevant mechanisms. MOST 109-2314-B-038-057 - , NT$3,900,000, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2020/08-2023/07
  • Sleep Disturbances and Early Sexual Maturation among Juvenile Rats: Relevant Mechanism and Potential Treatment 110TMU-TMUH-04, NT$500,000, Taipei Medical University Hospital 2021/05-2022/04
  • Metabolomics and Microbiomics Approach in Providing Prediction of Early Puberty and Nutritional Guidance for Children Undergone Pubertal Growth MOST 110-2628-B-038-014 –111TMUH-MOST-05 MOST 111-2628-B-038-022 NT$4,500,000, Excellent Young Scholar Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2021/08-2024/07, post doc MOST 110-2811-B-038-534
  • Sweet Preferences Genes and Long-term Cardiometabolic Risk in Taiwan: GWAS Study and Gene-Nutrients Interaction Study DP2-111-21121-01-O-06-01, NT$1,000,000, Higher Education Sprout Project of the Ministry of Education (MOE), 2022/01-2023/12

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