The Principal Investigator
Kuei-Yang Hsiao
The major professional expertise of Dr. Hsiao is the molecular endocrinology and tumor biology with special focus on epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and noncoding RNAs. The major directions of his research currently focus on the characterization of biological functions, pathological roles of circular RNAs, and the mechanisms underlying the regulation of circRNA expression using integrated analyses of bioinformatics, proteomics, molecular biology, clinical profiles and animal experiments in the models of endocrine-related diseases and colorectal cancer.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (2011), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
(Molecular & Integrative Physiology)
M.S. (2003), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
(Physiology)
B.S. (2000), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
(Biology)
EXPERIENCE
2023.08 - present
National Chung Hsing University
Associate Professor
2018.02 - 2023.07
National Chung Hsing University
Assistant Professor
2012.11 - 2018.01
National Cheng Kung University
Postdoctoral fellow
2012.01 - 2012.10
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral fellow
Professional Profiles
Honors & Achievements
2024 Moderna Taiwan mRNA Innovation Award (莫德納台灣mRNA前瞻新創獎)
2024-2025 Distinguished Professor (Associate Professor), National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (國立中興大學優聘教師)
2022 The Selection of Young Scholars’ Innovation - Excellence Award, Taiwan Comprehensive University System, Taiwan (臺灣綜合大學系統「年輕學者創新研發成果選拔」優等獎)
2022-2023 Distinguished Professor (Assistant Professor), National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (國立中興大學優聘教師)
2022 Rising Stars of the Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, Society for Endocrinology (美國內分泌學會新興之星)
2020-2021 Distinguished Professor (Assistant Professor), National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (國立中興大學優聘教師)
2018-2020 MOST Special Outstanding Talent Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (科技部補助延攬特殊優秀人才)
2018 Postdoc Academic Publication Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (科技部博士後研究人員學術著作獎)
2017 Selected Oral Presentation, The 32nd Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Science, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Outstanding Poster Award, The 25th Symposium on Recent Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Kenting, Taiwan
2016 Outstanding Poster Award, Taiwan Endometriosis Society 1st Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Outstanding Poster Award, The 24th Symposium on Recent Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Kenting, Taiwan
2014 Selected Oral Presentation, 3rd Asian Conference on Endometriosis, Seoul, Korea
2010 MCB Travel Award, School of MCB, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2009 Outstanding Poster Award, Cell and Molecular Biology & Molecular Biophysics Training Grants - 22nd Annual Research Symposium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2005 Predoctoral fellowship, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2003 Master's Thesis Award, National Science Council, Taiwan (國科會碩士論文獎)