TIGP-BIODIVERSITY PRORGAM

ACADEMIA SINICA

Ph.D., Tulane University, USA

Evolution, phylogenetics, and functional genomics of seed plants

Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

Evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics and computational biology, population genetics, human genetics

Ph.D., National Tsukuba University, Japan

Soil biochemistry and microbiology, biogeochemistry

Ph.D., James Cook University, Australia

Evolutionary ecology and genetics of coral reefs, symbiosis and bleaching biodiversity

Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong

Intertidal and supply-side ecology, barnacle ecology, larval ecology

Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia

Microbial biodiversity, genomics, metagenomics

Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Plant biochemical, Satellite remote sensing, Ecophysiology

Ph.D., National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

Evolutionary genomics, Molecular evolution, Metagenomics

Ph.D., Kyushu University, Japan

Coral reef ecology, marine biology/ecology

Ph.D., Cornell University, USA

Behavioral ecology, sociobiology, evolutionary game theory, climate change ecology

Ph.D., Stanford University, USA

Genetics, genomics, behavior, and evolution of social insects, genome evolution in nematodes

Ph.D., University of Tokyo, Japan

Phylogeny and population genetic analyses of marine zooplankton, metagenomic analyses of marine metazoan communities

Ph.D., University of Freiburg, Germany

Physiology and metabolism of bacteria, biodegradation and bioremediation, and microbial metabolomics

Ph.D., Imperial College, UK

Evolution of parasitism and pathogenicity. Eukaryotic microbe (fungi and helminths) ecology and biodiversity

Ph.D., Michigan State University, USA

Biogeography, biodiversity conservation, remote sensing

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, USA

Evolution, Population genetics, genomics, phylogeography

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Plant Taxonomy, Evolution, Population Genetics, Biogeography

PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Systematics, Conservation, The interface between Microevolutionary and Macroevolutionary processes

Ph.D., National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Cancer chemoprevention, metabolomics, medicinal plant research, protein engineering

Ph.D., Université de la Méditerranée, France

Natural products research, T cell biology, immunology, cancer biology and diabetes

Ph.D., National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Bioinformatics, comparative & evolutionary genomics/transcriptomics, primate evolution

Ph.D., University of Cambridge, UK

Natural product chemistry, microbial pathogenicity

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, USA

Developmental biology, evolution of development

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, USA

Developmental biology, gene regulatory networks, systems biology

Ph.D., The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan

Evolutionary developmental biology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, zoology

Ph.D., National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Marine systeomics, Evolutionary and comparative physiology, Metabolic physiology

Ph.D., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Isolation and characterization of the alkane-degradation enzymes from alkane utilizing bacteria, the biochemical and biophysical characterization of the corresponding proteins

Ph.D., National Central University, Taiwan

Influenza virus evolution, functional genomics, comparative genomics, multimedia signal processing, pattern recognition

Ph.D., University of Georgia, USA

Microbial diversity and genome evolution

Ph.D., Imperial College London, UK

Mathematical biology, theoretical ecology, quantitative epidemiology, network biology, sociology, systems biology

Ph.D., University of Düsseldorf, Germany

Microbial eukaryote evolution and ecology, marine biology, algae, giant viruses, protists, genome evolution, omics, single-cell ecology

Ph.D., Yale University, USA

Molecular mechanisms of speciation and genetic buffering

Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA

Marine biogeochemistry, marine phytoplankton ecology, environmental biogeochemistry

NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY

Department of Life Science, College of Science

Ph.D., Syracuse University, USA

Animal contest, dog behavior, fish behavior

Ph.D., State University New York, Albany, USA

Population genetics and evolution, topics in animal behavior

Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA

Ecological modelling, system ecology, planktonic ecology, estuarine ecology, nutrient dynamics, experimental ecosystems

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, USA

Entomology, phylogenetic systematics

Ph.D., Ohio State University, USA

Genetics, phylogenetics

Ph.D., Cornell University, USA

Treehopper Biology, Vibrational Communication, Molecular Systematics & Phylogenetics, Character Evolution, Phylogeography

Ph.D., The University of Kansas, USA

Forest ecology, landscape ecology

Ph.D., National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Plant systematics and evolution, vegetation ecology

Ph.D., National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Population genetics; Molecular evolution; Phylogeography; Molecular ecology

Ph.D., National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Herpetology, phylogenetics and systematics, conservation genetics, phylogeography, population dynamics of amphibians and reptiles

Ph.D., University of Michigan, USA

Neuroscience, developmental neurobiology, neural stem cell

Ph.D., University of California, Davis, USA

Disease Ecology, Ecological Immunology, Ecological Parasitology, Mammalogy

Ph.D., University of Virginia, USA

Small mammal population biology, foraging behavior, stable isotope ecology, ecological niche modeling

Ph.D., National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan

Fish Ecophysiology, Aquatic toxicology

TUNGHAI UNIVERITY

Department of Life Science

Ohio University, Ph.D.

Ecosystem ecology, plant ecophysiology, plant community ecology

University of California, Los Angles, Ph.D.

Neurodegenerative disorder, mitochondrial disease, molecular medicine

Utah State University, Ph.D.

Virology, molecular biology

University of Florida, Ph.D

Herpetology, vertebrate zoology

Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D.

Physiological ecology, evolutionary physiology, aquatic biology and wetland ecology

Kyushu University, Ph.D.

Wildlife ecology, conservation biology, mammalogy

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D.

Plant ecology, population and community ecology, quantitative ecology, spatial analysis

University of British Columbia, Ph.D.

Algae, Molecular Ecology, Biodiversity, Phylogeny

University of Michigan, Ph.D.

Behavior Ecology

University of Birmingha, Ph.D.

Mycology, microbiology, biology, general biology

James Cook University, PhD

Coral reef fish ecology, marine reserves, environmental impact assessment, marine field ecology and conservation biology

National Cheng Kung University, Ph.D.

Analytical Chemistry, electrochemistry, biosensors electrocatalysis, bioelectronics

UC Riverside, Ph.D.

Aging disease, biochemistry, medical applications of mass spectrometry

University of Kentucky Ph. D.

Survival Analysis, analysis of variance components, sampling survey

BIODIVERSITY Program Committee

• Dr. Benny K.K. Chan
• Prof. Chung-Ping Lin
• Prof. Liang-Kong Lin
• Dr. Kuo-Fang Chung
• Prof. Shou-Hsien Li
• Dr. John Wang
• Prof. Pei-Jen Lee Shaner
• Dr. Ryuji Machida
• Prof. Chung-Chi Chen
• Prof. Jyh-Min Chiang
• Prof. Shao-Lun Liu
• Prof. Yiching Lin
• Prof. Yeong-Choy Kam

• Dr. Kuo-Fang Chung (Chair)
• Dr. Jr-Kai Yu
• Dr. Chih-Ming Hung
• Prof. Shou-Hsien Li (Chair)
• Prof. Chi-Chien Kuo
• Prof. Pei-Chun Liao
• Prof. Shao-Lun Liu (Chair)
• Prof I-Min Tso
• Prof. Kuo-Chang Wen

• Dr. John Wang (Chair)
• Dr. Benny K.K. Chan
• Dr. Ryuji Machida
• Prof. Pei-Jen Lee Shaner (Chair)
• Prof. Li-Yih Lin
• Prof. Si-Min Lin
• Prof. Yiching Lin (Chair)
• Prof. Pi-Han Wang
• Prof. Mingli Hsieh

• Dr. Ryuji Machida (Chair)
• Dr. Yin-Ru Chiang
• Dr. Mao-Ning Tuanmu
• Prof. Chung-Chi Chen (Chair)
• Prof. Teng-Chiu Lin
• Prof. Chi-Chien Kuo
• Prof. Yeong-Choy Kam (Chair)
• Prof. Jyh-Min Chiang
• Prof. Yi-Wen Liu