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Faculty Members
School of Nutrition and Health Sciences
College of Public Health and Nutrition
Taipei Medical University
Location: Health Science building
Tel. number: +886-2-2736-1661
May 2015
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Ming-Jer Hsieh (Clark Hsieh)
Professor, Emeritus
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Antioxidant nutrients and chronic diseases
Effects of special nutrients on lipid metabolism
Evaluation of functional foods
Contact information
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Hsing-Hsien Cheng
Professor, Emeritus
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Development of a new product to improve insulin resistance &
hyperlipidemia
Effects of rice oil on the regulation of antioxidation, insulin resistance and
cholesterol metabolism in diabetes rats
The physiologic action of dietary fiber, resistant starch and carotenoids
The nutrient components of rice grain affect lipid metabolism
Serum fatty acid composition in primary school children is associated with
serum cholesterol levels and dietary fat intake
Antioxidant effects of chromium supplementation in type 2 diabetes
subjects and STZ-induced diabetic rats
Contact information
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Shene-Pin Hu
Professor, Emeritus
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Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln,
USA
Research specialty
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Nutrition education intervention programs for
community or worksite
Nutrition care for patients with chronic diseases
Contact information
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Jen-Fang Liu
Professor, Emeritus
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Dietary intervention on antioxidant status, immunity and
exercise performance of athletes
Health benefits of fruits and vegetables
Evaluation of functional foods
Contact information
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Sung-Ling Yeh
Professor
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Effects of specific nutrients (including glutamine,
arginine, and n-3 fatty acids) on inflammatory and
immune response in catabolic diseases
Application of parenteral nutrition to critical
conditions
Contact information
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Room #653, Phone: Ext. 6547
E-mail: [email protected]
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Jane C-J Chao
Professor
Adjunct Professor, Master Program in Global Health
and Development
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Ph.D., The Ohio State University, USA
Research specialty
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Applications of plant extracts or active components, including Ginkgo
biloba extract, ginsenosides, curcumin, and saikosaponins, to health
foods and adjunctive therapy for hepatic and gastrointestinal diseases
and cancers
Evaluation of functional foods
Effects of epidermal growth factor on intestinal growth, metabolism, and
mucosal healing
Establishment of website databases for dietary analysis
Nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice
Contact information
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Room #657, Phone: Ext. 6548
E-mail: [email protected]
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Yue-Hwa Chen
Professor
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Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, USA
Research specialty
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Chemopreventive effects and mechanisms of
phytochemicals, including anti-angiogenic and antiinflammatory roles of phytochemicals derived from
cruciferous vegetable and garlic
The roles of phytochemicals on metabolic syndromes
Physiological activities of phytochemicals
Contact information
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Room #653, Phone: Ext. 6550
E-mail: [email protected]
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Jiun-Rong Chen
Professor and Chair
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Ph.D., Tohoku University, Japan
Research specialty
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Effects of soy protein or its hydrolysate on metabolic
syndrome, renal failure, hypertension, or lipid
metabolism
Evaluation of functional foods
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6551
E-mail: [email protected]
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Shih-Yi Huang
Professor
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Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, USA
Research specialty
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The differential study of n-3 fatty acids on the patients with major
depressive disorder and cognitive impairment
The study of polymorphisms and expressions in genes of omega-3 fatty
acid metabolism enzymes in the patients with major depressive disorder
The study of polymorphisms and expressions in genes of hormones and
insulin in patient with polycystic ovary syndrome
The study of functional nutrients intervention in patients with chronic
diseases (i.e. DM, oral cancer, HP infection and hyperlipidemia)
Novel food regulation and safety
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6552
E-mail: [email protected]
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Suh-Ching Yang
Professor
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Ph.D., Tohoku University, Japan
Research specialty
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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
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animal model for ALD research
the relationship between apoptosis and ALD
ALD and hyperhomocysteinemia
the comparisons between alcoholic liver injury and chemical
liver injury
Evaluation of functional foods
Contact information
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Room #655, Phone: Ext. 6553
E-mail: [email protected]
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Rong-Hong Hsieh
Professor
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Ph.D., National Yang-Ming University
Research specialty
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Studies of nutritional genomics
Studies of energy metabolomics
Effects of mitochondrial biogenesis on the development
and prevention of diabetes and obesity
Studies of mitochondria for embryo development
Writing, estimation and application of the biotechnology
patents
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6557
E-mail: [email protected]
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Shu-Jan J. Lan
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., Purdue University, USA
Research specialty
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Geriatric nutrition
Nutrition and AIDS
• The relationship between dietary nutrients and HIV/AIDS
• Body compositions, nutritional knowledge and behavior in
HIV infected patients or patients with other infectious
diseases
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Contact information
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Room #657, Phone: Ext. 6545
E-mail: [email protected]
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Sean S-H Lin
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Research specialty
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Effects of soy compositions on health promotion
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• soy saponin and isoflavone versus cancer, blood lipid, and
antioxidation
• soy sapogenin versus energy recovery of athletes
• natto extract versus blood viscosity and markers
• Model:
• cell culture, animal model, human subjects
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Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6555
E-mail: [email protected]
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Yi-wen Eve Chien
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham,
USA
Research specialty
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Mechanisms of nutrition and chronic diseases including
obesity, DM, cancer, osteoporosis, CVD, and etc.
Effects of different fatty acids and food components on fat
accumulation
Effectiveness evaluation on weight loss using different diet
programs
Evaluation of functional foods
Contact information
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Room #655, Phone: Ext. 6556
E-mail: [email protected]
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Shwu-Huey Sherry Yang
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., Taipei Medical University
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Clinical trails
• Nutritional support, including communication and education, for patients with diabetes
mellitus, renal disease, chronic pulmonary disorder, immunity dysfunction or enteral feeding
• Nutritional support for institutional and homecare residents
• Affecting factors of osteoporosis
• Establishment of nutritional diagnosis models
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Public health and nutrition
• Nutritional intervention in the community
• Nutritional intervention through life span
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Kitchen science
• The change of oil quality after different cooking methods
• The quantity change of vitamin C after fruit processing
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Medical humanities research
Taiwanese life story- history, music and diet
Contact information
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Room #408, Phone: Ext. 6568; E-mail: [email protected]
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Sing-Chung Li
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
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Genetic diagnosis of human rare disease
• Glycogen storage disease type IV
• Neurofibromatosis type I and II
• Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
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Gene cloning and characterization
• Branched-chain aminotransferase 2 (BCAT2), Glycogen branching enzyme
(GBE), Heat shock protein 25 (HSP25)
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Riboflavin in sepsis
• Serum riboflavin and proteome correlation in septic patients
• HSP25 and proteome study in septic mice during riboflavin intervention
• Role of HSP25 induction by riboflavin from septic mice to Caco-2 cells
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Contact information
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Room #408, Phone: Ext. 6560
E-mail: [email protected]
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Chun-Kuang Shih
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Diet and colorectal cancer
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Preventive effect of adlay against colorectal cancer
Preventive effect of rice against colorectal cancer
Preventive effect of yogurt against colorectal cancer
Vegetarian diet and colorectal polyps
Assessment of health food on health care effects
• Assessment method of health food on prevention of colorectal cancer
• Effects of dietary fiber supplement on blood lipids and sugar
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Assessment of nutrition and health status of people in Taiwan
Nutritionally biochemical markers of people in Taiwan
Contact information
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Room #408, Phone: Ext. 6569
E-mail: [email protected]
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Yi-Chun Chen
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Association between infant feeding pattern and parent's
quality of life
Building breastfeeding friendly environment
Contact information
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Room #408, Phone: Ext. 6559
E-mail: [email protected]
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Shih-Min Hsia
Associate Professor
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Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Research specialty
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Reproduction and endocrinology
Effects of herbal extracts or nutrients on Leydig cells
(testis) and granulosa cells (ovary)
Effects of herbal extracts or nutrients on dysmenorrhea
Effects of herbal extracts or nutrients on PCOS
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6558
E-mail: [email protected]
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Wan-Chun Chiu
Assistant Professor
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Ph.D., Taipei Medical University
Research specialty
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Effect of immunonutrition on immune modulation in
septic mice with metabolic diseases
Effect of immunonutrition on mitochondria function in
septic mice
Effects of n-3 fatty acids on chronic disease including
DM, osteoporosis, CVD, and etc.
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6561
E-mail: [email protected]
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Susan Jung Su Chang
Assistant Professor
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Ph.D., University of London-University College
London, UK
Research specialty
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Immune and infection
Enteral nutrition
Iron metabolism
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and signal transduction
Intestinal T cells
Contact information
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Room #654, Phone: Ext. 6542
E-mail: [email protected]
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Chi-Hao Wu
Assistant Professor
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Ph.D., National Chung-Hsing University
Research specialty
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Nutraceutical and functional food chemistry and
bioactivity
Nutrigenomics
Contact information
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Room #661, Phone: Ext.6554
E-mail: [email protected]
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