Team:NCKU Tainan/Team
iGEM NCKU Tainan is established in the year of 2015. This year, with a common goal to help in tackling a real-world problem, the new team members gathered in January. We all come from different departments and work as a multidisciplinary team. Despite the imperfections in each and every one of us, we are a team full of people with amazing qualities. We are prepared to embrace our iGEM journey together, until the end.
Principal Investigator
Dr. I-Son Ng
Professor - Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Ng is devoted to the study of synthetic biology, genetic and enzymatic engineering, biorefinery and bioremediation. She has developed a robust and efficient platform to explore the novel and functional enzymes by genetic and proteomics approach.
Dr. Masayuki Hashimoto
Associate Professor - Institute of Molecular Medicine
I'm a bacterial genetist, majorly study E. coli and B. subtilis. It's my pleasure to join the NCKU iGEM team. I'm really enjoying the project with young students. They are so active, so I'm also stimulated by them. In addition, I sometimes enjoy triathlon race.
Dr. Han-Ching Wang
Professor - Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Dr. Wang has a goal of using a science-based approach to manage and optimize aquaculture practices. She believes that this is very important for the eco-friendly sustainable shrimp aquaculture industry.
Dr. Yi-Je Juang
Professor - Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Juang has considerable expertise in microfluidics and biochips. He is passionate to help us in constructing a gut-on-a-chip system that aims to mimic the operation of the small intestine in the chips.
Advisor
Kuan Yi, Kuo
Position: dry team advisor
Major: Department of Material Science and Engineering
Favourite quote: The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Tzu Yu, Ou
Position: dry team advisor
Major: Department of Material Science and Engineering
Favourite quote: To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Chin En, Yen
Position: dry team advisor
Major: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Favourite quote: God rewards the diligent.
Ya Chu, Yu
Position: dry team advisor
Major: Department of Chemical Engineering
Favourite quote: Science teaches to think but love teaches to smile - Santosh Kalwar
Yi Ling, Chou
Position: dry team advisor
Major: Department of Electrical Engineering
Favourite quote: If you never try, you’ll never know.
Yu Ling, Hsu
Position: wet team advisor
Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Favourite quote: Not all those who wander are lost.
Yi Lun, Huang
Position: wet team advisor
Major: Department of Medicine
Favourite quote: Do or do not. There is no try.
Team Member
TSAI, YUN-HAO
Position:Team Leader / Dry Member
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Play basketball, workout, climb mountains, write novels
Purpose of joining iGEM: Be a maverick in the white tower.
Motto:Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
LEE, MING-CHING
Position: Vice Team Leader / Wet Member
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Eat chocolate, sleep, read novels, play drums
Purpose of joining iGEM: Learn to self-design experiments and the opportunity to go abroad.
Motto: I wanna become the master of time management.
KAO, YI-CHING
Position: Wet Team Leader
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Movie, drama, handicraft
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to challenge the new territory and learn from it.
Motto: He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How. -Friedrich Nietzsche
WU,SZ-SYUAN
Position: Dry Team Leader / HP Member
Major: Department of Photonics
Hobbies: Singing and playing badminton
Purpose of joining iGEM: Hope to learn new stuff, and complete a work with a group.
Motto: Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass,it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Celine Ong
Position: HP Team Leader / Dry Member
Major: Department of Environmental Engineering
Hobbies: Watching anime, dancing, lazing around
Purpose of joining iGEM: In hoping to challenge and keep pushing my limits by participating in something uncommon for me.
Motto: If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
KO, YEN-LING
Position: Wet Member
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Watching TV dramas, baseball games, and playing volleyball
Purpose of joining iGEM: I joined in this project to indulge myself in the pure joy of discovering new things. This is my second time to participate in iGEM, and I’m looking forward to meeting you all.
Motto: Keep your faith.
YEH, PIN-HAN
Position: Wet Member / HP Member
Major: Department of Chemistry
Hobbies: Listen to music, design experiments, and dance
Purpose of joining iGEM: Looking forward to progressing with a fantastic team, accomplishing a goal, and learning many skills in the process.
Motto: Be the person you want to be.
Cassidy Sun
Position: Wet Member
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Drawing, reading novels, trying different cocktails
Purpose of joining iGEM: To make new friends and accomplish a goal together as a team.
Motto: Humanity takes itself too seriously.
Marvin Ang
Position: Wet Member
Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Traveling, watching Netflix
Purpose of joining iGEM: I think that by joining iGEM I can challenge myself to the limits and explore more in the fields I'm interested in. I also want to make use of this experience to help me in the future.
Motto: Never underestimate about what you are capable of. You can always work harder and do better.
LEE, SIH-SHIEN
Position: Wet Member / HP Member
Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Biological experiments, specimen preparation, playing badminton, model car, LEGO, fossil, playing bassoon, photography, astrophotography
Purpose of joining iGEM: Realizing the application of “Translational Biology” through the learning processes and activities of iGEM
Motto: Be practical and realistic.
KUNG, YU-CHIEH
Position: Wet Member / HP Member
Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Drawing
Purpose of joining iGEM: Learn how to do the experiment..
Motto: Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Novennus Liong
Position: Dry Member
Major: Department of Aerospace Engineering
Hobbies: Music, Technology, Discover new thing
Purpose of joining iGEM: World is a very big place and there are a lot of thing that we need to discover. Joining iGEM, will make me learn about new biology stuff, this way I will be more aware of things happens in our world.
Motto: Dream BIG, If you're persistent, Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
CHEN, MING-HAN
Position: Dry Member
Major: Department of Chemical Engineering
Hobbies: Meditation, playing badminton
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to cooperate with my teammate to make an incredible project come true, and learning more about the synthetic biology.
Motto: Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.
HOU, CHIA-WEI
Position: Dry Member
Major: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Hobbies: Playing volleyball and swimming
Purpose of joining iGEM: Through carrying out a scientific project with classmates who are from different departments, we can do our best in order to deal with unmet needs in our lives. In addition, I can not only learn interdisciplinary information but also cultivate a memorable teamwork.
Motto: Everything is either to get or to learn.
LI, PEI-YU
Position: Dry Member
Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Observe what's around me
Purpose of joining iGEM: Learn something new and challenge myself.
Motto: Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.