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Overview

With the sequencing of the human genome in the 20th century, the biotechnology industry underwent a revolutionary transformation. To advance biomedical and biotechnological research in Taiwan, the Genomics Research Center (GRC) was officially established in January 2003 under the leadership of former Academia Sinica President Academician Yuan-Tseh Lee and the founding Task Force. Academician Chi-Huey Wong, former Academia Sinica President, served as the GRC’s inaugural director, guiding the development of research priorities, recruiting leading scientists, overseeing the construction of the research facility, and equipping it with state-of-the-art instruments and technologies. The GRC’s building was completed in November 2004 and was immediately put into operation.

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Initially, the GRC established 6 divisions: Functional Genomics, Chemical Biology, Genomic Medicine, Bioinformatics, Key Technology Development, and Biotechnology Incubation Center. In 2004, the Genomic Medicine division was renamed the Cellular and Molecular Medicine. In 2009, the GRC consolidated six divisions into four: Chemical Biology, Medical Biology, Physical and Computational Genomics, and Biotechnology Incubation Center. In 2021, the Biotechnology Incubation Center has merged with BioHub Taiwan, National Biotechnology Research Park.

One of the GRC’s key strengths is its diverse and interdisciplinary research teams. Our principal investigators come from a broad spectrum of fields, including chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, information science, and nanotechnology. The complementarity of their expertise fosters a highly collaborative and innovative research environment, enabling groundbreaking advances across multiple disciplines. Currently, the GRC consists of three main research divisions:

  • Chemical Biology Division
    To utilize chemical and biological approaches to investigate and solve critical challenges in living systems.
  • Medical Biology Division
    To focus on translational medicine, including studies of cancer stem cells, the molecular regulation of normal stem cells, molecular biomarkers, and immunobiology.
  • Physical and Computational Genomics Division
    To develop innovative instruments and technologies and advance research in computational genomics.
 

 

 

Organization

 

Academia Sinica

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Director

  • Director
  • Deputy Director

Research Programs

  • Chemical Biology Division
  • Medical Biology Division

  • Physical & Computational Genomics Division

Planning Committee

  • Funding planning committee
  • Biosafety Committee
  • IT Security Committee
  • Academia Affair Committee
  • P&A committee
  • Friendly Workplace
  • Contract-based Employee Promotion and Evaluation Committee
  • Core Facilities Management Committee

Administrative staffs

  • Academic Affairs
  • General Affairs
  • Accounting
  • Personnel
  • Ehsmd
  • Biosafety
  • Information Management

Academic Advisory Committee
 

Director

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Director

Dr. Chih-Hao Lee

Distinguished Professor
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Deputy Director

Dr. Yun-Ru (Ruby) Chen

Professor
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Deputy Director

Dr. Yi-Sheng Wang

Professor
 

Former Directors

Term of Office Job Title Name Note
2022/07/12 - 2023/07/31 Acting Director Tien-Hsien Chang Acking Deputy Director:
Tsung-Lin Li
Hwai-I Yang
2016/07/12 - 2022/07/11 Director Shang-Cheng Hung Deputy Director:
Tsung-Lin Li 2019-07-12～2022-07-11
Hwai-I Yang 2019-10-01～2022-07-11
Tien-Hsien Chang 2016-07-12～2019-07-11
Chia-Ning Shen 2016-07-12～2019-09-30
2007/07/12 - 2016/07/11 Director Chung-Hsuan Chen  
2006/10/19 - 2007/07/11 Acting Director Chung-Hsuan Chen  
2003/01/10 - 2006/10/18 Director Chi-Huey Wong