Chih-Hao Wang, Ph.D.
Name Chih-Hao Wang, Ph.D.
Incumbent Assistant Professor
所屬單位
Obesity, Diabetes, Cell Therapy, Metabolomics, Gene Editing, Mitochondrial Medicine

Ph.D., Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2008-2014
M.S., Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2006-2008
B.S., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2002-2006
 
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研究方向/領域

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Motivation：

Brown and beige adipocytes regulate whole-body metabolic and energy homeostasis through glucose and lipid utilization as well as endocrine functions. Their activity is inversely correlated with the prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, brown and beige adipocytes are scarce in humans. Our laboratory aims to investigate strategies to increase and/or activate these adipocytes and apply the findings to modulate metabolism for the treatment of metabolic diseases and cancer.

 

Aims：

  • Identify genes and drugs that promote stem cell browning using high-throughput drug libraries and CRISPR/Cas gene screens.
  • Apply targeted nanoparticle delivery systems for cell-, gene-, or drug-based therapies to activate brown and beige adipocytes.
  • Investigate how brown and beige adipocytes inhibit cancer and fatty liver disease through metabolic and immune regulation.

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EDUCATION AND POSITIONS HELD
  • 2025-present, Assistant Research Fellow, Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • 2020-2025, Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Cell Biology, China Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2016-2020, Postdoctoral Researcher, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
HONORS
  • 2024, 21st National Innovation Award, Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy, Taiwan
  • 2024, Excellent Assistant Professor Award, China Medical University, Taiwan
  • 2024, Board of Directors, Taiwan Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine, Taiwan
  • 2022, Excellent Young Investigator Award, Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organization
  • 2018, Young Investigator Travel Award, Scientific Meeting of American Diabetes Association, USA
  • 2017, Postdoctoral Research Abroad Fellowship Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2016, Scholarship Award, Keystone symposia: Obesity and Adipose Tissue Biology, USA
  • 2015, Excellent Oral Presentation Award, the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences held by Professor Jung-Yaw Lin Science and Education Foundation, Taiwan
  • 2013, Informa Healthcare Young Investigator Award, the 6th Biennial Meeting of SFRR-Asia