Dr. I-Son Ng

Associate 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.

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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.

Fu Jie, Tham

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Binge-watching TV shows, self-learning
Purpose of joining iGEM: Challenge myself and work from a different perspective, bolstering our team’s values - collaboration, innovation, and determination.
Motto: When you know, you know. - Olivier Polge

Sabrina Yeo

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Reading and watching movies
Purpose of joining iGEM: I joined iGEM last year, and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had so far. I learnt a lot, and I am proud of what I have achieved through iGEM. However, I also believe there are still much for me to learn and achieve, which is why I wanted to be an advisor and experience iGEM from another different perspective. As to what I want to achieve as an advisor... I think the sky’s the limit. There are so many possibilities, but one thing is for sure - I hope to help everyone on the team grow, whether it be personally or scientifically.
Motto: You see things, and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were, and I say 'Why not?'

Yi Jun, Lan

Major: Department of Life Sciences
Hobbies: Read scientific journals, cook, spread love & joy through memes
Purpose of joining iGEM: I wanna go to Boston and eat Lobster AGAIN.
Motto: I like memes more than genes.

Ji Yu, Heng

Major: Department of Environmental Engineering
Hobbies: To eat, to sleep and to travel
Purpose of joining iGEM: I am definitely more than you think I am.
Motto: "Courage is grace under pressure." - Ernest Hemingway

Hsin Chieh, Yu

Major: Department of Medicine
Hobbies: Japanese animations and manga
Purpose of joining iGEM: I’m just here to help :) Hope both iGEM NCKU 2020 and I can learn a lot this year
Motto: You can either find me at the animation club or iGEM.

Chia Hua, Tsai

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Hobbies: Animation designing, sleep, sleep, sleep...
Purpose of joining iGEM: It’s a new challenge for myself.
Motto: You'll become what you believe.

Yi Ling, Chou

Major: Department of Electrical Engineering
Position: Team Leader / Dry Member
Hobbies: Love animals a lot (especially cats) and playing table tennis
Purpose of joining iGEM: Well, just wondering what other students are thinking all over the world and challenge ourselves what we can really do.
Motto: If you never try, you’ll never know.

Sheng Yan, Sun

Major: Department of Medicine
Position: Vice Team Leader / Dry Member
Hobbies: Volleyball, piano, guitar
Purpose of joining iGEM: I think it's cool to fix some real serious problems happening in our world. Through synthetic biology, we can do much more things then we expected. Also, this is my last year before I go into hospital, so why not just give it a try?
Motto: Before becoming a doctor, become a man.

Yi Lun, Huang

Major: Department of Medicine
Position: Wet Team Leader
Hobbies: Play tennis and read
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to think and work with my friends to solve problems.
Motto: Do or do not. There is no try.

Li An, Wang

Major: Department of Medicine
Position: Dry Team Leader
Hobbies: Watch series, listen to music and adventuring something unknown
Purpose of joining iGEM: I don’t want to limit myself merely in the clinical medicine and hope that I can learn a lot with all of my teammates this year and even after-iGEM.
Motto: The sky is the limit.

Cheng Yi, Ku

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Position: HP Team Leader / Wet Member
Hobbies: Play table tennis and read science fiction novels
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to see more fantastic things in biology and push my limit!
Motto: Attitude is the foundation of everything.

Ren Hao, Tsai

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Position: Wet Member
Hobbies: Working out
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to know more about synthetic biology and learn more about teamwork along with my teammates.
Motto: No pain no gain.

Yu Ling, Hsu

Major:
Position: Dry Team Member
Hobbies: Watching series
Purpose of joining iGEM:I want to step out from my comfort zone and learn how to bring our ideas into reality from the beginning to the end.
Motto: I want to step out from my comfort zone and learn how to bring our ideas into reality from the beginning to the end.

Hong Yan, Huang

Major: Department of Medicine
Position: Wet Membe
Hobbies: Music, Choir, Musical
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to finish an incredible project and hope to make friends with people same hobby from different backgrounds.
Motto: If you never try, you’ll never know.

Virginia Clarence Setiawan

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Position: Wet Member
Hobbies: Collect cute things that is yellow and reading novels.
Purpose of joining iGEM: The reason why I wanted to join iGEM is to learn and get tons of experience aIso hope that I can learn a lot of interesting things during iGEM that are beneficial for my future.
Motto: You’ll never fail until you stop trying.

Yao Tien, Cheng

Major: Department of Medicine
Position: Wet Member
Hobbies: Reading and doing experiment
Purpose of joining iGEM: Since I want to step out of my comfort zone and learn more about synthetic biology, iGEM is the best choice for me. Hope that I can make a lot of progress in this field during the preparation.
Motto: Victory belongs to the most preserving!

Felicia Yi

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Science
Position: Wet Member / HP Member
Hobbies: Music, movie and reading
Purpose of joining iGEM: Through iGEM I hope to learn more about synthetic biology, and I want to improve myself, not just academically but also learn how I can present myself to society and understand more about teamwork. Through iGEM I sure will learn a lot.
Motto: Always put happiness and joy into whatever you're doing.

Tzu Tan, Weng

Major: Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences
Position: Wet Team Member
Hobbies: Exercising, playing GO, watch movies and learn something interesting
Purpose of joining iGEM: People will improve when their surrounding are strong and in the process of learning, new spark can be made. I want to learn how to walk before I run, iGEM is just the beginning of my science journey. I want to improve my self-learning ability and cooperate with hard-working person. Therefore, I join iGEM to achieve these.
Motto: Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.

Chin En, Yen

Major: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Position: Dry Member / HP Member
Hobbies: Drawing, eating and playing volleyball
Purpose of joining iGEM: I want to solve problems with my teammates.
Motto: God rewards the diligent.

Ya Chu, Yu

Major: Department of Chemical Engineering
Position: Dry Member
Hobbies:
Purpose of joining iGEM: The fastest way to improve yourself is to stay with a group of excellent people. iGEM brings together the best college students in the world and it feels good to work together. I don’t have to be the best, but at least every day is better than yesterday.
Motto: Science teaches to think but love teaches to smile - Santosh Kalwar

Chen Yuang, Lee

Major: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Position: Dry Member
Hobbies: Reading (especially biography of a prodigy), playing piano, watching movies (there are barely decent movies w/ plots recently, no judgements ~)
Purpose of joining iGEM: It is considered to be a great chance of solving problems in other fields, which belongs to the disciplinary of my expertise. S/o, let's see what happens.
Motto: Charlie Brown: We only live once, Snoopy.