Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Ph.D., 1993/08 ~ 1997/12.
Institute of Biochemistry, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Master, 1985/08 ~ 1987/08.
Department of Pharmacy, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, Bachelor, 1979/08 ~ 1983/08.

Present Position:

Professor, Department of Physiology, National Defence Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
Adjunct Professor, Program in Australasia Botanical Medicine for Population Health, Centre for Environment and Population Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Professional Experience:

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, National Defence Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.ROC
Associated Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.ROC
Instructor, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.ROC

Awards and Honours:

1999, Excellent Research Award, National Defense Medical Center

2001, Investigator Award, National Defense Medical Center

2003, Excellent Research Award, National Defense Medical Center

Executive Guest Editor

Current Pharmaceutical Design (Hilversum, The Netherlands)

Main Research Interests

Platelet aggregation-related studies:

Evaluates the alterations of platelet aggregation in diseases and further investigates the effect of various clinical drugs on platelet aggregation and coagulation.
Evaluates Chinese herbs, nature products and new potential synthetic compounds on platelet aggregation and possible mechanisms involved.

Nitric oxide (NO)-related studies:

Evaluates the physiological and pathological role of NO on cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, D.M., cancer, platelet aggregation and thrombosis etc.
Evaluates clinical drugs, herbs and new potential synthetic compounds on NO and inflammatory cytokines formation and nitric oxide synthase expression as well as investigates possible mechanisms involved.
Investigates the role of NO in inflammatory-related diseases such as sepsis, inflammatory hyperalgesia, acute lung injury and develop potential therapeutic drugs.

Vascular-related diseases studies:

Investigate the pathogenic factors or mechanisms in chronic vascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetic mellitus, tissue proliferation and renal dysfunction.
Try to solve clinical problems and develop some potential therapeutic drugs and strategies by using basic and clinical studies and knowledge.