Saturday, March 27, 2021

210403 My Tenure-Track Career Development With Research Adventure

Title:
My Tenure-Track Career Development With Research Adventure

Speaker:
陳嘉元 (Chia-Yuan Chen), PhD, National Cheng Kung University

Time:
04/03 (Sat.) 2:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm MDT, 4:30 pm CDT, 5:30 pm EDT, 11:30 pm CEST
04/04 (Sun.) 5:30 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
engineering, BioMEMS, microfluidicis, artificial cilia, zebrafish, flow visualization

Abstract:
The academic tenure-track career is a fascinating path as it can provide an excellent opportunity to work for passion with long-term job security. Still, it takes several phases of review and time before the final recognition of the academic tenure. In this talk the relevant research experiences of mine from the academic and industrial perspectives will be given in the context of funded projects together with the availability of the research resources and support which paved the road to for me to move forward in the faculty journey. The provided information is expected to provide early career fellows with a good reference when it comes to the strategic planning and more importantly, extend the possibility for a better career impact.

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

210327 Introduction to Electric Propulsion and Ongoing Projects at NCKU

Title:
Introduction to Electric Propulsion and Ongoing Projects at NCKU

Speaker:
沈明學 (Ming-Hsueh Shen), PhD student, University of Colorado Boulder

Time:
03/27 (Sat.) 7 pm PDT, 8 pm MDT, 9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT
03/28 (Sun.) 4 am CEST, 10 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
aerospace, space propulsion, electric propulsion, plasma diagnostics


Abstract:
Space is a rising star. Decades past, there have been thousands of space probes, satellites, space stations, and rockets launched into orbit. Although Taiwan is a small island, we still believe that "space" is our unlimited space of imagination and technology demonstration. Taiwan has the outstanding semiconductor industry and machinery industry in the world. Also, our capability and potential of space science and technology are powerful and ranking. We would like to share our work on electric propulsion thrusters and diagnostics techniques developments at National Cheng Kung University in this talk.

Sunday, March 14, 2021

210320 Photonic Integration and High-Performance Tunable Laser Diodes

Title:
Photonic Integration and High-Performance Tunable Laser Diodes

Speaker:
蘇冠霖 (Guan-Lin Su), PhD, Intel

Time:
03/20 (Sat.) 5 pm PDT, 6 pm MDT, 7 pm CDT, 8 pm EDT
03/21 (Sun.) 1 am CET, 8 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
electrical engineering, photonics, optics, semiconductor laser, photonic integration, integrated photonics


  為配合本研究發表時程,本次錄影將延遲上傳


Abstract:
Similar to electronics, photonics may benefit from integration technologies in terms of efficiency, robustness, functionality, and manufacturing scalability. In particular, joining materials with diverse optical properties in a common substrate/interposer may allow the resultant device/system to surpass the performance limits of the constituent materials. As part of my work at UC Berkeley, I will discuss in this talk three possible photonic integration schemes (InP-to-Si, monolithic InP, heterogeneous InP/Si), in forms of a flexible, dynamic laser power distribution system and a new class of high-performance, frequency-tunable laser diode.

Saturday, March 6, 2021

210314 COVID19感染早期抗體形成的免疫復合物引起巨噬細胞的過度免疫反應

Title:
COVID19感染早期抗體形成的免疫復合物引起巨噬細胞的過度免疫反應

Speaker:
陳泓任 Hung-Jen (Oliver) Chen, PhD student, Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Time:
03/14 (Sun.) 7 am PDT, 8 am MDT, 9 am CDT, 10 am EDT
03/14 (Sun.) 10 pm Taiwan
(Note: Daylight saving starts on March 14th in US)

Keywords:
medicine, immunology, COVID19, SARS-CoV-2, macrophage, immune complex, inflammation


  為配合本研究發表時程,本次錄影將延遲上傳

Abstract:
巨噬細胞是人體裡重要的免疫細胞,在身體各處組織,如肺、腸、腦和皮膚都可以找到,除了吞噬病原體的功能外,也可以調節發炎反應。部分COVID-19患者在感染早期、開始出現抗體時,惡化成為重症。在目前治療對策中,以類固醇壓制過度的發炎,已被證實能夠有效幫助重症患者。其中,巨噬細胞分泌的細胞激素也是這種過度發炎的重要因子。我們的研究發現,冠狀病毒的棘蛋白(spike)和抗體形成的免疫復合物會強化巨噬細胞的細胞激素分泌,引發強烈的發炎,破壞肺部內皮細胞的完整性,誘導血栓形成。透過已上市的小分子藥物,抑制相關激酶,可以壓制這種過度發炎,有可能可以作為類固醇外,對COVID-19更專一的免疫抑制療法。