210501 Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Development in Early Childhood

Title:
Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Development in Early Childhood

Speaker:
洪一慈 (I-Tzu Hung), PhD student, Boston University

Time:
5/1 (Sat.) 7 pm PDT, 8: m MDT, 9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT
5/2 (Sun.) 4 am CEST, 10 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
psychology, developmental psychology, behavioral genetics, twin study, genes and environments, child development

Abstract:
雙胞胎研究作為行為遺傳學（behavioral genetics）的其中一個分支，探討基因與環境如何影響複雜人類行為。同時，基因與環境會隨著時間變化，造就人類行為發展中的改變。本次演講分為兩個部分，第一個部分涵括行為遺傳學的起源、各類研究設計、方法、與模型。第二個部分圍繞在講者所處的波士頓大學雙胞胎計畫—針對三百一十對學齡前雙胞胎進行為期三年的縱貫性研究，以及分享關於兒童氣質、幼兒入學準備能力、衝動控制發展中基因與環境的影響。

210424 Improved Methods for Sampling the Configurational Space of Flexible Biomolecules

Title:
Improved Methods for Sampling the Configurational Space of Flexible Biomolecules

Speaker:
徐瑋澤(Wei-Tse Hsu), Ph.D. student, University of Colorado Boulder

Time:
04/24 (Sat.) 8 pm PDT, 9 pm MDT, 10 pm CDT, 11 pm EDT
04/25 (Sun.) 5 am CEST, 11 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
Computational biophysics, molecular dynamics, molecular dynamics, free energy calculations, advanced sampling methods, deep learning, biophysics

Abstract:
Molecular simulations, including molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, have been widely used to gain insights into the transformation processes of condensed matter,including phase transitions, chemical reactions, and conformational changes of biomolecules. However, the usefulness of classical molecular simulations is severely restricted by kinetic bottlenecks in systems with a rough free energy surface. Metastable states separated by numerous free energy barriers are far from each other in the phasespace and have no probability overlap, leading to prohibitive computational cost for computational sampling. To address this challenge, various advanced sampling methods have been developed in the past decades. These methods, such as replica exchange,expanded ensemble, and metadynamics, greatly accelerate configurational sampling by either modifying the underlying free energy surface along selected slow degrees of freedom or bridging the gap between metastable states with a series of intermediate states. In this study, we provide an overview of the most commonly used methods. In light of the limitations of the existing methods, we also propose a variation of metadynamics, where alchemical variables can be biased as an allowed collective variable.

210417 The experiences of Asian immigrant parents of children with disability in the US

Title:
Is it “their country” or our home? The experiences of Asian immigrant parents of children with disability in the US

Speaker:
黃意婷 (I-Ting Hwang), PhD, 臺大公共衛生學院健康行為與社區科學研究所 (Taiwan)

Time:
04/17 (Sat.) 7 pm PDT, 8 pm MDT, 9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT
04/18 (Sun.) 4 am CEST, 10 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
rehabilitation sciences, occupational therapy, parenting, disability, cross-cultural experiences, qualitative study

Abstract:
By 2055, Asian are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the US. However, studies showed that Asian immigrant parents face additional barriers when they access and utilize health and education services for their children with developmental disabilities (DD), compared to non-immigrant parents. This talk will focus on findings of two interrelated studies: 1) a meta-synthesis study focusing on Asian immigrant parents’ role enactment while supporting their children with DD in the US, and 2) a narrative study of five Chinese-speaking immigrant parents’ experiences of supporting their young adult child with DD transition from high school to adulthood.

210410 社會創新與企業社會責任的關鍵十年

Title:
社會創新與企業社會責任的關鍵十年

Speaker:
洪健庭 Chienting Hung, 台大政治所公共行政組碩士, 英國倫敦政經學院碩士

Time:
04/10 (Sat.) 6:30 pm PDT, 7:30 pm MDT, 8:30 pm CDT, 9:30 pm EDT
04/11 (Sun.) 3:30 am CEST, 9:30 am Taiwan
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Keywords:
非營利經營管理 (第三部門), 非政府組織之人道救援, 企業社會責任, 企業永續發展, 印刷電路板(PCB), 企業創新

  本次演講未提供錄影

Abstract:
演講主要分為以下三個部分： 一、分享在英國倫敦政經學院的求學經驗和在印第安納大學慈善中心的短期研究經驗， 並分享目前於群翊工業在電子設備業中的角色和個人職涯經驗； 二、討論群翊工業在產業創新上的實踐方式；三、 綜合學校和職場的角度，討論企業在創新過程中如何提升其社會責任，並在未來十年，在2030年之前預期提供的改變。 最後也將提供群翊工業的相關徵才訊息。