Program at a Glance

Keynote Speech
Microbiome Analysis for Human and Planetary Health

Peer Bork

Interim Director General, European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Session 1
Integrating Microbiome Data and AI Analysis: Decoding Biological Insights from Massive Datasets

Jyh-Ming Liou

Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital

Session 2
Current Research and Market Demands in Environmental Microbiology and Microbiomics

Tzu-Pi Huang

Professor, National Chung Hsing University

Session 3
Good Food, Good Bugs: Understanding Probiotics for Your Health

Guo-Jane Tsai

Chairman, Taiwan Association for Lactic Acid Bacteria

Contamination-Aware and Clinical-Contextualized AI for Infectious Disease Diagnosis by Metagenomic Sequencing

Yao-Ting Huang

Director, National Chung Cheng University

Tzu-Pi Huang

Professor, National Chung Hsing University

From Gut to Brain: A Smart Path You've Never Discovered

Tzu-Ming Pan

Emeritus Professor, Department of Biochemical Science & Technology, National Taiwan University

Identifying Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Biomarkers From Microbial Genomes Using Explainable Machine Learning Approachs

Yu-Wei Wu

Professor, Taipei Medical University

Colonization Compatibility with Bacillus Altitudinis Confers Soybean Seed Rot Resistance

Hao-Xun Chang

Associate Professor, National Taiwan University

益生菌2.0大未來：人體微生物逆轉疾病的全球新趨勢

Ying-Chieh Tsai

Distinguished Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Deciphering Ecological and Functional Complementarity of Microbiomes via Integrative Multi-Omics Approaches

Po-Yu Liu

Assistant Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University

全方位植物內生菌行生物刺激素

Chieh-Chen Huang

Lifetime Distinguished Professor and Dean, National Chung Hsing University

From Probiotic to Microbiome-based Therapy

Ming-Shiang Wu

Dean, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine

Session 4
Functional Microbiomics-Driven Clinical Translation

Chun-Ying Wu

Chair Professor and Director, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Session 5
From Pollution Control to Resource Recycling: Dual-Track Applications of Environmental and Marine Microbiomes

Sen-Lin Tang

Research Fellow,  Academia Sinica

Session 6
Baby's Gut Journey: What to Eat When for a Healthy Start

Shur-Fen Gau

Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital

Bao-Hong Lee

Assistant Professor, National Chiayi University

Jer-Horng Wu

Professor, National Cheng Kung University

Microbial Tug-of-War: Ruminococcoides intestinale Counters Ruminococcus gnavus–Driven Allergy via Serotonin Reprogramming

Huey-huey Chua

Doctor , National Taiwan University Hospital

Multi-Omics Tools Decipher Human Microbiome Biomarkers and Therapeutic Potentials

Shih-Hsuan Chou

Associate Professor Rank Specialist, National Chung Hsing University

Co-culturing Chlorella Sorokiniana SU-1 and Shewanella Decolorationis NTOU1 to Enhance Photosynthetic Bio-Anode Electron Transfer

Shiue-Lin Li

Associate Professor, Tunghai University

Trajectory of Gut Microbiota in Infants and Its Role on Pediatric Allergic Diseases

Yao-Jong Yang

Professor, National Cheng Kung University

From Gut Microbes to Breakthroughs: Shaping the Future of GLP-1 Drug Development in Metabolic Health

Cheng-Chih Richard Hsu

Founder of Leeuwenhoek Laboratories Co., Ltd. / Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University

Harnessing Marine Microbes: A Genomics-Driven, Application Strategy for Resource Recovery

Ying-Ning Ho

Associate Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University

Multi-Omic Insights into the Gut–Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Microbiome, Metabolomics, and Therapeutic Intervention

Shur-Fen Gau

Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital

Pei-Chang Lee

Physician, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Preventing Ammonia Damage – The Role of Ammonia-utilizing Bacteria on Fish Skin Microbiome

Liang-Chun Wang

Associate Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University

Leveraging A Gut Microbe and Its Metabolite to Relieve Stress-induced Gut Dysfunction

Wei-Li Wu

Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University

Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Vice Superintendent, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital

Microbial Strategies for Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable Marine Aquaculture

Li-Han Chen

Associate Professor, National Taiwan University

Programming Metabolic Risk: Early-Life Gut Microbiota, Childhood Obesity, and Steatoic Liver Disease

Yu-Cheng Lin

Physician, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Keynote Speech
Preserving and Harnessing Microbiome Diversity for Next-Generation Therapies

Rob Knight

Professor, University of California San Diego

Session 7
Human Microbiome

Deng-Chyang Wu

Distinguished Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University

Session 8
Industry Collaboration Showcase: Co-creating Value through Academia x Startups

Ryan Yang

Chairman, Taipei Angels Investment

Session 9
From Lab to Market: Challenges in the Research, Development, and Clinical Validation of Microbiome Products

Tsai-Kun Li

Chief Executive Officer, Development Center for Biotechnology

Microbes, Metabolites, and the Healing Heart

Patrick Ching-Ho

Division Chief, Academia Sinica

Current Development of Next Generation Probiotics for Bioindustry Applications

Hsin-Chih Lai

General Manager, REVIVEBIO Co.

從疾病出發〜巴金森氏症和腸道微生物菌群的關聯和未來展望

Mei-Chih Chen

Physician, National Taiwan University Hospital

Gut Microbiota in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases: Clinical Interventions and Precision Medicine

Jyh-Ming Liou

Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital

From Lab to Realizing Market Value: Organic Waste Management Using Microbial Enzymes

Li-Sen Young

General Manager, Tetanti AgriBiotech Inc.

Regulatory Framework and Emerging Developments from Traditional Probiotics to Next-generation Probiotics and Postbiotics

Chien-Chi Chen

Research Fellow, Bioresource Collection and Research Center

Interactions of Commensal Bacteria in Human Health

Shir-Ly Huang

Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

From Science to Business: Building a Shared Language for Innovation

Yen-Chen Huang

Head of Investment, Vice President, Diamond Biofund Inc.

精神益生菌研發及商品化之品質評估

Frankie Cheng

CEO, Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd.

Session 10
The Current State of Research and Development of Microorganisms in Net-Zero Technologies

Tzu-Ching Meng

Director and Graduate Dean, Academia Sinica

Session 11
Applications of Microbes in Safe Agriculture

Jenn-Wen Huang

Distinguished Professor, National Chung Hsing University

Session 12
New Trends in Feed Microbes: A Win-Win Strategy for Enhanced Animal Health and Environmental Friendliness

Chuan-shun Lin

Director, Agricultural Technology Research Institute

Jo-Shu chang

Senior Vice President, Tunghai University

Guardians of Agriculture: Bacillus for Healthy Crops and a Safer Environment

Tzu-Pi Huang

Professor, National Chung Hsing University

Applying OMICs in Microbial Research for Animal Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Ming-Ju Chen

Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University

Current State of Research and Development of Microorganisms in Net-Zero Technologies

Chyi-How Lay

Distinguished Professor, Feng Chia University

Actinobacteria and the Development and Application of Plant Health Products

Hsin-Der Shih

Research Fellow, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute

Research and Application of Probiotics in Animal Feed

Tzu-Tai Lee

Professor, National Chung Hsing University

Yu-Chun Lin

Assistant Professor, National Ilan University

Development and Application of Photorhabdus luminescens as a Microbial Acaricide

Feng-Chia Hsieh

Section Chief, Agricultural Chemicals Research Institute

Application of Functional Probiotics in Aquaculture

Mei-Ying Huang

Section Chief, Fisheries Research Institute

Harnessing Seaweed-Driven Bacteroides Plebeius Metabolism for Sustainable Microbiome-Based Therapeutics and Bioactive Compound Production

Hung-Lin Chen

Assistant Professor, Taipei Medical University

Development and Application of Environmentally Friendly Trichoderma Products

Chaur-Tsuen Lo

Superintendent, National Formosa University

多功效微生物製劑量產與劑型調製規劃

Wen-Ti Huang

Senior Research Fellow, Agricultural Technology Research Institute

Chun-Wei Chen

Research Fellow ,Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, MOA

Development of Purpureocillium takamizusanense, a Native Entomopathogenic Fungus, for Agricultural Pest Control

Pei-Hsin Lo

Research Assistant, aichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station

產業趨勢-從微生物飼料添加物研發到減抗養殖商品化應用

Che-Wei Hsu

Technician, Yung Shin Pharm. Ind. Co., Ltd.