Seminar
Every year, TTBA hosts 3-4 online conferences annually, offering a vibrant platform for discussions, learning, and networking within the biotech community. These virtual events feature a variety of topics, ranging from innovative research and cutting-edge technologies to industry trends and breakthrough discoveries.
2024
⭐️[TTBA 2024 August Webinar] ⭐️
TTBA Webinar再添暑期強檔!
從學界轉戰產業界,充足的訓練與準備不可少。正在學界奮鬥的你我,是否都嚮往有個指導教授能夠一路給予支持,為我們打通順遂的求職之路?
這次我們榮幸邀請到講者 Dr. Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin,現任 McGovern Medical School at UTHealth 的教授,專長研究腦神經血管與腦部疾病如中風、阿茲海默症等的病理機制。一路走來,他獲頒的獎項與 NIH 經費無數,近期更被授予 John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair 的頭銜,再再彰顯他在學界深耕多年的成果。
除此之外,Dr. Lin 也有豐富的教學經驗,指導過的學生與博士後遍佈學界與生技產業。本次講座中,Dr. Lin 除了會分享自己的研究主題之外,也會從一位指導教授的視角,聊聊如何幫助學生的職涯發展。透過這樣的經驗談,將幫助我們學習如何從自己的指導教授獲取最佳化的求職資源。有興趣的朋友,即刻使用下方連結報名!
🎙️主題: Training the Current Generation for Tomorrow
🧑🔬講者: Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD
⏰時間:
(德州時間)8/13/2024 (Tue) 20:00-21:30
(台灣時間)8/14/2024 (Wed) 9:00-10:30
🔗馬上報名:
【講者懶人包】
🎓最高學歷:Ph.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
💼任職:Professor of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX
💯專業領域:神經生物學,神經血管與腦病變(如中風、阿茲海默症)的病理機制之探討
【About Our Speaker】
Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD (Professor of Neurology, UTHealth Houston)
Kevin Lin, Ph.D. is the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair. He earned his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in pharmacology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Lin comes to us from Louisiana State University Health Shreveport. He rose through the ranks from Assistant to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Neurology at LSU. He was the recipient of the Joanna G. Magale Endowed Professorship, held multiple leadership positions at LSU such as Vice Chair of Research, and the Director of the Stroke Center for Research in Neurology at LSU.
Dr. Lin is principal investigator on multiple National Institutes of Health R01s (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Aging) (3) and American Heart Association grants (2). He is an expert in neurovascular physiology in the brain as it relates to stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other brain-related injuries. Dr. Lin enjoys training physicians and/or scientists alike. His mentorship has resulted in multiple trainees funded from pre/postdoctoral fellows (5) to faculty development awards (3). The overarching goal of his research is to prevent cerebral vasculature deficiencies caused by various brain pathologies. His research has appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, American Journal of Physiology, and Journal of Neurochemistry, among others. He is also on numerous journal editorial boards including Molecular Neurobiology, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential and Fatty Acids, among others. He also reviewed grants for the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and Alzheimer’s Association.
【Coffee Chat in Texas A&M❗️】三月在休士頓Coffee Chat,是否讓你印象深刻呢?上次因距離因素無法參加的朋友們,這次TTBA將與各位相約在距離德州各個大城都不算太遠的Texas A&M 🔥
在美國留學生存,最不可或缺的就是networking!在Coffee Chat,TTBA提供你一個放鬆的交流平台,在認識新朋友之餘,更能獲得各種專業知識、職場經驗、未來方向參考🤩
是不是很心動了呢?趕快來看看本次將與我們Coffee Chat的
👩🏻朱珮華醫師 Candice P. Chu, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Veterinary Clinical Pathologist & Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
⏰時間:6/29 週六下午2-4點
📍地點:VMTH Building Room 101, Texas A&M University
💵報名費用:免費!
想和朱醫師聊聊在美讀博經歷、學界攀升之路、關於AI應用於學術發展等,或是想認識更多在德州的生醫同行朋友,透過下方連結速速報名吧!
【About Our Speaker】十秒速看講者懶人包
🎓台大獸醫學士➡德州農工大學獸醫病理學博士➡從此踏上獸醫界學術之旅
🩺曾任賓州大學臨床病理學助理教授
💉現任臨床獸醫病理學家、德州農工大學助理教授
📌研究方向:生物資訊、人工智慧於獸醫學和數位細胞學應用
🎙2023年台灣生技協會醫學人工智慧研討會成員,並主持熱門webinar「如何使用AI高效閱讀和撰寫學術文章」
【About Our Speaker】Candice P. Chu, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Veterinary Clinical Pathologist & Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University)
Dr. Chu is a board-certified veterinary clinical pathologist and an assistant professor at Texas A&M University. She began her academic journey with a DVM degree from National Taiwan University, followed by a PhD in veterinary pathology and residency training at Texas A&M University. Before her current position, she was an assistant professor of clinical pathology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on integrating bioinformatics, artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine, and digital cytology. She was a panelist at the 2023 Taiwan America Association for Biotechnology Symposium on AI in Medicine and hosted a popular webinar on "How to Efficiently Read and Write Papers Using Digital Tools and AI."
【⭐TTBA 2024 May Webinar】本年度的第一場Webinar即將登場!
TTBA這次一口氣邀請三位任職於美國生技公司的講者,分別是在CHO Plus擔任Scientist的Hsin-Yi Li、BioNTech US的Senior Scientist Dr. Shu-Hong Lin以及於Vedanta Biosciences任職Senior Research Associate的Wei-An Chen,三位將以Panel Discussion的形式與我們分享美國生技產業的職場生態與求職秘辛!
🎙️主題: Paving the Path to a Biotech Career
🧑🔬講者: Hsin-Yi Li, M.S., Scientist, CHO Plus
Shu-Hong Lin, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, BioNTech US
Wei-An Chen, M.S., Senior Research Associate,
Vedanta Biosciences
⏰時間: 5/23 週四 晚上08:00-09:30(德州時間)
5/24 週五 早上09:00-10:30(台灣時間)
🧑🔬Hsin-Yi在台北醫學大學取得醫學檢驗暨生物技術學士,隨後在德州農工大學獲得生物技術碩士,目前她所在的CHO Plus是一家專門利用創新的細胞工程技術來增強治療蛋白和病毒的生產的新創生技公司。本次Webinar她將分享如何將自己在穩定的cell line生成、培養基策略優化、蛋白質純化等方面的專長,發揮到優化蛋白質生產流程。
👨🔬Shu-Hong 是休士頓原產地製造,MD Anderson Cancer Center的癌症生物學博士!他精通生物資訊學、流行病學方法和機器學習,目前為BioNTech US的計算生物學Senior Scientist,領導整合多種數據集以推動TCR T細胞療法,以及帶領評估AI演算法在研究和業務操作中的應用。除此之外,他也曾任國家癌症研究所(National Cancer Institute, NCI)的博士後研究員,期間在核苷酸逆轉錄酶抑制劑(NRTI)安全性的研究已在多份著名期刊上發表。
🧑🔬Wei-An畢業於成功大學醫學檢驗生物技術學系,並於喬治亞理工學院取得生物資訊學碩士。目前她在波士頓的Vedanta Biosciences擔任生物資訊學Senior Research Associate,專注於微生物組基因組分析和活體生物治療藥物的發現。
想了解位於生技重鎮的灣區的新創生技公司工作是甚麼樣子嗎?你也有想將所學知識奉獻給生技領域的熱情嗎?掌握業界渴求的技術卻渾然不知?想知道在美國取得學位後如何受到生技重鎮的公司賞識嗎?請不要錯過本年度第一場的TTBA Webinar!
【☕️Coffee Chat in Houston】TTBA 全新networking第一站在休士頓開跑囉
你知道有許多研究合作是透過在稀鬆平常、不經意的的閒聊中建立起來的嗎?
你知道平常TTBA年會最精彩的一部分是,會後的飯店真心話&學業界秘辛的networking時段嗎!
☕️「Coffee Chat」是什麼?
一種非正式的輕鬆自在交流,交換專業經驗與職涯發展等訊息,是拓展專業以及個人社交網絡的一種管道!
Let’s Coffee Chat with..
👨 陳摘宇博士 Tsai-Yu Chen Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Process Development, Lonza Houston Inc.
⏰ 時間:3/31 週日下午2-4點
📍 地點:City Plaza Club House (1330 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054)
不管是想了解陳摘宇博士的學經歷、學界轉業界的心路歷程以及德州當地升級產業的現況,或單純想與休士頓的Board members和生醫領域同行有更多的互動交流,都絕對不要錯過這場活動!
🔗立即馬上報名:https://forms.gle/cyHwYJ4zh2gUvCxw7
入場費 $6,每人附一杯珍奶,現場提供下午茶點心
【About Our Speaker】Tsai-Yu Chen Ph.D.(Senior Scientist, Process Development, Lonza Houston Inc.)
Dr. Tsai-Yu Chen currently serves as a senior scientist in Process Development, Cell and Gene Technologies division at Lonza. He obtained his Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center / UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2017. With a focus on mammalian and insect-cell based viral vector production systems, Dr. Chen possesses extensive expertise in various cell and gene therapy applications, such as Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV), Adenovirus, Lentivirus, Vesicular stomatitis virus, and Exosome Production. Transitioning from academic research to industry, Dr. Chen emphasizes the importance of developing scalable processes from the academic setting to cGMP manufacturing as one of the key steps for the commercialization of cell and gene therapy products. In his current role, he leads a cross-functional team to develop cGMP-compliant processes for several prominent global biotech companies, enabling the production of cutting-edge cell and gene therapy products.
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