Wei-Li Wu
Wei-Li Wu, Associate Professor | |||||
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Research Experience: Associate Professor / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan / 2023- Assistant Professor / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan / 2018-2023 Visiting Associate / California Institute of Technology, USA / 2018-2021 Postdoctoral Scholar / California Institute of Technology, USA / 2012-2018 Postdoctoral Scholar / Academia Sinica, Taiwan / 2011-2012 Service: Director / Taiwan Neuroscience Society, Taiwan / 2022-2026 International Affairs and Physiology Education Committee / Chinese Physiological Society, Taiwan / 2020-2026 Academic Committee / Chinese Physiological Society, Taiwan / 2020-2024 Education: PhD / National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan MS / National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan BS / National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan |
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Specialty: Neurobiology; Gut-Brain Axis; Gut Microbiome; Behavioral Physiology |
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Research topic (Video): 1. Decoding Microbial Signals in the Gut-Brain Axis 2. Harnessing Gut Microbiota to Modulate Stress and Threat Responses via Gut-Brain Axis |
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Research Awards & Honors: 2024.12 Cheng-Hsing Medical Foundation Outstanding Paper Award, College of Medicine, NCKU 2024.12 EMBO Global Investigator Network (2025-2028) 2023.08 2030 NSTC Young Scholar Fellowship: International Outstanding Young Scholars (2023-2027) 2023.01 Best paper of the Division of Basic Medicine Award, College of Medicine, NCKU 2022.12 Cheng-Hsing Medical Foundation Outstanding Paper Award, College of Medicine, NCKU 2022.09 Excellence in International Top Journal Publications Award, NCKU 2021.12 Wu Ho-Su Medical Award, Taiwan Bio-development Foundation (TBF) 2021.09 Excellence in International Top Journal Publications Award, NCKU 2021.06 Outstanding Research Award, College of Medicine, NCKU 2012. Best Poster Presentation Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic and Translational Mental Health Retreat, Denver, CO, USA
2011. Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship. Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program sponsored by National Science Council, Taiwan Teaching Awards & Honors: 2022.09 Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, NCKU 2022.04 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, NCKU 2021.05 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, NCKU |
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Office |
82-0717 #5458 |
Lab |
82-0753 #5435 |
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Address: 1 University Rd., Tainan 70101, Taiwan, Department of Physiology 82-0717, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University |
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Hobby: Gourmet; Cooking; Traveling |
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Current PhD Tzu-Ting Lai, Yu-Hsuan Tsai
MS Ju-Ching Zheng, Wei-Chen Chen
BS Yu-Chia Yu
Alumni PhD
Chia-Wei Liou (PhD‘24, Basic Medical Sciences) (2018.09-2024.02) Robert Midence (PhD‘22, TIGP-INS) (Co-advised with Dr. Chih-Cheng Chen) (2018-2022)
MS Tzu-Hsuan Yao (MS‘24, physiology) (2022.09-2024.08) Shin-Mei Wen (MS‘24, physiology) (2022.09-2024.08) Jia-Ying Xue (MS‘23, physiology) (2021.09-2023.08) Yu-Hsuan Tsai (MS‘23, physiology) (2021.09-2023.08) Yuan-Yuan Lin (MS‘21, physiology) (2019.09-2021.08) Tzu-Ting Lai (MS‘21, physiology) (2019.02-2021.01) Jo-Ting Wu (MS‘21, physiology) (2018.09-2021.01) |
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Publications Article link PubMed SCIE Papers* corresponding author
Malkova N., Wu WL (Co-first author), Hsiao, E. Y.*, 2015. Modeling the Maternal Immune Activation Risk Factor for Schizophrenia. Modeling the Psychopathological Dimensions of Schizophrenia, eds Pletnikov, M., Waddington, J. (Elsevier). |
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